Zephyr Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I looked in on my lobster roaches today to find a female giving birth. Right at her abdomen, having a nice snack, was a subadult nymph! Of course I swatted him off, by my question is, was he feeding on the newborns or the afterbirth produced by the female? There were easily 5 or 6 freshly molted nymphs of various sizes sitting in the enclosure nearby, so I'm thinking the thief wasn't actually after his relatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I guess it just depend on how hungry or thirsty that nymph was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtoach Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 ive never known any of my roaches to eat their own, but unless the sub adult was dehydrated and needed some soft newborn roach to quench his thirst, i would think it was coincidental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I've seen this happen with a few of my species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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