Diablo Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 So I stumbled upon basically a starter colony of sand roaches in my backyard (central/closer to Southern Arizona) this is my second time finding the nymphs and first time I've found adults, originally I had found some and had no idea what I was looking at and was worried some of my own got out so I culled them. Found out later it was a naturally occurring species. Now, it appears I have many on the property being in farmland and all, only kept one group that I found to raise and study. My current issue; however, im finding nothing in the way of caring for them. Does anyone here have any experience with the species? I've set a bin to be exactly the same environment as I found them, soft look sand and a single egg flat laid down for them to crowd under as I found them under sheet wood, in a shaded area with the exact soft sand I found them in but aside from that I'm walkin blind here. Also I'm fairly certain I'm correct on them being a sand/desert roach- but again very little information aside from freakin orkin sooo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 @Hisserdude wrote a great care sheet on Arenivaga spp. care. 🙂 Invertebrate Dude Caresheets: Arenivaga spp. (idcaresheets.blogspot.com) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Awesome thank you so much! I still haven't been able to find anything online till your comment -.- I took a break from research and checked my yard though, these guys are in every single area with a mesquite tree in their fallen leaves and they're everywhere. Swipe a handful of leaves aside under any of the 20+ trees and you'll find at least 5 specimens, I feel quite content with that- left all others alone to live besides one culture I wish to grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 11:28 PM, Diablo said: Awesome thank you so much! I still haven't been able to find anything online till your comment -.- I took a break from research and checked my yard though, these guys are in every single area with a mesquite tree in their fallen leaves and they're everywhere. Swipe a handful of leaves aside under any of the 20+ trees and you'll find at least 5 specimens, I feel quite content with that- left all others alone to live besides one culture I wish to grow No problem! Very nice - I could only dream to see Arenivaga in the wild, let alone in my own back yard. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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