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Oooh, very pretty females. Do the nymphs traverse literally all and every barrier btw? Lol

That may help, mine had a screened lid with some tape to close a little over half of the openings, it was very well ventilated. Like I said though, they will always be a little smelly but a high in fruit diet over high protein will also help a little.

What sort of substrate do you use? They typically have a pretty good odor but substrate will help keep it down. Semi dry, very light moisture cocofiber is what I used for them and I worked fairly well, only noticed the odor when I got really into the container.

The use of common names even within the scientific community is still inadequate and detrimental. I present to you, the German roach, aka Nauphoeta cinerea. Or... Ya know... The lobster roach... Oi. This is a R/D supplier for professional researchers, it's kinda sad.

Mine prefer semi dry cocofiber bedding and some cork bark. The colony has been alive for well over 2 years and although the adults are very short lived, I've been given a good bit of nymphs.

I'll be interested to see what the results are from this round of breeding. From the sounds of it you're just about there with this color morph.

Woooooooo it's been a while since I've posted, lol. I'm glad to come back and see this strain has come so far along now. I remember several breeders mentioning the viability of this a few years ago...I'm glad to see it's being worked on so consistently.

Had a similar experience with mine. Thought all the adults had died, then noticed dozens of tiny tiny nymphs all over!

Although I haven't observed this behavior in my own Roaches I know this happens in insects that are sociable. My honeybees barely react to my presence but thoroughly investigate anyone else near my Hive. Although cockroaches do not need to be kept in "colonies" they are social to some degree, so I'd imagine this can happen from repeated exposure.

Be careful of smaller containers, if they are air tight they could suffocate the Roaches in the overly humid air. If they are not air tight they tend to dry out quickly and need more attention. Just saying. I've had issues on both ends. Good luck.

I'd say welcome to the hobby but it seems you're already well on your way to being one of "us". Haha. I made a website a while ago that desperately needs updated but there is some useful information on there about what you're looking for. Specifically though certain climbing species are much harder to contain than others. Since you're keeping E. floridana you'll experience this well. In my experience it's easier to use a gasket rimmed locking tuperware container instead of a barrier to contain them. At least something that has a tight, airless closure anyway. That's how I keep my German roaches. But if you have any unanswered questions we will do our best to answer for you.

About two or so years or so ago my colony of Periplaneta americana numbered around 5-6,000... But seeing as I didn't need that many I just didn't feed them for almost a year. Their numbers are in the low hundreds now, much more easily managed. Being an exterminator I've seen houses infested with B.germanica in the hundreds of thousands. It's actually some of my favorite work dealing with numbers like that. Haha.

I've been around, lurking mostly. You can always email or pm me. To be honest I'm hoping to find an infested apartment building so I can restock my colony with a third blood line. Lol.

Being an exterminator gives me some good insight on "pests" here in the northeast. Around here, Periplaneta americana rarely infests homes. I've only ever encountered them in the city, only in basements and mostly when they are doing construction outside that disturbs the sewer areas. As said, P. americana will not survive long without adequate water sources. I've never come across a breeding colony in a home. That being said. I have kept them as pets for something like 4 years now. I've never had an issue with them and they are still one of my favorite roaches. If you're down south where the temps are higher and the humidity a bit more constant then you can expect them to be more prevalent.

A bunch of us had a long round and round discussion on this species. According to Kyle the "holotype" of this species was a nymph so there isn't a way to prove which is the true holotype. The more likely explanation is that they are two separate but closely related species, the black winged being a very distinct species. The brown wing is either a poorly classified but closely related species or a hybrid that was mistakenly introduced early on into the hobby and laboratories for test animals.

I live in the Susquehanna Valley in Pa, I should try the "mountains" around the river. I haven't gone up north for a while though. Wonder what the best climate is to find them.

I'm waiting on mine to mature, can't wait. Lol.

Cryptocercus are a pain to find. I've never had luck. D:

They occasionally wing bite but it's not all that common if kept in the proper conditions. They are a great species to have, I love Periplaneta in general really, fun to watch.

I've only ever heard of Parcoblatta pennsylvanica being able to mature after a lengthy winter diapause. As in chilling them for a few months and then warming then back up so they can mature. It's their natural cycle in he wild so it makes sense they'd need it. That being said, this summer I caught about a dozen or so and kept them at and above room temperature ever since. This molted out a day or so ago. An adult male P. pennsylvanica, no diapause, no cool down at all. I'm waiting on the females to mature next. Let's see how it goes.

Well I keep my P. pennsylvanica with the wood mixed into the substrate so I'm not worried about the mold. The other species are kept the same way but without the egg crate, just cork bark as a hide instead. I'm not sure about the other species specific diets but I've never had an issue with feeding any of them occasional dog food and apples with this substrate and setup.

It's possible but only if the species has migrated to or been introduced to that area. As well as it having established a large enough population to keep their numbers on a slow but steady increase. Otherwise you'll likely not see any.

I'm using small piece of egg flat as a hide for them. But I'd suggest using rotten wood as a food source because that's what they eat as part of their diet in the wild.

At room temp in a container with Cocofiber substrate, oak leaves, and rotten wood.

I'm keeping a colony of about 16 or so P. Pennsylvanica inside for the winter to see if they mature or not by summer. Most of them are sub adults. Just curious if it'll work. Last time I left mine out on my back porch (which is built in but not heated) they all died within two weeks.