BugmanPrice Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I have a question. In the past when I've had roaches I always just used to let nature take its course so to say. I never really did any selective breeding or whatever. In nonwinged, variable sized species (Hissers more precisely) how is it you tell exactly weather a roach is a small adult or big subadult? I'm doing some ecology lifetable and growth curve analysis stuff and I need to be able to tell which roaches are sexually matured and which ones haven't. Could anybody offer up some advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hisser male adults have a ridge connecting the bumps when mature, even if it's a really small male it won't molt again. It may take a little experience but telling an adult male from a subadult is 100%. I'm pretty sure there is no way to tell a small hisser female from an immature (besides keeping an eye out for oothecae or babies of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Cool, thanks Orin. That will help me alot, I was hoping somebody could tell me something at least. I'm just going to have to guess-timate while I'm doing the fecundidty section of it. Plus, if I'm wrong who's going to say so? When I go off on bugs there isn't very many people around to correct me anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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