Hisserdude 887 Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Got a trio of nymphs from @Bmaines96, I'm so looking forward to breeding this finicky but beautiful species! Nymphs have a very fiery coloration, I love it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scrap 1 Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 That is a beautiful roach. I hope your endeavor into breeding them pays off! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 40 Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 So prickly ! great coloration as well! I won't buy any more Hissers until I fully grasp their husbandry... my Halloween hisser colony has been crashing... not sure what I am doing wrong. need to read more Keep us posted on their developments! and Good luck! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 8:17 PM, Scrap said: That is a beautiful roach. I hope your endeavor into breeding them pays off! Thanks, I hope so too, I want to see these better established in US culture! On 12/11/2020 at 12:13 AM, Martin said: So prickly ! great coloration as well! I won't buy any more Hissers until I fully grasp their husbandry... my Halloween hisser colony has been crashing... not sure what I am doing wrong. need to read more Keep us posted on their developments! and Good luck! Yeah, I love them! I'm sorry to hear that, how are you keeping them? Elliptorhina can be a bit finicky, but javanica is supposedly one of the easier ones. Thanks, will do! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted January 9 Author Report Share Posted January 9 My male molted, into what I believe is a subadult... Either that or a small adult, I'm not sure TBH, do Elliptorhina adult males get the really fuzzy antennae like other hisser genera do? Also, note the loss of most of the abdominal tubercles, this is normal in male davidi, females usually stay bumpy even in adulthood though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 Sadly, one of my females died in the subadult stage, seems to have been one of those random deaths commonly reported in this species... But, turns out my male I pictured in the last post actually is an adult, (and his pronotum darkened up a bit), and my other female has matured as well, so hopefully I can still breed this finicky species! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlamingSwampert 33 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 On 2/8/2021 at 7:25 PM, Hisserdude said: Sadly, one of my females died in the subadult stage, seems to have been one of those random deaths commonly reported in this species... But, turns out my male I pictured in the last post actually is an adult, (and his pronotum darkened up a bit), and my other female has matured as well, so hopefully I can still breed this finicky species! Sorry to hear that, I wonder why davidi just randomly die sometimes, but good luck (and keep us posted, as always)! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, FlamingSwampert said: Sorry to hear that, I wonder why davidi just randomly die sometimes, but good luck (and keep us posted, as always)! Some say it's heat related, others say crowding, diet, inbreeding, humidity levels, etc., who really knows at this point. Thanks, fingers crossed I get at least couple decent broods from this female! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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