Tleilaxu Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Well some ok news, it should arrive tomorrow, and they will arrive before "average" Florida temps get here. Right now it's only mid 70s low 80s. The package is only one hour away from my location. Will keep ya posted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well they have arrived but heavy casualties were suffered. I lost two of my Periplaneta americana nymphs, the large males and the two adults females are alive. All the adult females of the Australian roaches survived but two or four of the nymphs died, but I still have over six Ozzies. The Surinames were hit the hardest, I'm down to six adults, and one nymph. And one female is in the process dying and aborting an ooth. I have her by watermelon in hopes she can possibly rehydrate herself. I did manage to find some ooth or each of the Periplaneta species, and have them in their respective enclosures. The survivors are currently eating the watermelon and food, so I'm hopeful that the colonies will survive. Though I'm likely going to have to buy some females of the Periplaneta americana and Australian roaches to bolster the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well knowing P. americana from the pest control side, I'm betting two adult females are more than enough to get you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 17 minutes ago, Matttoadman said: Well knowing P. americana from the pest control side, I'm betting two adult females are more than enough to get you going. On 7/9/2017 at 2:57 PM, Hisserdude said: Considering I was trying to line breed for size and color this is a setback for that particular efforts, especially since the female nymphs that died appeared to have been above average in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Ahh well that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Dang, sorry man, that sucks. Oh well, at least you still have enough individuals of each species to keep the cultures going, though the traits you were breeding for may be lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanislas Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Bummer... I hope the survivors see the need for increased offspring production! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 7/9/2017 at 2:57 PM, Hisserdude said: Stupid quote system formatting! Well they made it just in time, a few more hours would have cost this guy it's life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 My bearded dragon wants to eat that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dactylus Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 On 7/10/2017 at 4:47 PM, Matttoadman said: Ahh well that sucks. The USPS sucks... Did you get your $50 refunded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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