Roachsmith Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Nymphs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Looks like one of them has alot of orange on it's abdomen, is that normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 I think so. It seems they get more brightly colored as they get older. A few of mine have some really pretty colors on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I have a few but none are out of the ordinary. But yes sometimes you do find one that is spectacular looking! Usually you dont see them because the breeders keep them for breeding I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 My first adult emerged last night! Woohoo! I caught another nymph trying to nibble on him so I kept an eye on him till he was out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Roach Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Do they eat the shell they leave behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yes they eat the shell usually after molting. Can you get a picture of it after it got it's full color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 Here he is. Had to wait till he came out of hiding. I've never held an adult one before. I didn't realize how fast they were. lol. He kept leaping off my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Nice adult Roachsmith, the B.fusca cultures I've seen normally have a solid black spot on the pronotum. Do they eat the shell they leave behind? Blaberus are one type of roach that don't eat their old exoskeletons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donatas_s Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 I have Blaberus craniifer, and they never eat their old exoskeletons. What a pity that in Lithuania arent other species of Blaberus cockroaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeriplanetaAmericana Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Hey! The roach molting pic is so cute . Are you sure that they are B. fusca? It seems B. craniifer, the pronotum is different from B. fusca I think. Best regards, Javier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Blaberus are one type of roach that don't eat their old exoskeletons Actually I have seen mine do that and they are of the blaberus species. Though not all of the individuals do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Thanks. I'm pretty sure they are b. fusca. I've seen some hybrids and they are a little bit darker than the fusca I have. This is still my only adult so far though so I'll have to wait and see what the others look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Here he is. Had to wait till he came out of hiding. I've never held an adult one before. I didn't realize how fast they were. lol. He kept leaping off my hand. I have a colony of fusca hybrids, and this one looks like one of the males. My females are darker, a bit larger as well, and the males are that pale, almost yellow color. All of them, except one oddball has the vampire face as well, so unless purebred fusca can have the face as well, those are hybrids my friend. But, they are still great roaches, so no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 Well I have a few other adults now and they all have the smily face so they must be hybrids. That's ok though. This was was especially cute. He moulted out this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Usually once they get more color and harder the face will mostly disappear. On rare instances they will keep the full face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I think the hybrids are really nice roaches honestly. Many people just happen to dislike them because they are hybrids I guess. One thing I have noticed is they have very spiny legs compared to my other roaches, it's almost like their entire leg is surrounded with spines. Here is one of mine with a double smiley, the one on the hood, and somewhat of a smiley in the actual wings, heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yours looks more like a giganteus vfox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yours looks more like a giganteus vfox. I wish, lol. I have 4 sub-adult giganteus in the tank, but not up to breeding age just yet. These guys are also smaller than a giganteus, but they are said to be 4 different ones within the hybrid mix. I was told they are discoid, fusca, craniifer, and giganteus, but because of their size I didn't know if giganteus was really mixed in or just hersay. Here is a size comparison to a B.dubia male in the tank. The giganteus purebreds are already the size of an adult hybrids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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