Stugy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Does anyone here have these roaches? Thinking of getting a few from Kyle (roachcrossing) and not exactly sure what they need. They sound like fun roaches but there is almost no info on them. :/ Would love pics of enclosure and roaches lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 They may be smaller than you think and they are difficult to contain. I use a deli-cup with a screen lid for the culture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Would this be fine? http://imgur.com/a/tDANG I will be adding small air holes so they can breath and would a thin substrate (coco fibre maybe 1/2 inch?) be fine? Any other things that may be needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 30 minutes ago, Stugy said: Would this be fine? http://imgur.com/a/tDANG I will be adding small air holes so they can breath and would a thin substrate (coco fibre maybe 1/2 inch?) be fine? Any other things that may be needed? I feel like the babies would get out of any holes you could make, you should either go with no ventilation, (like how I keep all my small Ectobiids), or get some micro-screen and install that into your enclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 I think I will go for no ventilation for now until I can do an upgrade for the enclosure once I get to know how the roaches behave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Does anyone happen to have any pictures of this species? The only one I can really find is the one by Kyle on his website. I saw that there was a photo thread of these a while back but I can't open the pictures and they don't show. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Here we go 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 OMG Thank you. They are so cute! Amazing little roaches! A lot smaller than I expected, even after I was told to expect smaller! Do they happen to have a food preference from your experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Beautiful little species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 40 minutes ago, Stugy said: OMG Thank you. They are so cute! Amazing little roaches! A lot smaller than I expected, even after I was told to expect smaller! Do they happen to have a food preference from your experience? Mine pretty much enjoy anything I throw in such as apple, carrot, cabbage, dog food, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 I just got 4 yesterday and 2 already molted to adulthood I would take pictures of them if 1: they didn't move so fast, 2: They weren't so small, 3: they didn't hide so much, and 4: my camera is crap. But they are so fun and cute! I do not regret buying them one bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Stugy said: I just got 4 yesterday and 2 already molted to adulthood I would take pictures of them if 1: they didn't move so fast, 2: They weren't so small, 3: they didn't hide so much, and 4: my camera is crap. But they are so fun and cute! I do not regret buying them one bit. Nice, glad to hear they are doing well for you! Yeah, Ectobiids can be a real pain to photograph lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Oh btw. Is there a way that I can sex these little guys? I barely know anything about roaches as I'm just running around buying anything that looks interesting xD Plus since two of them molted without problems and they are eating fine, I'm guessing I'm not killing them. Very good sign for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Body shape will be the easiest way to tell gender, though it takes practice to get used to that. Females will be a bit wider, while males are pretty skinny. There could be something with wing length in this species too, but @Cariblatta lutea would know more about that then me since I haven't kept this species (yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Males have narrower body than females. Also, their abdomen tend to be jet black whereas females tend to have white abdomen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Does/can this apply to the nymphs also? So far the two adult ones are males :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Stugy said: Does/can this apply to the nymphs also? So far the two adult ones are males :/ Unfortunately no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 The other two just molted or shed (whatever the roach hobby calls it) to adulthood. They all seem to be males. But I'm just gonna let them do whatever and hope that at least one turns out to be a female. One seems noticeably larger than the others so I'm hoping that one is a female though it does not have a white abdomen. Unless you count the legs xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Unfortunately this species doesn't show any size difference between male and female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Here's a pic of a female (one in the center) showing its abdomen. You can see that it has white abdomen with a bit of black at the center (apparently the amount of black in the abdomen can vary from specimen to specimen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugy Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Welp. Only males then. ughhh xD My christmas money is the only money I get all year (which i used to make the purchase)! Time to wait 'till next year then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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