stefgot Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeriplanetaAmericana Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hi! Wow, they're cool! . Best regards, Javier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenKrieger Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 This species is definitely on the list of roaches I'd love to have a colony of. Great photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Great pics! Perhaps you could share with us what you feed these roaches? Also, you have them on leaves; do you also have soil or anything else as a substrate? I'm really battling to get mine to breed. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 If yours aren't breeding there may be something wrong them as they can continue to live but without fully recovering from certain stresses. It's not rare to get a culture start of this species and find the adult won't lay eggs but there's generally nothing that can be done about it. If you get a healthy batch they breed like there is no tomorrow (dry dog food can be used as a primary food) but they are prone to die-offs after a massive population explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 If yours aren't breeding there may be something wrong them as they can continue to live but without fully recovering from certain stresses. It's not rare to get a culture start of this species and find the adult won't lay eggs but there's generally nothing that can be done about it. If you get a healthy batch they breed like there is no tomorrow (dry dog food can be used as a primary food) but they are prone to die-offs after a massive population explosion. I have seen this happen with a few species of roach...it can be very frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefgot Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Adulte Juvénile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 These are some of my favorite roaches. They make a great display species as they are often sitting out in the open during the day. Mine have yet to breed but I'm going to move them into another tank with lots of hides to make them feel more comfortable and raise the temp a bit and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I haven't ever seen these in person but from all the pictures I've seen they look beautiful. I've got a quick question... do they really give off amyl acetate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I don't know, but mine release sticky goo from their behinds. You can see it pretty clearly in the cockroach calendar pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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