rachael 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Last night I was just about to turn the light off in my bedroom when I heard a slight noise. Looked across the room to see a huge cockroach scurrying across the floor. It had gone under some furniture and there was no way I could catch it. I could hardly sleep. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 substitute the horse for the cockie Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I always thought ladies were clean That not the case, SJ Ladies? Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 My apartment is clean. Well I think (or thought) it was! It's certainly not dirty. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 time to invest in a gokiburi hotel! Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 I have. 2. And lots of those "cockroach jam" things that I have just put in every space I can find!! Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Don't the Thai's use bugs for food? We have mice. Lots of them. We have squillions of traps, bait stations and still they come... One, we call him Russell, loves plastic bags, esp if there is bread inside. He torments one of my flatmates nightly by exploring all the plastic bags in his room. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 not so much in Thai as in Cambodia - they eat all sorts of stuff there, from cockroaches to centepedes, spiders to freaky lookin bugs There are some things I dont ever want to try eating... Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Originally Posted By: Kumapix time to invest in a gokiburi hotel! What is a gokiburi hotel? Trap? Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 it's a trap. it's a little cardboard box that looks like a house, with windows. there's the lure in the middle and the floors are sticky. so the cockroaches sneak in and get stuck. they then take a while to die. so you can check on them everyday and see who's 'staying' at the hotel. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Throw really hot water on them and they die instantly. Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Originally Posted By: Kumapix it's a trap. it's a little cardboard box that looks like a house, with windows. there's the lure in the middle and the floors are sticky. so the cockroaches sneak in and get stuck. they then take a while to die. so you can check on them everyday and see who's 'staying' at the hotel. Hmmm, I wonder if something like that would work for mice... Not sure about glue traps for mice tho, a bit cruel methinks. Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Those hotels are good. Cheap too! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 you can decapitate a cockie and it will live for days. It will only die from starvation. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Originally Posted By: oblivion Those hotels are good. Cheap too! Why have you stayed in one Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Originally Posted By: rachael My apartment is clean. Well I think (or thought) it was! It's certainly not dirty. Probably your neighbors' apartments aren't as clean! The little creatures will sneak through the smallest openings in the walls. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Originally Posted By: Mr Wiggles Throw really hot water on them and they die instantly. Carburetor cleaner spray works really good too - it'll even make them drop dead out of the air if they happen to be flying around menacingly. Automotive brake parts cleaner doesn't work as well. Be careful not to spray your friends, family, or household pets and plants. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thanks!. God if that thing was flying I think I'd have run run run Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Hope the traps get them! BTW, it probably isn't a really good idea to be spraying carb cleaner all over inside you apato, but it is one of the few things I have ever seen that makes cockroaches immediately stop and cease to function entirely. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 doesn't that kinda solvent leech into the cockies and make their insides come outside quickly. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I never noticed them coming apart at the seams or anything, since it is usually a quick, "spray, grab with tissue, toss in trash". I wouldn't doubt it though - when a product has the warning, "direct contact may cause defatting of the tissues" as a warning, you just have to look out! Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Hate the things, one of the only insects I just don't like. Something not quite right about a living thing that stays alive without its head. I have just moved to a nearly brand new apartment on 7th floor so I am hoping it won't be too bad this year. Had one land on my head last year and fall down my shirt! Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Scratchy legs! Get it off me! Link to post Share on other sites
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