recluse Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I am not exactly new to roaches I have kept several species over the last 8 years or so, but I was not prepared for these guys. I just received a starter culture of P. pallida and was getting ready to move them into a 16 oz. deli cup. I had a big plastic bowl and was going to transfer them from the deli cup they were in into the 16 oz. cup. In the past I have done this with lobsters, I shake them from the paper towel into the bowl and jiggle it like your popping jiffy pop over a fire. Well, these guys hang on pretty well and are pretty quick. It didnt work very well and they were crawling out of the bowl faster than I could get them into the 16 oz. deli cup. I yelled to my wife for help, she grabbed the lid to the bowl and tried to scoop them up which was not working LOL. I told her to grab them and she said "dont make me touch these things" LOL. She tolerates my inverts but doesn't really like them. Well eventually I got them all into the deli cup, but it was work, the P. femapterus were no problem at all. I will know better next time. Just thought I would share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beazer Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverine Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Wow your lucky. My wife won't even enter my insect room lol. Almost lost my H.mindex the other day, was rehoming my t and it jumped for my throat lol. Instead of being scared I just froze,the spider ran across my neck down back and jumped on floor. Thankfully uninjured! Quickly scooped the t with my handy coleptera net which has a double inside net to prevent escapes(highly recommended from bioquip). Boy was I lucky my wife would have beat me with a frying pan. Thanks for your story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recluse Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Wow your lucky. My wife won't even enter my insect room lol. Almost lost my H.mindex the other day, was rehoming my t and it jumped for my throat lol. Instead of being scared I just froze,the spider ran across my neck down back and jumped on floor. Thankfully uninjured! Quickly scooped the t with my handy coleptera net which has a double inside net to prevent escapes(highly recommended from bioquip). Boy was I lucky my wife would have beat me with a frying pan. Thanks for your story! I had a male P. irminia escape on me while breeding about five years ago. It was loose in the laundry room for at least 24 hours, no clothes were washed that day. I found it the next night climbing on the window shade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 They are quick little buggers. Like mini lobster roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverine Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Lol glad you found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpentin Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hello, sorry for my English but I from Poland. I need some information about this species (P.pallida). Do you know where I can found article about this roach? Today I buy this insect. Wojciech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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