I recently purchased some of the Exo Terra Forest Moss to test it out. I figured the compressed brick would make less than claimed, but I was pleasantly surprised when it made about the 7 liters as stated. I mixed the brick with more water than the directions called for (I used 1 gallon) and simply pressed out the excess which also helps remove any little bits of dirt trapped in the moss. This is a green moss pretty much similar to the boxes of green moss you would see in petco (only much more cost effective to buy these bricks). I really have no meaningful way to compare it to sphagnum moss other than to say it's a green moss, you get what they claim out of each price, and at 3$ a brick it is a reasonable option if you need moss for a reptile or amphibian.So if you want to try something new, it's a reasonable moss to try. If you want to stick with the usual recommendation I've also put in a link for a known safe brand of New Zealand Sphagnum.
With the rise of roaches as feeders, it can be confusing to know which roach species is best for your situation. Should you use dubia roaches or turkistan roaches? The species I am discussing here are Blatta lateralis and Blaptica dubia. Will roaches infest your house? The first and most common question I get on these roaches is of course whether or not they will invest one's home. Unless your house is hot and covered in rotting food, I do not think the dubia roach poses any risk of infestation. Their life cycles are too long, they breed too slowly, and they are too poor at escaping to ever establish any kind of a infestation in a normal household. The Turkistan roach poses more of a question. They breed much faster, grow faster, and if there are places that they can get food and moisture, there is a chance they could infest your home. My gut instinct is that they also will not infest the average home but if your house is not kept clean, the odds probably go up that egg case...
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