Nicolas Rousseaux Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Hi! Here are my Elliptorhina javanica: a male: a female: a young one: Bye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 wow, how long are they? they look huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Rousseaux Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 the squarres on the paper are 0,5cm long, so they're about 5cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I like the coloring very vibrant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecrecycling Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I just purchased 12 of these a week ago and one gave birth to 24 nymphs yesterday. I expected the babies to be smaller. This species is becoming one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Do they climb? theyre on my wanted list, but I'll have to wait a few years till I move out. I've learned from my mistake (see how roaches changed your life thread), Do they hiss? they remind me of tiger hissers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Rousseaux Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 yes, they climb and they hiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecrecycling Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Does anyone know if the nymphs require exposure to gut bacteria in the frass from the adults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 i can't remember who or what thread but sum1 tried keeping nymphs seperate and they did well so it would seem not. Can't remember the species, so it might be different for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Can someone that has successfully got this species to reproduce please let me know what your enclosure set up is like? I have 6 hisser species and can't get these to reproduce. I have 2 adults females and 1 adult male left. This is my 3rd try. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaZias Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Can someone that has successfully got this species to reproduce please let me know what your enclosure set up is like? I have 6 hisser species and can't get these to reproduce. I have 2 adults females and 1 adult male left. This is my 3rd try. Thanks! I had a transparent 80 L plastic tank full of egg crates, the humidity was between 50 % to 60 %, it seems that above 60% there were more deaths. Temperature is 20 ºC. The food was apple, carrots and cat biscuits. I only had like 10 nymphs with 18 adults, there were like 6 females and the rest males. I say "...I had..." because I stopped to use egg crates because I prefered to see them when I wanted and they were always hidden. Without egg crates they stopped reproducing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaZias Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Does anyone know if the nymphs require exposure to gut bacteria in the frass from the adults? Right now I have 4 species of nymph hissers separeted from adults and I have no deaths...when they were with adults there were always some dead nymphs. I think that "gut bacteria theory" is just a theory. Maybe in some species is true...but not for all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I had 2 newborn Hisser nymphs die because I witnessed them not able to eat mothers afterbirth and feces right after birth, they would eat but not gain weight and died of starvation, perhaps unable to properly digest food. After this stage do they need feces, not sure, but I been keeping mine with the adults to play it safe and mine are thriving. The babies stay near their mom too at least till their first shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I had a transparent 80 L plastic tank full of egg crates, the humidity was between 50 % to 60 %, it seems that above 60% there were more deaths. Temperature is 20 ºC. The food was apple, carrots and cat biscuits. I only had like 10 nymphs with 18 adults, there were like 6 females and the rest males. I say "...I had..." because I stopped to use egg crates because I prefered to see them when I wanted and they were always hidden. Without egg crates they stopped reproducing. THANKS!!! I will make the changes to my enclosure. Your temp is so low. 20 C is 68 F. Does this species need low temps to reproduce? I have been keeping them in the mid 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaZias Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 THANKS!!! I will make the changes to my enclosure. Your temp is so low. 20 C is 68 F. Does this species need low temps to reproduce? I have been keeping them in the mid 80s. It´s possible that temperature has an influence over humidity. Maybe it was that the case. They gave birth like 3 weeks after buying it. The seeler was ZOO CENTRE at ebay.co.uk. He is an english seller so you can asking him in english. It´s possible that the mother roach was almost giving birth and when I putted in my vivarium it gave birth because it was time for it. So maybe the best conditions were from the buyer and not mine...it´s just a teory. http://www.zoocentre.co.uk/ https://www.facebook...302318939867173 http://stores.ebay.c...fsub=2415574013 Either you contact him by ebay or by e-mail info@zoocentre.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 It´s possible that temperature has an influence over humidity. Maybe it was that the case. They gave birth like 3 weeks after buying it. The seeler was ZOO CENTRE at ebay.co.uk. He is an english seller so you can asking him in english. It´s possible that the mother roach was almost giving birth and when I putted in my vivarium it gave birth because it was time for it. So maybe the best conditions were from the buyer and not mine...it´s just a teory. http://www.zoocentre.co.uk/ https://www.facebook...302318939867173 http://stores.ebay.c...fsub=2415574013 Either you contact him by ebay or by e-mail info@zoocentre.co.uk thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecrecycling Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I found a strange very lightly colored E Javanica nymph I believe it is on its 3rd molt and its still a lot lighter than the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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