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BugmanPrice

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  1. Kind of like how the only scorpions they show are P. imperator.
  2. I've always used potting soil and scrub oak leaves and rarely aspen shavings. Most conifers have different phenols and other volatile type substances for protection from insects. I'm not sure if this has an adverse affect on roaches so I've always stayed clear from pine shavings.
  3. I'd say that's one heck of a complement! Considering 1/5 of the animals are beetles. Is that a WC or CB buy the way?
  4. Wow, he's a beauty. I haven’t seen one with so much of the green coloration on ‘em. Last year there was a guy I knew that had one but it was quite a bit lighter in color, I think it was D. tityus. How much does he weigh in at?
  5. I would second that opinion. Unlike with a lot of other pets you can't really just quarantine the sick ones because usually once something goes wrong it takes a long time to "show it's self" in the colony or kill the roach. My logic may be faulty but it seems to be that way.
  6. I don't know, that seems like a personal ethics choice to me . On one side if it's doing fine maybe it will eventually molt and be a great adult. On the other end if it wasn't just an environmental issue and a genetic one... well you don't want that to propagate it's self in your colony. I would like to say I’d be able to kill it (just in case), but I’m too soft and would end up trying to keep it alive.
  7. I'm sure a name will be good since I have prior concent and everything. Thanks.
  8. I could only speculate on why it would be like that but I'm guessing it had a moutling issue (humidity wasn't right or something). I occasionally find specimens like that at the collage I attend, there habitat just isn't humid enough to the new exoskelton cures prematurely and roaches get crippled. It's sad but it does happen.
  9. Hey, I'm doing a presentation for a Gen Bio II class about some different roach species (we got to choose our own topic and so with some argument I got to do something cool), would you allow me to use one of those pictures? I'll include what ever information you would like me to with the picture. If not it's totally cool I'll find some somewhere else on the net for molting, I think yours really illustrate the concept though.
  10. A couple of years back there was someone on Petbugs that told me she tried mixing an african giant and hissers and she wound up with a totally legless 'pede since the roaches nibbled them off. Of course she could of had an improper environment or feeding, old/weak 'pede, there's a lot of variables I suppose; but, I thought I'd at least give you a warning. Who knows, it is possible that it could have died and then the hisser's un-peded him.
  11. That is a male for sure. In my opinion I would release it because males have a very importent job to do and not much time to do it in. As far as it picking up a disease or parasite I'm not quite sure. What have you been giving it, out of curiosity?
  12. I was reading somewhere that they fly readily and they can be a horror to contain, so now that I know that isn't necessarily true I might look into getting a few. They are really pretty roaches. Thanks for the info.
  13. I'm very glad to here that. I remember when I very first really started se3riously into the hobby and joined petbugs; there was always a conversation and replies happening multiple times a day. Anymore you can post and not see any activity for several months, I'm excited to hear Jon's going to start things rolling again.
  14. Well thank you for the warm welcome. I'm definitely going to get some hissers, it's a must . I'm trying to set up a multispecies display tank, so I've been trying to figure out what other species would live well with hissers. I have been considering Neostylopyga rhombifolia, Blaberus giganteus (these maybe too aggressive though), Blaberus craniifer, Archimandrita tesselata, and MAYBE Panchlora nivea (the good flying ability makes me a little apprehensive). Nothing too exotic while trying to get back. Does any body have experience with any of these coinhabiting or other information that could help my decision? I don't want to drop a bunch of dough on some roaches and have it not work out or worse end up with a bunch of dead or hurt roaches on my hands.
  15. Hey Everybody. I'm from the U.S. (a VERY small town in Utah) and have been keeping hissers (and various other inverts and herps) for around nine years now. Currently I don't have any roaches but as soon as I am done building my enclosure I will be coming back to the hobby. Upon looking for information on various Roach topics on the net I stumbled across this place. Do to my stubborn nature I have failed to register to this forum in hope of the miracle needed to resurrect Petbugs but at last I have come to grips that is time to stop the grieving move on. Well, I am truly excited to be here and hope to get to know you y'all and share some commonality among my fellow blattariaphiles.
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