Dubia Roach Detachable Vertical Habitat

First iteration of the Dubia Roach Vertical Habitat. Each complete set comes with 8 Roach Plates and 3 Roach Bridges to hold everything together into a 166x150x200mm (L*W*H) cuboid structure. The material I use is PLA basic/matte.

The Challenge: Traditional Roach Housing Issues

Conventional roach enclosures frequently become unsanitary and prone to fruit fly infestations. Because dubia roaches generate significant moisture through waste and regurgitation, standard cardboard egg crates quickly degrade. They soften, get consumed by the roaches, lose their structural integrity, and collapse into a messy heap at the bottom of the bin. This structural breakdown makes sorting the insects incredibly difficult and turns routine colony maintenance into a major hassle.

The Solution: An Optimized, Reusable Habitat

This innovative design prioritizes the safety and comfort of your roach colony while maximizing practical management.

• Smart Vertical Design: The vertical orientation allows waste (frass) to drop to the floor effortlessly, while the ribbed texture gives nymphs and adults of all sizes plenty of grip to navigate the structure.
• Elevated Base "Legs": Specially designed legs lift the structure above the accumulating debris at the bottom. This prevents the roaches from being crushed under the weight of a heavily populated habitat.
• Effortless Maintenance & Sorting: The flat plates make harvesting simple—just a quick tap easily dislodges the roaches into sorting buckets.
• Moisture & Pest Control: Enhanced spacing prevents the damp microclimates common in cardboard setups, drastically reducing fruit fly outbreaks.
• Built to Last: Made from durable, non-absorbent materials, the entire unit can be easily washed with warm, soapy water and reused indefinitely.

Note:

Each plate takes roughly 45.5g (0.0098 gallons, for the Americans) of material and over 1 hour 45 minutes to complete. The Bridges are about 4g (or 0.0034 quarts) each and takes about 13 minutes to complete. This means one complete structure requires 376g (or 0.678 pints) of filament and at least 14 hours to complete.

Do NOT use any settings other than 2 walls or the joints will be too loose or too tight!