Allpet Roaches

19 hours ago, Martin said:

The availability is definitely crazy for those who have been accompanying the hobby since its inception.

Going back to 1st October 1986 BCG Species List which is only limited to 17 species, tells us all how far it is has grown.

But to be honest, I am more amazed by how organized the hobby was back then, with newsletters, regular articles, all of those efforts which built the foundation in which we all of us are still standing on today. its just amazing if you think of all the limitations back then!

You might only meet a new hobbyist every year or two back then.

Cockroach availability today is crazy

On 3/31/2024 at 3:34 PM, Bhjjr said:

Is he still breeding?

I think the two I have left are a male and female, and I'm hoping both are adults with this last molt. I got a pair from you born in 2022 a long with a 2021 female last year.

The last segments are different sizes underneath. But there isn't really any difference in the "horns". I was expecting a difference there. 

He might be good for breeding, hard to say. The horns aren't like hissers but the pronotum should be a bit different in shape except small males aren't so different. Big and small males come from the same parents so it's really hard to say if you'll get a monster or a runt. Like hissers a brother can be 1/3 the mass of another.

I have an old male that I've been finding on his back now and then for a year. He can't live forever.

On 12/8/2023 at 10:01 PM, Matttoadman said:

Those are impressive. Extinct in the wild is another I’d love to have.

Did you get any?

On 2/10/2024 at 1:48 PM, Silverback said:

Leaf litter holds moisture very well I just keep the bottom inch dark and it keeps my humidity high it's perfect

I hate coir for anything I've tried it in the past and will never use it again I find it dries out easily and goes powdery and has no function or nutrition especially for Pods etc 

My go to perfect sub is forest floor for anything it holds moisture well it's very nutritious for anything that eats sub totally natural I use it for Roaches Pods spiders centipedes pet much everything 

I also like live Moss but with a good inch+ of roots (yes I know it doesn't have roots they're rhizomes) that is a fantastic moisture holder as the roots never dry out even if it's neglected for a couple of weeks and it's perfect I have a quarter to a third of the tub depending on species with love Moss

How this helps

SB

I've never used leaf litter with blaberids. I'll go throw some in.

One of the very biggest terrestrials pied (partial albino) tri-color (orange, black and white) various immatures. Adult males of this of this species have extremely long, sword-like tails (uropods). 

I got some species in a burlap bag a long time ago and they arrived fine so it can't be too harmful.

On 1/19/2024 at 5:07 PM, Bhjjr said:

Is this male one of your babies from the pairing in September 2022? F1?

(Did I use the term F1 correctly?)

 

F1 is usually the offspring of wild adults, F2 is the following generation. They take 36 to 60 months to mature.

Nice website, I can't remember if I saw it before. My French is super weak but usually I can read it if it's about cockroaches.

15 hours ago, Matttoadman said:

Hmm pet dirt probably not the best idea then. I’m thinking about a good display species for my office. My years of exterminating finally got me a promotion to management. I have also been thinking about assassin bugs. 

I'd suggest rhinoceros roaches

I don't think it's protein, maybe you're keeping them too dry.

Some isopods and roaches can cohab very well but maybe not over a very long period.

What tarantulas?

They look like the common coloration, still a nice big species.

I've had a colony for seven years and they don't eat a lot.

https://www.angelfire.com/oh2/Roaches/

Ok, let me know.

I had one for half a year babysitting it for my sister since it was a baby and she wanted it raised to an easier size. Really neat little lizards.

I think they'll eat any lettuce, romaine is often suggested because it has more nutrients.

Very excited this finally came together after another decade plus. Lots of new information and species accounts. 

Milliped Zoology: Husbandry and Diversity of the Class Diplopoda by Orin A. McMonigle, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

I usually find the isopods die out in hisser colonies but the hissers like it very dry.

I tried it for a number of years but included some regular food just in case. My very old yellow mealworm colony eventually all died, every last one. They seemed okay with eating it for a long time but crashed and died after four to five years. Maybe the Styrofoam I tried was treated with something, but it was regular packing Styrofoam.  My experiences makes me wonder if mealworms living on Styrofoam is a hoax that is not very easy to disprove.

The advice was that species is easy (the other one is not as easy and recovers less from neglect). They eat dog food and fruits and a few inches of substrate goes over well.

I find Gyna lurida incredibly easy and hard to fail with.