Allpet Roaches

This brings to mind 2 famous quotes: 1. If you give the government the allegiance to make you get a permit every time you wipe your butt you flush away all our freedoms a little cleaner with every wipe. 2. If there's a law against everything then everyone is a criminal.

What color are yours?

Nice pictures on the golden dubia. I've had giganteus since 95 and only noticed some odd ones in the last few years. Certainly not golden, but orange nymphs instead of maroon.

They seem pretty easy but also the shortest lived isopod I've kept.

This species has been around since 2018 but still no real identification on it though T. rotundatus (though it is not that species) is floated around. It seems really easy but is still one of the rarest isopods and pretty pricey.

Sure, what ones do you want?

I remember when it took me a decade to assemble five roach species and longer to find Blaberus giganteus. There is so much great stuff out there.

The newborns usually stick to the underside of the mother so you might not notice them for a long time.

1. Can you please help me identify this species? Blatta orientalis 2. Is it Pregnant / Gravid? It is an egg laying species, but it is a female so maybe. 3. What should I do with it? Keep it as a pet? 4. Would letting it suffocate be inhumane? Of course it would be inhumane, but it is not a human. 5. Do roaches experience physical pain? Yes. 6. Do roaches experience emotional pain? They have social structures so yes. 7. Can this roach hurt me? No.

I thought stardust was the name for a similar isolation to my gold damatian scaber. I'm saying this with all honesty but not with a straight face

My experience is most of the varieties out there are labeled partly because it is rare and partly because when someone isolates a new color they want to give it their own name. I do not believe dairy cows, Mardis Gras, orange laevis, pruinosus, and scaber, single calico, scaber Dalmatian, rathkeii Dalmatian, etc. have multiple re-isolators, but that is why I was curious.

Welcome! I don't think the extinct roaches can fly. I've never seen one even attempt it but I guess I've never dropped one off the balcony.

I'm guessing those are the original line? I'm not sure anyone reproduced that form from US wild-caught.

The tiny ones are a little more sensitive to dryness but they are normally kept with the adults and require no different care.

Very handsome, I'm guessing you don't have M. rhinoceros if that is your biggest. How long is it?

They are both, it depend on the substrate and terrestrial isopods as a rule are nocturnal.

They live a little longer at 22 C. 4 months for the females is common.

I think the giant canyon line of Porcellio dilatatus is perfect; can get rather big with age and as hardy as they get.

Mites are usually harmless to isopods if there are dozens or hundreds rather than tens of thousands.

I can't open those videos but I'd guess mites. You could try a thin layer of petroleum jelly around the top edge to prevent climbing. What is laevis panda? Is that different from dairy cow?

Limited ventilation isn't usually a problem for these. Maybe it's the food you're offering or not offering? What substrate are you using?

Welcome! Which ants and do you feed them live?

I don't keep them that warm usually. The only concern with extra heating is drying them out with a heat mat if you forget to water. I just feed dog food and a little fruit. I haven't had luck with them eating vegetable unless starving. Good luck.

With nine you will have no problem getting a huge colony if you keep them right. This is one of the most forgiving in terms of almost any food and various moisture levels working okay.

I've had the same group going for circa 25 years and I keep them a little dry. I like to use cork bark with tons of 5 mm holes and spray that down from time to time, or keep a fruit jelly in the cage to ensure they don't dry out completely.