happy1892 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I have an adult female Ischnoptera deropeltiformis and I had an adult male. The female molted to adult and I kept them together for about 4 days or more. Would they have mated? The male died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've seen male roaches mating with freshly emerged females so your female could have mated already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 She seems to be "calling" now. Her abdomen tip is swollen and white is poking out. Does this mean she did not mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 perhaps its a sign she did mate but im new to roaches. i do no sometimes they air the eggsacs though and that might be the white. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 She died today. Maybe next year or in a few months I can find some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre72 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 She died today. Maybe next year or in a few months I can find some more. Awwe, I'm sorry to here too. It's hard to lose pets no matter what kind they are. 23 years ago, an exterminator devestated my wild roach population. As if not enough, he found and wiped out the one's I'd protected in tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks. Pierre74 why did you have an exterminator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Caught two more females, one sub-adult and one adult. I caught an adult male too but I think it died of old age or starvation. It only lived one day after I caught it and so I do not think it mated during that time with the female but I caught him just a few meters from the two females so I guess they mated? Anyway the adult female is laying an ootheca YAY! The adult male was eaten up before I could see it the next morning. I saw it in the night and it was a lot weaker and slower than when I caught. Is it normal for adult male I. deropeltiformis to be kind of slow compared to Parcoblatta? The two I had were but this one died soon after I got it, the other one lived for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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