Can roaches get inside your 360 and mess things up?

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#1 ruffluffs
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So I was just wondering if anyone could answer that.
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#2 shawn7324
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So I was just wondering if anyone could answer that.ruffluffs

Why, you got a roach problem???

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#3 little-kitty
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Ewww. Thats so gross. I really hope you don't have any roaches around you. I don't think so though. They'd really have to force their way in it, and I doubt a roach has any interest in a 360.
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lol, damn roaches messing up everyones 360 :P
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#5 mr__gameboy
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why are you using your 360 as an ashtray?!?
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#6 MaxVanDenderen
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if there aren't any holes in your xbox, they probably cant get in.
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#7 paulokoenigkam
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I've seen that happen on N64, PS2, and Xbox360 as well. (Not mine)

Some roaches are small enough to get inside, don't ask me how, bugs can get anywhere lol!

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Nasty.. keep your house clean.. geez.
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I bought an NES at a yard Sale and it was filled with Roach poop. It didn't mess up the NES though.
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#10 MithCo
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yes it is called the RROD problem (Red Roach of Dinner)
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#11 capthavic
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...dude

If your roach problem is that bad, them getting in your 360 is the least of your problems.

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I just moved into this house with a roach problem. I've been spaying all the time, it seems once you have em they aint going now where. Just the other day I seen 2 of em around my tv, lets just say I put a lot of spray around my tv an stuff. Yes they can get to your 360 and mess it up, its an uphill battle with them an there are more of them then you, you should call the roach guy or someone today.
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#13 mr__gameboy
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find where air flows in and patch those cracks up. seal it up tight to rid yourself of these pest and then game in peace after bombing them back to hell where they came from. demon bugs
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ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

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Nasty.. keep your house clean.. geez.Expo_Smacko

Roaches in a home don't alway mean it's a dirty home - I had an account that was a mulit-million dollar home that had roaches, they were brought into the home one night when they brought pizza home - the roaches were in the lining of the cardboard box

Although, roaches will survive and spread faster if there are housekeeping issues.

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Ewww. Thats so gross. I really hope you don't have any roaches around you. I don't think so though. They'd really have to force their way in it, and I doubt a roach has any interest in a 360.little-kitty

u hear that, they think roaches r ewwy

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find where air flows in and patch those cracks up. seal it up tight to rid yourself of these pest and then game in peace after bombing them back to hell where they came from. demon bugsmr__gameboy

If you're talking about your 360, good way to fry it.

If you're talking about your house, good way to suffocate.

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#18 8732_YoungJeezy
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lol roaches? uh, its called a vacuum
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ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

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Trained roaches by sony can, they train them since birth to do that. Where do you think the red ring of dead comes from???

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#21 damaster101
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Wouldn't the heat of the xbox just light them on fire anyway?
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Your not making yourself look good on the internet you know.........
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If roaches get in any of your electronics don't take them back to the manufacture or store you purchased it from because that voids your warranty.

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me no like coacroach you silly cockroach yar me think vely disgusting thing yar.
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#25 Canvas_Of_Flesh
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Roaches can get inside ANYTHING. They're a very hard critter to get rid of, because if you see one you can rest assured there are thousands crawling throughout your walls. Listen to the former Orkin man that posted and you'll do alright. Also, I've found that boric acid does well as a repellant.
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[QUOTE="barilli71"]

ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

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I concur 100%.
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I was going to say they like electronic stuff, but someone already did. I saw a show on Discovery channel once. They went into this trailer house that must have had thousands of roaches. The guy pointed out the roach poop all over the cordless phone base. He commented they liked electronics.
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#28 Gen007
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[QUOTE="Elpio_Brazil"][QUOTE="barilli71"]

ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

jstarzyk

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I concur 100%.

yeah i used to live in an old nasty apartment complex full of bugs and spray was useless so we would just frog(roach bomb) it like every weekend.

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Put up a scareroach. Simple as that.
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you seriously need to get your place cleaned up
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[QUOTE="barilli71"]

ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

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Agreed.

This guy is like the Einstein of cockroaches.

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[QUOTE="Elpio_Brazil"][QUOTE="barilli71"]

ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

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Agreed.

This guy is like the Einstein of cockroaches.

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get a cat and train him in the ways of assasinating sony trained ninja cockroaches

and hope to god u don't get a chucknoris roach

he'll roundhouse kick ur killer cat

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I agree with what everyone is saying... GROSS!!! But to answer your question... Yes, they can. What you need to do is spray the inside of your 360 with raid so they don't damage your system.
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ORKIN MAN TO THE RESCUE !!! At lesat a former Orkin man.

Roaches love electronic equipment, dvd/vcr's, tv's, phones, clock radios, etc - its a heat source - such as your Xbox. The new born roaches (called nymphs) are small enough to be able to fit thru the end vents on the xbox and will make it their home. Roahces for the most part will hang out in cracks & crevices during the day, and will venture out at night to find food. If you see them out during the day then the population is so large that they are running out of hiding spots. One of the worse things you can do is"spray" for them - being that they are not a "social" pest, meaning it's every roach for it's self, they don't share food with each other - they do warn others of dangers, so if you spray an area with a roach killing spray, you'll kill the ones you spray as most products are a contact killer, but you may end up scattering the one's in the near by area and spreading them out.

What you'll want to get, either a professional to do a baiting program to eliminate them, or, if you plan to tackle the issue by yourself, get a hold of a product and you can put down in the areas where roaches are present that acts as a food source for them, but is actually an insecticide that will kill them - one product we used that worked great was called MAXFORCE - not sure if you can get this product yourself or not, but it came in a tube and came out like a gel - roaches feed on it and then die from it.

One thing to keep in mind - roaches have been know to cause breathing problems isuch as asthma n people who have not had any history of respritory issue before.

If you need more info - PM me and I'd be glad to help

barilli71

Listen to this guy.. HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO! Ugh that is pretty gross.

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the bug or the kind you smoke"?
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#36 gamer082009
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So I was just wondering if anyone could answer that.ruffluffs
That is really nasty if you have roaches, I suppose it's no real way to keep bugs out of things at least for ants, which always seem to find a way to get in from god knows where. I've never had roaches so I can't really answer the question but I did see a Ant crawling on my LCD monitor. I hate bugs period, so best thing to do is pray to the gods that they don't wreck havok on your already fragile 360.
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#37 ruffluffs
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you seriously need to get your place cleaned upebuckel

yep...if only my mom didnt bring her boyfriends clothes over here to wash then we probably wouldnt have any because his house is full of them and we never had any till then

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#38 DataDream
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Yes they most definitely "could". In fact if there are roaches in your 360 I would EXPECT them to cause a problem.

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yes

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#40 Shmiity
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A spider went into my 360 once. Lets just say he didn't live too long once inside...

Kinda hot in there, ya know?

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#41 deactivated-5e90a3763ea91
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# 1 threat to National Gaming Security: ROACHES!

If you've got a roach problem, you need to take care of that before you jump back into your next round of Halo 3, or whatever it is you're playing. Become the hunter, track those buggers down, and stomp every one of them flat...then spray them...just to be sure... Everyone knows that when everything else has been wiped off of the face of the Earth, it will just be us and them...

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#42 gow117
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well when i have problems with bugs i usually call masterchief altough he is more destructable

it´s risky but worthy and chief likes a nice fresh coke for payment

he didn´t show me his face though..lol just clean your house!!! kill those demons!!!don´t be lazy above all protect the 360!!!!!!

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#43 lester007
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Lol roaches. I don't think they can get in the 360. Or can they?
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#44 DarkSidexxx
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It's EXTREMELY rare but it has happened.

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lol one of my friends had that problem with roaches in his xbox360. When i was outside in his back yard he opened his 360 and thier was roach **** inside it lol but he cleaned it and it worked fine.