Hisserdude Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Finally got some of these beauties, one of the first to keep them in the US, fingers crossed they'll breed for me! Here are some pictures of a couple nymphs! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroHydroRay Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 👍 Awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubia4Life Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Excited to see some adults! Those look great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 20 hours ago, NitroHydroRay said: 👍 Awesome Thanks, I certainly think so! 17 hours ago, Dubia4Life said: Excited to see some adults! Those look great! Me too, hopefully should have some adults within a month or so, not actually sure how long these take to mature... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 One of the nymphs matured, it's a female! A true beauty! Turns out the nymphs produce a waxy substance all over their exoskeletons, similar to Porcellionides isopods and several desert Tenebrionids, which aids in preventing dehydration! These are the only roaches I know of that produce this substance, even the adults have a thin layer of it! There really isn't anything like these in Blatticulture, they are so unique, really glad to be working with them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 One of my males matured! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auz Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 neat! I never heard of these, it's very interesting that they produce a waxy substance to keep them from dehydrating much like a blue death feigning beetle I assume? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Auz said: neat! I never heard of these, it's very interesting that they produce a waxy substance to keep them from dehydrating much like a blue death feigning beetle I assume? Yeah, they are a relatively new arrival to the hobby, and an obscure one at that. Yes, much like BDFBs and some other Tenebrionids, I believe the waxy coating aids in preventing dehydration, since they come from a very arid habitat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JavaJavanica Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 These are gorgeous!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 minute ago, JavaJavanica said: These are gorgeous!! Thanks, I certainly think so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Here's one of my super plump and probably gravid females, fingers crossed I get babies from her soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Here's a couple pics of a subadult male, you can really see the waxy coating well here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shon2 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Here's a couple pics of a subadult male, you can really see the waxy coating well here: Very, VERY beautiful, I love that unique, waxy look they have. Are they friendly? I can't wait to see how they grow and develop over time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Shon2 said: Very, VERY beautiful, I love that unique, waxy look they have. Are they friendly? I can't wait to see how they grow and develop over time. Thanks, me too, definitely one of the more unique species to enter the hobby in a while. I don't know exactly what you mean by "friendly" lol, if you mean to ask if they are calm, then not especially, they usually scurry away pretty quickly when disturbed. Thanks, hoping for babies here pretty soon! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shon2 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Thanks, me too, definitely one of the more unique species to enter the hobby in a while. I don't know exactly what you mean by "friendly" lol, if you mean to ask if they are calm, then not especially, they usually scurry away pretty quickly when disturbed. Thanks, hoping for babies here pretty soon! 😄 Haha, I meant exactly what I said! Some of the roaches I've helped care for at the Aquarium / the ones I keep myself seem to have little personalities... They come up for food and greet your hands when you lower them into the enclosure. Some will even groom your or eat from your hand instead of just grabbing the food and running. That being said... I don't have much experience with roaches as a whole and I wasn't sure if there were other species that acted like this, or if ours were just oddballs that are too used to people's interactions! 😂 Whatever the case, your new species is lovely and maybe they'll learn to calm down for you / any other visitors that might come take a peek. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Shon2 said: Haha, I meant exactly what I said! Some of the roaches I've helped care for at the Aquarium / the ones I keep myself seem to have little personalities... They come up for food and greet your hands when you lower them into the enclosure. Some will even groom your or eat from your hand instead of just grabbing the food and running. That being said... I don't have much experience with roaches as a whole and I wasn't sure if there were other species that acted like this, or if ours were just oddballs that are too used to people's interactions! 😂 Whatever the case, your new species is lovely and maybe they'll learn to calm down for you / any other visitors that might come take a peek. Yeeeeaaahh I've never had any roach species that was actually friendly, what you are describing are hungry roaches that are very used to human interactions, and have learned said humans are what feeds them. 😂 I've had some species like Deropeltis sp. "Jinka" eat food while being handled, and several have tried taking nibbles out of me, especially when my hands smell like food, those are just calm, bold species and/or individuals that are accustomed to handling... Bantua sp. "Namibia" probably isn't going to be one of those species, while they aren't extremely skittish, their first instincts are definitely to bolt when touched or disturbed. 😅 I did have one female give me a nibble while I was holding her for a bit though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shon2 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Yeeeeaaahh I've never had any roach species that was actually friendly, what you are describing are hungry roaches that are very used to human interactions, and have learned said humans are what feeds them. 😂 I've had some species like Deropeltis sp. "Jinka" eat food while being handled, and several have tried taking nibbles out of me, especially when my hands smell like food, those are just calm, bold species and/or individuals that are accustomed to handling... Bantua sp. "Namibia" probably isn't going to be one of those species, while they aren't extremely skittish, their first instincts are definitely to bolt when touched or disturbed. 😅 I did have one female give me a nibble while I was holding her for a bit though. I guess my phrasing did push out a bit more anthropomorphism that I meant it to! 😂 At any rate, your collection is amazing. Also, sorry if I'm asking a lot of beginner questions (here or elsewhere), you just seem so knowledgeable and I'd rather ask than wonder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, Shon2 said: I guess my phrasing did push out a bit more anthropomorphism that I meant it to! 😂 At any rate, your collection is amazing. Also, sorry if I'm asking a lot of beginner questions (here or elsewhere), you just seem so knowledgeable and I'd rather ask than wonder. Just a little bit lol, though there has actually been at least one study showing individual roaches do have varying personalities and tendencies... 😅 Thanks, I may be down to two species right now, but I think they're two pretty awesome ones! And no problem, I'm happy to help! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Fingers crossed you get babies! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 30 minutes ago, Cariblatta lutea said: Fingers crossed you get babies! Thanks man, hoping the females will start popping any day now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Well I've gotten one small litter from one female, it appears I didn't provide enough ventilation for them to gestate properly, a common problem with Perisphaerinae... I've added MUCH more ventilation recently, so fingers crossed I get some normal, bigger litters soon! 😁 Anyways, here are some pics of the cuties, (who have since molted once): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Still no new litters, but things do appear to be moving in the right direction with the added ventilation, more females plumping up. Here's one of the males, there are still a couple in there that are alive and well: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 My first clutch of six nymphs are all growing very well, they are all half grown already!!! Here's some pics of them: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 The offspring from that first, small litter have started maturing, took them only about 3 months and a week... Here's one of the new adult females: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 At least five babies were born a few days ago, (the 10th to be exact), apparently smaller brood sizes of half a dozen are normal for the females' first litters, their subsequent litters are normally in the 10-15 range, (this based off data collected from four other breeders of this species). Fingers crossed more litters are on their way! 🤞😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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