vardoulas Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 just some photos of a juvenile pair the enclosure. substrate is a mix of fine sand, peat moss and dead leaves. they both have dug tunnels to the bottom of the enclosure, but luckily I'm able to see them through the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 You are very fortunate to have a couple of those! I hope they keep doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 They are beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recluse Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I am in agreement. Those are very nice. One day I hope they are more available and less expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I am in agreement. Those are very nice. One day I hope they are more available and less expensive. Godspeed to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardoulas Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 here are some recent photos. this roach is aprox 3 years old. can you help me sex this one? I feed them almost exclusively dried oak leaves. have tried chestnut leaves too, but they didn't seem to like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Looking male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 See that little segment at the end... male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 WOW nice!! such a deep color like a well roasted pig!! and the Hulk of roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardoulas Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 thanks for the help! appreciated one more question. i have two of these. they are both from the same clutch and are kept in the same enclosure yet the other one is much smaller. could this be evidence of different sex? do females grow slower than males? will try and take some photos of the other one and post them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 they are both from the same clutch and are kept in the same enclosure yet the other one is much smaller. could this be evidence of different sex? do females grow slower than males? The answer to both questions is no with only a hint of yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 In my experience siblings grow at different rates but usually shed within a week or two of eachother. Females seem to grow slower once close to maturity but young nymphs seem to grow at the same rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 how about you try to give them a deep substrate "9 inches" and close the top of the tank you are keeping them in with plexiglass or lexan and mount a 15 or 25 watt lightbulb inside. they may grow faster than you think. the biotype these live in is hot!! and dry on the surface but it is cooler down in the soil "way down" where they live. roaches are ectotherms and live and breed at a range of diffrent temps. If you give them heat, food and water they will be in perpectual spring/summer mode. But not too much heat...asetivation would occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardoulas Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 i'm a firm believer of "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" i'm keeping these alive the last 3 years, and i don't think i'll change the way i do it. we have many months with high temps here in greece, so no external heating is used. I keep them in a semi-tall plastic ikea box with aprox 7 cm substrate and a thick layer of dried oak and quercus coccifera leaves. During the first 2 years they spend 90% of their time in tunnels underground but lately they are always on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscusmile Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I can't see any pics in the first post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Vardoulas. Why don't you try it with a pair? and keep the others the way you have them now? I had pretty cool results doing that method with crickets..and then I applided it to the slower growing species and things got very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardoulas Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Vardoulas. Why don't you try it with a pair? and keep the others the way you have them now? I had pretty cool results doing that method with crickets..and then I applided it to the slower growing species and things got very interesting. I only have two specimens so no room for experiments. Thanks for the advise though, appreciated. @Hibiscusmile The photos in the first post where hosted in a server that went down. If you're interested in seeing more photos you can find them at www.arthropoda.gr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscusmile Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 ok, thanks thought I was going blind! everyone else seemed to see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardoulas Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Took a few photos of the other one. Guess its safe to say that this one is a female, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Yes, it's a girl. Took a few photos of the other one. Guess its safe to say that this one is a female, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardoulas Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 excellent. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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