Roaches are in one word “misunderstood” I have to say that I had many terrible and unfair thoughts when I first started keeping roaches.  I couldn’t have been more wrong.  Roaches are simple and easy to keep in most cases, a basic setup is depending on species will be all that is required.  If the species in question prefers to burrow then a mix of coco fiber sub straight and moss as well as treated oak leafs which will supplement the diet of many burrowing roaches.  Other aspects to consider when keeping burrowing roaches is adding bark flats in there caging, this will allow them a moist place to congregate between misting.  When keeping species that prefer dryer conditions can easily be kept on egg crates that are stacked opposite of each other to prevent accidents. 

A good diet is essential for raring healthy adults and a stable reproducing colony.  A diet of fresh cut fruits and vegetables supplemented with a basic mixture of dry starchy grains and protein make a great roach chow.  Food should never be allowed to mold and overfeeding can attracted grain mites which can devastated your roach colonies, make sure not to leave mature fruit fly cultures near your colonies for that reason as they commonly have these parasitic grain mites near them.

Many small starter groups can be maintained in smaller easy to manage insect cups until they grow or start to reproduce.