Jaag Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I recently saw my roaches mating and am curious what the ootheca will look like. Anyone know? Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Emerald roaches do not lay oothecas. They are oviparous. Which means the eggs develop within the female until it's time to hacth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 Thank you for letting me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 The newborns usually stick to the underside of the mother so you might not notice them for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 I did read that. How long is gestation usually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Jaag said: I did read that. How long is gestation usually? Internal gestation should only take 3 months max when kept optimally, if it takes longer there's probably some stressor making them withhold broods (one of the most common is lack of adequate airflow). Then the young nymphs cling to the mother for the next molt or two, don't know how long that takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 I do think they get sufficient air flow. I have read that they need fruits available to them at all times but no matter what I put in their enclosure, fruit wise, they don’t eat it. They seem only to eat bee pollen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 I’m trying to post a pic but says my file is too big. Anyone have any ideas how to make it smaller on my phone so that it will upload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 44 minutes ago, Jaag said: I’m trying to post a pic but says my file is too big. Anyone have any ideas how to make it smaller on my phone so that it will upload? Use another image hosting service like imgur/discord, etc and paste the image link into the post. The forum doesnt allow large images to be uploaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 I don’t use either of those. I’ll see what I can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 18 hours ago, Jaag said: I do think they get sufficient air flow. I have read that they need fruits available to them at all times but no matter what I put in their enclosure, fruit wise, they don’t eat it. They seem only to eat bee pollen. They have very small appetites as adults, so they're probably eating the fruit, you just can't notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Okay sounds good. I’ll keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 I can see them eating the pollen too. I read that’s what they mainly consume. Is that true? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Jaag said: I can see them eating the pollen too. I read that’s what they mainly consume. Is that true? As far as protein goes that is their preferred food source, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpack Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 One of these days I'd like to have a breeding colony of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 I probably have 15 young ones running around the tank and one of my females is carrying right now. It’s pretty cool. Hopefully I can get them to adulthood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpack Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I hope so. Are you familiar with Daves Little Beasties? He has a video on YouTube about them. Please keep me posted on your progress with the colony, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaag Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Thanks for letting me know. I’m going to check it out. I’ll keep the post updated. I need to take some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpack Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Pictures would Abe great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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