Vulgaris Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I found some tiny nymphs in my P. pennsylvanica cage today! I thought it was almost over, because the male and one of the females died already. Leaving just a single old female in the cage. But now there are somewhere around a dozen little nymphs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Congratulations, daddy! Let's hope you can get a nice, big culture going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Now i know why they are related to termites looks like a baby cricket in a way as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Congratulation! These are really slow-growing for their size, expect a year and a half until they're adult! They do look like little termites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulgaris Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 I hope they grow fast with the food I am feeding them! I give them fish flakes and medicated chicken food. they seem to love it. They are the cuttest little things. Do you think I need to remove the adult female so she does not eat them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulgaris Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Hahaha, I guess I don't need to separate them after all. The babies seem to be taking advantage of the single mother and they eat up all the food. I put a small piece of slightly rotten apple (from my apple tree) in today and they just about attacked it like vultures on a carcass. I seriously don't know just how many there are anymore, I didn't realize there were so many. Take a look at this pic. I counted somewhere around 30 something in the photo, and i am sure there are more not in it. The cage is almost too small for them now (and imagine when they get bigger), I don't know what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 They do that with food, lol. When they're older they chase each other around, kick, shove, all sorts of things. You really only realize how many there are when there's food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 There's something quite beautiful about a mass of feeding roaches. Great photo and success story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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