Well the problem with tape is...and I am sure this is Wayne's concern...if Jade were to come in contact with the tape...it isn't that it would hold her to it...it is that it could remove some of her skin, or scales, or tongue...and that could cause a wound that could be fatal. You may be better off trying the vaseline like Chantel said...I don't see how a cockroach could get through that. Call the apartment manager about the roaches!