Zephyr Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 K, one day, at my first reptile expo 2 months ago, I saw some roaches for sale at the back of the center. I asked if they were hissers, as they looked quite bulky and lacked wings. The man told me to "read the card," and I discovered that hissers weren't the only pet cockroach. I begged my mother dearest to let me purchase these "sweet leetle guys," but she rejected them because she said they "smelled." I told her they did not, but I was only half right. One month of conniving and convincing later, I bought 5 adult, 12 large, and 20 medium orange heads for the price of $9. I took them home and fell in love. Over the months, the colony literally grew larger, molts occurring once every few days. I acquired a "veteran" orange head from a friend as part of a trade, as she was "quite allergic to their defense smell," which I usually do not mind or like. So yesterday, while lifting up the now acquired bins of various cockroach species, I opened that which belonged to my beloved orange heads, glancing in awe to find about 20 or 30 beby orange heads. Of course I was ecstatic. I ran outside at 3 in the morning to proclaim to the world that my lovable bundles of joy had arrived. So there's my story of how I became interested in keeping the multiple species I have today. At the moment, I have 7 adorable little six-spots on their way to my humble abode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepsis Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 That's cool Zephyr, I like that story. Nice photos in your other post too! How long have you been keeping them? Are they primarily pets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 About 2 months. Yes, they are mainly for pets, I don't think I'd have the heart to feed them off like I'd intended originally. x.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 One of my 9 leetle six spots molted yesterday and today, and, it is probably the most beautiful roach I've ever seen! The wings are such an odd mix of tan and cream with a glint of turquoise blue, and the pronotum is a light orange, not that annoying macaroni orange, but just enough white-to-orange to make it beautiful. They're so awesome!!!!!!!!! ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepsis Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 The six spots are E. distanti, right? I was looking at those, but decided on B. craniifer to start with, all the pictures I've seen, I've really liked the six spots. Maybe they'll be the next one's I get . Can you post pics? I need to get a camera of my own, or borrow my sisters.... PS I just got my nymphs today, they're so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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