OblongonotaFan321 5 Report post Posted October 12 Hi, i'm new here and to keeping roaches in general so sorry if i ask too many questions! I have 4 hissers, 2 dubias, a small parcoblatta colony and a single B. germanica as pets. I can't wait to get into other species too! A few of my roaches 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 758 Report post Posted October 12 6 hours ago, OblongonotaFan321 said: Hi, i'm new here and to keeping roaches in general so sorry if i ask too many questions! I have 4 hissers, 2 dubias, a small parcoblatta colony and a single B. germanica as pets. I can't wait to get into other species too! A few of my roaches Welcome to the hobby, there's no such thing as "too many questions" on this forum! Hope you enjoy it here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All About Arthropods 194 Report post Posted October 13 On 10/12/2019 at 8:34 AM, OblongonotaFan321 said: Hi, i'm new here and to keeping roaches in general so sorry if i ask too many questions! I have 4 hissers, 2 dubias, a small parcoblatta colony and a single B. germanica as pets. I can't wait to get into other species too! A few of my roaches Welcome! As @Hisserdude stated, there's no such thing as too many questions; if you ever have any, ask away! Interesting to see Parcoblatta on your list so soon; they're all rather small and not "the most stunning of the stunning". I admit, I didn't really want to keep anything from the genus when I just broke in, but my eyes have been cleared and I can see the beauty and worthwhileness of keeping them now. Glad you've realized this already! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OblongonotaFan321 5 Report post Posted October 14 Thanks @Hisserdude and @All About Arthropods ! Parcoblatta were actually some of the first i kept, I never knew they would be so great to have! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 758 Report post Posted October 14 14 hours ago, OblongonotaFan321 said: Thanks @Hisserdude and @All About Arthropods ! Parcoblatta were actually some of the first i kept, I never knew they would be so great to have! It's definitely an underrated genus, that's for sure! 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VolkswagenBug 2 Report post Posted October 15 On 10/13/2019 at 5:59 PM, All About Arthropods said: Welcome! As @Hisserdude stated, there's no such thing as too many questions; if you ever have any, ask away! Interesting to see Parcoblatta on your list so soon; they're all rather small and not "the most stunning of the stunning". I admit, I didn't really want to keep anything from the genus when I just broke in, but my eyes have been cleared and I can see the beauty and worthwhileness of keeping them now. Glad you've realized this already! Yeah, when I started I was more interested in the big and flashy species. I keep some of those, but I also have a fascination with smaller cryptic species now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All About Arthropods 194 Report post Posted October 15 3 hours ago, VolkswagenBug said: Yeah, when I started I was more interested in the big and flashy species. I keep some of those, but I also have a fascination with smaller cryptic species now. Exactly! The flashy stuff is good for luring people into the hobby, but once they've been hooked, it's easier to feel the fascination for nearly all species. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allpet Roaches 75 Report post Posted October 16 Welcome oblongonotaFan32! I still mostly prefer the flashy stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OblongonotaFan321 5 Report post Posted October 16 Thanks @Allpet Roaches ! Of the bigger ones i still want to keep some of the Blaberus species, other kinds of hissers and Archimandrita tesselata Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
