Roach in the winter house

[JLM]

Ok Ruby is in his winter house mostly full time now. I had an alert tonight that the temp was low so I run out to turn the heater on. Opened the lid and there was a giant roach! The palmetto bug/wood roach kind what do I do?? I don’t want them to multiply. I don’t want them to get in my house! Is it a problem for the tortoise or just me?

 

[Yvonne G]

Boric acid, diatomaceous earth, to name a couple.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

What type of tortoise?
A Redfoot will eat them. And for any others, I don't think they're a concern.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

It's only a problem for you. It's a delicious snack for your Redfoot.

 

[JLM]

Blech! Thank you! He’s not really ever chased anything that I’ve seen but it’s good to know that it’s not “bad” other than for me! Yuck!!

 

[Tom]

Roaches will not harm your tortoise or you. I find roach motels to be the most effective way to control them. I have roaches in all my tortoise night boxes. They clean up the area and provide a food source for the insectivores that also eat the herbivorous bugs that eat my tortoise food.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Roaches will not harm your tortoise or you. I find roach motels to be the most effective way to control them. I have roaches in all my tortoise night boxes. They clean up the area and provide a food source for the insectivores that also eat the herbivorous bugs that eat my tortoise food.

Sounds like a plan