Tleilaxu Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Glorious, only let her mate with the best male. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 11 hours ago, Tleilaxu said: Glorious, only let her mate with the best male. Well I only see one subadult male in the enclosure, so that's the one she'll be mating with lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Adult male!! Note the enlarged, flattened areas on the hind legs that only males of this species have. Let the breeding commence! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubia4Life Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 6 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Let the breeding commence! I'm sorry, I just couldn't take that statement seriously lol. Congrats mate! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Dubia4Life said: I'm sorry, I just couldn't take that statement seriously lol. Congrats mate! LOL! Thanks man, hopefully I'll end up with lots of ooths soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 I've got two pretty small ooths now, I'm not sure if they are fertile or not, hopefully more will follow, (preferably larger ones!). Here are a couple pictures of one of the oothecae: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 WOOHOO!!!! Just found a completely normal sized ootheca in their enclosure today, things are looking up for my colony! However, I've tried so many different things to make them lay ooths, gave them a moist corner, added bark hides to the cage, increased ventilation, slightly increased overall humidity levels, added fruits to their diet, both actual pieces and baby food, etc., so I'm not sure what exactly got them to start laying! Also, there was one small, stunted nymph that was way behind the others in terms of growth, and a few days before my females started laying oothecae, it started growing again, really fast! It's only one or two molts away from adulthood now, so obviously something has changed in my husbandry that kick-started my nymph's growth and my female's oothecae production! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Bill Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Great news. What a beautiful species too. Congrats from Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Bufo Bill said: Great news. What a beautiful species too. Congrats from Bill. Thanks! Yeah, they are quite the handsome species, I'll be so happy if I can get offspring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Here's a picture of the normal looking ooth: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 So I gather from the look of these they adhere the ooth to a surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Matttoadman said: So I gather from the look of these they adhere the ooth to a surface? Yup, same goes for most Blattids IMO. They also try to cover the ooths with debris to help camouflage them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Up to five big oothecae now, here is a female laying #6! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 I've had several oothecae hatch out lately, lots of little nymphs running around now! Here are a few pictures of an ootheca hatching: First instar nymph a couple days after hatching: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockroachTV Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Hi guys. Well i got some Drymaplaneta from a friend. HE told me that i need to keep them on sand. Well i think sand is to dry? I found a couple of dead roaches, seems that they dried out... Do you have any hints for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 12 hours ago, CockroachTV said: Hi guys. Well i got some Drymaplaneta from a friend. HE told me that i need to keep them on sand. Well i think sand is to dry? I found a couple of dead roaches, seems that they dried out... Do you have any hints for me? No no, don't use sand, might be too abrasive for them. Just coconut fiber or peat works well! Keep most of the enclosure dry, with one moist corner, and they'll thrive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 I've gotten a culture of this species again, and they've been breeding well for me. Hopefully will be able to reestablish these beauties in the US hobby here soon! Some of my adults: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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