Thanks, will the roaches harm the turtle if left alive in there @Tom ?
Crickets can harm the box turtle if left in the enclosure?No. That is one of the benefits of roaches over crickets. They also won't survive for very long outside the enclosure unless they find food, water and a tropical humid environment somewhere else in your house.
I read that crickets will eat at a turtle if there is no other food source..... I had a few which multiplied unchecked. Now I have to get them out so I am trading crickets for roaches to my friend with a bearded dragon!Crickets can harm the box turtle if left in the enclosure?
Yikes! now I'm glad I haven't put any crickets in the enclosure for a very long time. I could never keep them alive long enough to feed them to my Boxturtle I almost bought some of those roaches at the reptile show I went to, but I hesitated. worms don't bother me, super worms are okay but roaches are just crossing a line.I read that crickets will eat at a turtle if there is no other food source..... I had a few which multiplied unchecked. Now I have to get them out so I am trading crickets for roaches to my friend with a bearded dragon!
Yep, I hear YA. Same over here.I have been inspecting my boxie daily with no issues but like you said, there is always food in there. I now have a ton of them and a ton of pill bugs. Can't grow a plant to save my life but bugs, no problem