Akuma223 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 So yesterday I bought 20 adult Dubia roaches for $20 and I am wondering if it is possible/safe to house Madagascar hissing roaches with these Dubias? I ask because if I continue to add a lot of vertical space I could hold a ton more roaches and can probably get the same deal on the hissers as I did on the dubias. They have repti-bark for substrate, and I have an undertank heating pad underneath and plan to keep the surface temp in the cage around 80 F. Heres two pics of their set-up - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma223 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 And heres the other pic - Also what is the best commercial diet to feed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 When you said that you could add more vertical height, did you mean that you would get the 24in. terrarium? I believe the terrarium is the zoo med brand? I would probably get the larger terrarium before you combine the two species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma223 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 By adding vertical height I meant by adding more climbing space via egg cartons, wood, etc. I think I might simply put the madagascars in a 10 gal instead if I get them to prevent them from eating the young dubias when they come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma223 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Also why did it look like two of my males were bumbing uglies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah, I wouldn't put the two species together in a terrarium of that size. If you added some cork flats or wood pieces then you could probably put the hissers in there. I don't think that the hissers would eat the dubia nymphs though. You can always try it though. Keep an extra 10 gallon already setup so that you can separate them if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I am currently keeping B. dubia with G. portentosia... seems to be OK for now, but I have only had them together a month or so, and not high density of roaches in the enclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I've had dubia and hissers together in high concentration the hissers got stressed by the large amount of dubia and also the hissers could badly injure dubia. A few hissers and dubia 30 and under between both in 20 or more gallon tank can work but you need plenty of hiding spaces and climbing spaces. The hissers can climb and rest on glass but dubia can't so hiding places are important. Mine is 20 long aquarium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma223 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 I'm thinking I will house the species separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Unless you can provide a very huge floor space with lots of wood and thick layer of dried leaves, i wouldn't risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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