clairmj Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Hello, I plan to get both L. verrucosa and L. subscinta and I wanted to know what they mainly feed on. Also, for the habitat, I saw a posting that they need rotting woods and leaf litters. Is it okay to provide them woods and leaf litters from local park/forest? Do I need to sterilize them (woods and leaves) before putting in the cage? If so, how do you do sterilize them? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Mine feed well on apple and fish food pellets. The nymphs and even adults like to burrow a lot. They seem to tolerate more dryness than some other species, maybe because they are so thick bodied. I haven't seen a lot of evidence of them eating the substrate. They aren't necessarily huge feeders. I like to microwave all my substrate materials in 30 second increments of heating and cooling, five or six times. Seeing steam is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairmj Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hi Peter, Thank you for your answer! I've never used microwave to sterilize before. Instead I always boil..haha but I will try this time. I have one more question. Would it be okay to keep the Lucihormetica in the same cage with Blaberus sp.? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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