Hisserdude Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Got a group of nymphs from Roachcrossing, hopefully they'll do well for me, from what I understand they have somewhat specific humidity requirments... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Very nice! Keep us update! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, Roach collector said: Very nice! Keep us update! Thanks, and will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyvie Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Ah, the "fuzzy" roach - I've had my eye on these. I'm looking forward to future pics of growth & development! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 24 minutes ago, Skyvie said: Ah, the "fuzzy" roach - I've had my eye on these. I'm looking forward to future pics of growth & development! I've wanted some for years, very glad I was able to get some, can't wait to see the adult females in person! Thanks, will kept this thread updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Whoa, very neat! Good luck with them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 2 hours ago, pannaking22 said: Whoa, very neat! Good luck with them! Yeah, they are pretty cool! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Bill Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I had some of these a few years back. Bomb-proof is the word I went from 6 to 100+ in a single generation. They do well with twigs to climb too. Mall the best from Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Bufo Bill said: I had some of these a few years back. Bomb-proof is the word I went from 6 to 100+ in a single generation. They do well with twigs to climb too. Mall the best from Bill. That's funny, just found one of my nymphs dead, so I'm actually quite concerned about them ATM. What conditions did you give them, I'm particularly interested in the humidity levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Bill Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 50% with occasional spraying and fruit or veg on offer permanently. The larger ones in particular like to hang of branches during ecdysis like mantids. Cereal/grain products help too. Hope this helps All the best from Bill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Bufo Bill said: 50% with occasional spraying and fruit or veg on offer permanently. The larger ones in particular like to hang of branches during ecdysis like mantids. Cereal/grain products help too. Hope this helps All the best from Bill. Alright, that's about the same humidity setup I have too. Thanks for the info, really appreciate it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 This is one of my wish list species. Having been to Ethiopia, I am drawn to animals from there. It is a beautiful place. hope you have good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 6 hours ago, Matttoadman said: This is one of my wish list species. Having been to Ethiopia, I am drawn to animals from there. It is a beautiful place. hope you have good luck. Yeah, was on my wish list for quite some time, luckily Kyle had them in stock again for the first time in forever! Wow, that's cool, yeah would love to go visit Ethiopia, along with several other areas in Africa, lots of interesting invertebrates there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Unfortunately I didn't look for inverts while I was there. I was into the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Matttoadman said: Unfortunately I didn't look for inverts while I was there. I was into the birds. Well I'm sure the birds there are awesome too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Updates please. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 13 hours ago, Tleilaxu said: Updates please. They've all grown quite a bit, will try and get pictures of them sometime soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 @Tleilaxu Will be adding photos to this thread tomorrow, but in the meantime, enjoy this dark, blurry video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 How tame them down? My roaches won't tolerate handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Tleilaxu said: How tame them down? My roaches won't tolerate handling. You can't really tame them, but some species become calmer at adulthood. Those Periplaneta and Pycnoscelus you have aren't really good species for handling. lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tleilaxu Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, All About Insects said: You can't really tame them, but some species become calmer at adulthood. Those Periplaneta and Pycnoscelus you have aren't really good species for handling. lol Yeah I kinda gathered that from catching them lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 16 hours ago, Tleilaxu said: How tame them down? My roaches won't tolerate handling. This species is pretty laid back compared to some others, Periplaneta are way crazier than these guys! You could possibly acclimate them to handling over time, the more you handle them the more they may get used to it, IDK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Nymph eating me: Nymph eating chick feed on me: Nymphs eating chick feed in food bowl: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanislas Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Very nice species! I'll put them on my wish list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, stanislas said: Very nice species! I'll put them on my wish list You should definitely get some, they are very cute and not too skittish either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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