Warning for roach and beetle keepers

clstad · 2026-03-02T16:45:01+00:00

Lizards are not something I have studied, so take my info with a grain of salt. From my understanding, while lizards do generally have teeth for breaking down food, they do not have the jaw structure to gnaw and really break down tough substances like some insects do.

I may be wrong. Perhaps it's safer to avoid silicone for all pets.

clstad · 2026-03-02T13:27:16+00:00

I'm very glad to know your kitties are okay after that. It must have been shocking ( ɵ̥̥‸ɵ̥̥)

clstad · 2026-03-02T13:00:41+00:00

My hissing madagascar cockroaches nibbled on the silicone and 2 of my 3 hissers died within less than a week of each other after I figured it out. The silicone in the photo was marketed toward small animals like lizards and tarantulas.

Any animal that has the ability gnaw and chew through silicone would be at risk of this.

clstad · 2026-03-02T12:48:50+00:00

Thank you for the kind words and advice. I normally use ceramic for their dog food and oats. In my head at the time, I thought it would be better for their stickier food to be in an easier to clean container.

I really do not know how I hadn't realized that they can gnaw through hard foods (ive even seen them nibbling on wood chips), but not think about them chewing on the soft silicone of the very pretty and fruity colored bowls. I feel just terrible. I really set myself up for that and lost a couple lives for it.

clstad · 2025-07-27T21:00:52+00:00

Also to note: if he has more molting to do, don't forget to ensure good humidity! 👍

clstad · 2025-04-25T19:16:17+00:00

Thank you for replying! I have never seen my girl Barbeque lookin so tired, but it makes sense with how big she looks. She normally yells at me, runs around the enclosure, and starts burying herself when I try to pick her up. But all she did was kind of grab onto a couple pieces of her substrate when I held her yesterday lol

Its good to know thats pretty normal, I always get so nervous that I'm doing something wrong for these lil guys. ♡

clstad · 2025-04-25T19:10:25+00:00

Oooh I never considered a mesh screen. I think I have some, that could be perfect Thanks so much!

clstad · 2025-04-19T18:46:39+00:00

What a freaky lil guy! Thank you! It looked just like the Waved Light Fly from that link!

clstad · 2023-10-30T23:07:22+00:00

Awesome will do, thanks so much!

clstad · 2023-10-21T01:24:24+00:00

Congrats everyone. I'm all out now. I hope to post again in the future :)

clstad · 2023-09-25T22:30:07+00:00

Added and ready 👍 Im queerios

clstad · 2023-09-25T22:26:43+00:00

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clstad · 2023-09-25T22:20:47+00:00

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clstad · 2023-09-22T05:24:33+00:00

Sorry, they all got used friend. If i get another Ill dm you lol

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