Zephyr Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Do these guys need substrate? Can they climb glass/smooth surfaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Do these guys need substrate? Can they climb glass/smooth surfaces? I keep them on two inches of coco-fiber with a few egg cartons on end on top. Not sure how necessary this may be though but it works for me. They seem to do better if its a little on the dry side. By the way, it's Phoetalia pallida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Are they egg layers or livebearers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Livebearers and very good climbers on glass and smooth surfaces... I breed them without substrate, only egg crates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten.. Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I keep them on a thin layer of vermiculite which I water a little bit from time to time. The roaches then drink, in addition to wet food. I've read that the nimfs are vulnerable to deshydratation. I also keep a colony in a naturalistic setup. I cannot say yet which is the best because there are too many hiding places. I just can't count the little creatures, although I see plenty antennae and other bits an pieces of cockroach in the cracks of the bark in their tank. I also tried a substrate of fish flakes but this setup was very fast infected with mites. So that experiment didn't last very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeriplanetaAmericana Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hi! I keep them without substrate and they breed very well . They are a very good climber roaches and they´re livebearers too. Best regards, Javier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I keep mine on no substrate, just eggboxes and they breed very well. The can and do climb - just about anything - and will always escape and set up new colonies if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten.. Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 The can and do climb - just about anything - and will always escape and set up new colonies if possible. Do you mean they can set up new colonies in the house, so that it is a probable pest species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I can only comment on the happenings in my own colonies, but yes, I do believe that with conducive conditions, they can become pestiverous. (Not sure if that's a word, but it sure should be! ) Our ambient temps are high - in the region of 25 degrees centigrade in all but the coldest three months of the year. Couple that with a food source which most homes / buildings have and yeah, I think they will survive. Certainly I have escapees from a container with a lid that if not airtight, is at least a close fit, and mine all find a nearby drawer or even enter the - supposedly sealed - colonies of other species where they breed strongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 So, I am reviving an old thread, but I expect to be receiving a group of P. pallida in the near future. This is what I gleaned from what I read above, please correct me if I am wrong: Climb smooth surfaces well Do not need substrate Potential pest Livebearing Any other points that I should be aware of? Dietary requirements pretty much like any other roach? Any other terrible stories about these guys to report? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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