7tisix Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I just read domino's don't live very long. I ordered several species and want to know how long each species will live. Tiger Hisser Extinct in the Wild Roach Question Mark Cockroach Orange Spot Domino Roach Peppered Roach Blaberus craniifer Death's Head Cockroach Ergaula capucina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 The big Blaberidae (Blaberus and the Archimandrita and Hisser) might live about 2 or so years for adult females, but adult males having a much shorter life span probably. As nymphs they can grow much slower if kept at low temperatures, so I'm wondering if it would take over a year or even much longer to mature from nymph if kept artificially at cool temps even during summer time. Not sure if they would do alright for a long time at cool temperatures or if they would really stop growing or just grow much slower because I haven't tried it. I don't know about the other kinds of roaches. The adult males of Parcoblatta species I have had had a very short life span. It's getting close to two years for one male Blaberus chacoensis nymph to become adult since I got him from Kyle Kandilian. A wild guess I maybe got him when he was around 3rd instar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Tiger hissers can live around 2-3 years as adults, the question mark and orange dominos live as long as the regular dominos, around 6 months, maybe a bit longer. Female Ergaula capucina can live around 8 months, with males living shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenevanica Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If your just keeping them as short-term pets and not planning on breeding them, then the other two responses sum up what you're looking for perfectly. However, the fun in keeping roaches is breeding them. By creating a colony, you'll never have to worry about lifespan, because you'll always have some alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I just read domino's don't live very long. I ordered several species and want to know how long each species will live. Tiger Hisser Extinct in the Wild Roach Question Mark Cockroach Orange Spot Domino Roach Peppered Roach Blaberus craniifer Death's Head Cockroach Ergaula capucina They don't live very long once they reach adulthood, but the nymphs grow very slowly. Good species selection btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I've had tiger hissers live 3 years, and one female craniifer live 4 years!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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