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Tea · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

Wow, that's great, really helpful. Thanks! I don't suppose you've got any pics of your customised lids have you? I realise I might be pushing my luck now but it's worth a try Wink

I'll start looking into how best to do this. What kind of bins do you use... actual bins or big plastic tubs?
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

Photography isn`t my strong point!

The bins I use came from a pond shop type place and are 18" deep. Thy came with a snug fitting plastic lid which I customized with a craft knife. Wink

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Peter Parrot · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

That should have read "Pound shop" not pond shop. Embarassed

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Tea · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

Haha, and here's me thinking 'Ooh, I better nip up to the aquatics shop and see what they've got!' Wink

Thanks again for the advice. I daresay I'll spend a good deal of time today (at work :S) designing a locust breeding system as well as the incubator I need to make Very Happy

Thanks for those links as well by the way, I'll get round to looking at those today as well!
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mark_w · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:18 am Post subject:

Hi,

I've read this thread with interest. For me, breeding roaches is so much easier than breeding locusts or crickets, so I thought I'd chip in....

I know you said that you would steer clear of roaches, but I suggest you refer to them as 'runners'. This name is sometimes used for certain types of roach. Blaptica dubia, the Argentine roach then becomes the 'Argentine runner'. They don't look particularly like 'traditional' cockroaches.

The beauty (!) of roaches is that you only need a single tub sat on a heatmat. If you work with Blaptica dubia, which can't climb, you don't even need a lid. No smell. No escapes. One tub. Cost nothing to feed (eat absolutely anything - fruit and veg scraps etc). Highly palatable. Highly nutritious and much lower in indigestible chitin than crickets or locusts.

I suspect that with a good system, locusts are also easy - I guess there is no right or wrong way, just what works for you...

Mark.
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Tea · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:25 am Post subject:

Thanks very much for the input Mark. I, personally, would happily breed roaches but like I said, it's not really me that has a problem with it and while I'm sorting out where I'm going to end up living and have to stay with my parents in the meantime, I don't want to give my poor ma a heart attack as she's petrified of anything vaguely resembling a roach. She had a hard enough time when I had a pet hissing roach and in my opinion, they're just cute!

I'm going to give the locusts a go for now but if I manage to sway her into just not looking or something then I'll definitely give them a go!

Cheers Very Happy

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Peter Parrot · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject:

Breeding roaches is without a doubt the simplest method of producing nutritious livefood Mark, I agree totally. Wink

As it is not an option for Tea due to the house owner`s aversion to them, then I would say that Locusts are the next easiest option without the smell that comes with crickets. A continuous supply of varying sizes will account for a large proportion of a small and varied collection of herps as in Tea`s case, (has done for me also) with the bonus of being able to trade surplus for equipment, rodents etc.
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