Roaches Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Hi all, Who can help me there are now 3 Blaberus giganteus molted and the first one who molt is a week ago is dead two other molted today but see pictures how they look like I realy don't know what's going wrong Who can help me ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenKrieger Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Do they have a vertical or nearly vertical place to climb up to molt on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roaches Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Hi RosenKrieger, Yes in one of our containers they can climb vertical the other container not. But in both containers whe have the same problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 The molting surface is very important for proper wing formation in B.giganteus. A certain percentage of adults fall over dead shortly after maturing but that's often unrelated to molting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roaches Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Hi Orin and RosenKrieger Can one of you post a picture how you keep the Blaberus giganteus ?? With vertical climb option ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I use plywood sheets for my giganteus. They come flat, and you have to rough the surface up a bit so they can grip it better, but as long as you have a lot of long, flat surfaces they'll molt fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 You may want to check your humidity too. That can cause some problems also it it isn't high enough, but by putting some verticle surfaces in there things should get better off the bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I have some egg carton material leaning up on the sides of the tub for them to climb on. This wing formation is most common when conditions are too dry so try to up the humidity. I have also seen this occur when they are not fed enough variety in thier diet but dry cat or fish foods only. This may or may not be coincedence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roaches Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hi Matt K, I think they get enough different feed I give them standard dry feed (cruched dog feed) and every 2 day's a other fresh fruit like : Orange Bananas Appels so I think this must enough for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hi Matt K, I think they get enough different feed I give them standard dry feed (cruched dog feed) and every 2 day's a other fresh fruit like : Orange Bananas Appels so I think this must enough for them That seems to be the similar diet to what I feed mine so I would agree. I also toss in on occasion the odd veg or fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hi Orin and RosenKrieger Can one of you post a picture how you keep the Blaberus giganteus ?? With vertical climb option ? Here's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Mine had the same issue and they had plenty of vertical space, great humidity, and excellent nutrition. Half the time it was from a another roach walking by them and brushing past the soft wings before they hardened. Mine had the same issue, but lived a long life and was still able to fly, as a matter of fact it's my avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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