Hisserdude 845 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Got six mixed nymphs from Kyle for my birthday, I've wanted some of these since before they were in the US hobby! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Lemur 18 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Such a cool species. Keep us updated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
All About Arthropods 224 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Amazing! Very nice roaches! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Thanks guys! I'll definitely be keeping you updated, I think I'm gonna be taking a lot of pictures of this species as they grow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mmfh 0 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Lol you are making me jealous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
All About Arthropods 224 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Lol you are making me jealous. Me too! But not too much because I'll be getting a couple cool colonies of my own pretty soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Lol you are making me jealous. Haha, thanks! Me too! But not too much because I'll be getting a couple cool colonies of my own pretty soon. Cool, what species in particular? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
All About Arthropods 224 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Haha, thanks! Cool, what species in particular? I just ordered some eurycotis lixa nymphs from Alan and am planning on still getting that starter colony of eurycotis decipiens from Kyle. After that I plan on getting a starter colony of polyphaga saussurei and maybe a few polyphaga aegyptiaca nymphs from Kyle for my Birthday at the end of next month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Nice, E.lixa is on my wish list. Polyphaga are great, you should definitely get some eventually! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted May 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Well, one of my males matured, none of my females are especially close though, so I'll have to try and "speed rear" them, and move them on top of my heat cables while leaving my males in their un-heated cage. Anyway, here are some pics! Adult male Female nymph 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 One of my female nymphs has molted into what I believe is an adult, she's 14 mm long which is close to the maximum size I believe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Here is a picture of my beautiful adult pair that I took yesterday. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lovebugfarm 65 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Those are very lovely amazeing lil guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Those are very lovely amazeing lil guys. I know, these are definitely one of the coolest species in the hobby! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matttoadman 128 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Wow, you gotta get a head shot. "Cute" is the only word that describes the head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Wow, you gotta get a head shot. "Cute" is the only word that describes the head. I'll try, their little heads certainly are cute! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 On 7/10/2016 at 6:26 AM, Matttoadman said: Wow, you gotta get a head shot. "Cute" is the only word that describes the head. Well it turns out a head shot is pretty hard to get, these girls cling to their hides for dear life, the closest I got was a kinda blurry side view. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
All About Arthropods 224 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 25 minutes ago, Hisserdude said: Well it turns out a head shot is pretty hard to get, these girls cling to their hides for dear life, the closest I got was a kinda blurry side view. Nice pics! Saw your blog post, hope these guys start producing some young for you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cariblatta lutea 257 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Looks like they are doing great! Hope u get tons of babies from those girls! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 2 hours ago, All About Insects said: Nice pics! Saw your blog post, hope these guys start producing some young for you! Thanks, I sure hope so too! 1 hour ago, Cariblatta lutea said: Looks like they are doing great! Hope u get tons of babies from those girls! Thanks, me too! Do you know how long gestation usually takes for this species? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cariblatta lutea 257 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 16 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Thanks, I sure hope so too! Thanks, me too! Do you know how long gestation usually takes for this species? unfortunately I don't as this species never bred for me  (my males matured too fast  ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 12 minutes ago, Cariblatta lutea said: unfortunately I don't as this species never bred for me  (my males matured too fast  ) Dang, sorry to hear that man, it seems lots of people have that problem with this species. Just read in Orin's book that the females can give birth two to three times a year, and that they often will not give birth until six months to a year after all the males have died off. Looks like I got a long wait ahead of me lol, at least I know they aren't giving birth because of bad husbandry on my part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matttoadman 128 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pannaking22 109 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 I've noticed the females seem to stress out easily too, but if you give them plenty of nice hiding spots they seem to do pretty well. Never got nymphs out of my female before she died unfortunately. Maybe try again someday though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 845 Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Matttoadman said: Very nice. Thanks! 28 minutes ago, pannaking22 said: I've noticed the females seem to stress out easily too, but if you give them plenty of nice hiding spots they seem to do pretty well. Never got nymphs out of my female before she died unfortunately. Maybe try again someday though! Yeah, I'm hoping I can keep them happy, I just added some bark hides to the enclosure, though they still really like hiding under the rotten wood chunks I have in their enclosure. Hope you'll be able to get more one day, they are really cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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