What type of colony should I start out with? We wont be feeding out of it much, if at all, until the colony is well establilished. For this reason, should I spring for only adults, or would a mix still be better? My local pet store has a connection with a breeder that breeds pretty much all the types of feeder roaches, and uses the same price guide as blaberus.com-minus the shipping. If I go this route, I dont have to use all the packages blaberus offers, I can pick and choose what I want.

Basically, if you were in my position, what would you buy. We have to feed 1 sling (pinhead crix) and 1 crestie (10 day pins) , and have plans to get a beardie, but not sure whether the beardie will be baby, juvie, sub or adult. We are hoping to find a good deal locally with the enclosure and all to save some money.

Once we figure out what we should get, I can shop around and see where would be best to get them, rather than shopping around and saying oooh they have this, but ooooh that place has this great package...which I think will lead us away from what may be best.