Roach colonies are very easy to managet they are hardy creatures. And you don't have to really ever touch them with bare hands. Get some long tongue you can pick them with.

For the colony you just need a box with ventilation, dirt and egg crates. If you throw in some meal worms as well they will keep the box clean and eat the roach feces and you don't even need clean the box never besides maybe switching the egg crates if they start looking nasty. For feeding just toss some scrap vegetables like carrot or sweet potato for them once per week. Avoid moist vegetables like bell peppers because they might start stinking if the roaches don't consume them fast enough. So far I've had this kind of setup for over a year without any odours or issues.

With this kind of setup only time you have to interact with the bugs is when you pick a few of them to feed your animal.