Hisserdude Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted pics of this species on this forum! I've had them for over a year now, and they have reproduced prolifically for me! Female: "Irregular" Male: Nymphs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Lemur Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Beautiful. Can't wait for mine to mature. Roughly how long would you say it takes them to go from a small nymph to adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Beautiful. Can't wait for mine to mature. Roughly how long would you say it takes them to go from a small nymph to adult? Well let's put it this way, I got 8 nymphs from Peter over a year ago, and only three of them matured. The others are still nymphs, and they aren't even half grown yet. And they weren't even tiny nymphs when I got them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Lemur Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Well let's put it this way, I got 8 nymphs from Peter over a year ago, and only three of them matured. The others are still nymphs, and they aren't even half grown yet. And they weren't even tiny nymphs when I got them! I see! Wow. Well, their beauty surely makes up for the long wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 I see! Wow. Well, their beauty surely makes up for the long wait Yup, it sure does! Too bad the adult are so short lived though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Love the colors on fresh adults! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Love the colors on fresh adults! Yeah, once they get older the colors fade a bit, when they are still fresh adults they are stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 How do you guys keep these? I had a great colony but it is dying out. I keep them at 75 F with a 2 inch deep coir substrate. I only moisten one end. I have hardwood leaves in it. I feed them dry kibble dogfood and apple. Maybe the substrate needs to be moist everywhere? Maybe the ootheca have dried out because the substrate is too dry? Any suggestions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 How do you guys keep these? I had a great colony but it is dying out. I keep them at 75 F with a 2 inch deep coir substrate. I only moisten one end. I have hardwood leaves in it. I feed them dry kibble dogfood and apple. Maybe the substrate needs to be moist everywhere? Maybe the ootheca have dried out because the substrate is too dry? Any suggestions? Thanks! That's pretty much how I keep mine, my whole substrate is moist at the bottom and dry at the top, that's how this species likes it. Are nymphs dying as well? If so I really don't know why they are dying, your setup sounds pretty good. Ootheca can take a long time to hatch, so maybe they have yet to hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 That's pretty much how I keep mine, my whole substrate is moist at the bottom and dry at the top, that's how this species likes it. Are nymphs dying as well? If so I really don't know why they are dying, your setup sounds pretty good. Ootheca can take a long time to hatch, so maybe they have yet to hatch. Thanks! OK. I am keeping them correctly. It has been a while (over 6 months) since I have seen babies. Hopefully the will hatch out pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Awesome roaches and glad to see you got some adults! Mine just sort of stalled on me and all I have is one ooth now. Fingers crossed it's good and I get them reproducing like my T. petiveriana! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Thanks! OK. I am keeping them correctly. It has been a while (over 6 months) since I have seen babies. Hopefully the will hatch out pretty soon. Yeah, hopefully the ootheca are fertile!! Awesome roaches and glad to see you got some adults! Mine just sort of stalled on me and all I have is one ooth now. Fingers crossed it's good and I get them reproducing like my T. petiveriana! Yeah, that was a while ago, all my adults are dead now, but at least I got a bunch of babies from them. That's weird that yours only laid one ootheca, hope it hatches for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yeah, that was a while ago, all my adults are dead now, but at least I got a bunch of babies from them. That's weird that yours only laid one ootheca, hope it hatches for you! I admit I only had a handful of roaches, but there were at least two females so I would have thought there would be lots more ooths. Oh well, we'll see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Well I only had two females and they laid a ton of ooths, perhaps they are hidden in the substrate? Mine hid their ooths very well in the substrate, and they were very hard to find. For a time I only thought I had like 5 eggcases, turns out I was way off! Perhaps a little digging session may turn up a few more ootheca? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 So I have a lid with many holes to keep the adults of this species in. I also have a moist substrate with hardwood leaves but the leaves are starting to mold. Is this a problem? Does anyone keep isopods with this species or will the isopods eat the ootheca? I am increasingly loving roaches that do NOT release their ootheca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 So I have a lid with many holes to keep the adults of this species in. I also have a moist substrate with hardwood leaves but the leaves are starting to mold. Is this a problem? Does anyone keep isopods with this species or will the isopods eat the ootheca? I am increasingly loving roaches that do NOT release their ootheca. Probably not a problem, unless it is really fluffy mold that hinders their movement. I wouldn't keep isopods with these, I've heard that isos will eat ootheca sometimes. I agree, live bearers seem easier to get breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Probably not a problem, unless it is really fluffy mold that hinders their movement. I wouldn't keep isopods with these, I've heard that isos will eat ootheca sometimes. I agree, live bearers seem easier to get breeding. OK. The mold is very minimal. Ya, I figured the isopods could potentially damage the ootheca. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 OK. The mold is very minimal. Ya, I figured the isopods could potentially damage the ootheca. Thanks! Shouldn't be a problem then, if anything it probably adds nutrients to the leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Shouldn't be a problem then, if anything it probably adds nutrients to the leaves. Thanks! Ya, might take out a few of the very moldy leaves just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 The rest of the nymphs I ordered from Peter over a year ago have finally matured into three females and two males! Here are a couple of pictures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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