Gerris2 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Hi everyone! I am a new member of Beetleforum.net and am happy to be here! I enjoy keeping beetles and cockroaches as pets, and am fortunate my wife is also happy with the insects. I currently have some Blue Death-Feigning Beetles (Asbolus verucosus)and "Superworms" (Zophobas morio) I saved from the feeder shelf at the local pet store. I hope to learn much from the discussions on this web site. All the best, Joseph Blue Death Feigning Beetle by Gerris2, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Oh that is a wonderful picture! What all roaches and stuff do you keep? If my mom wasn't allergic to roaches I would have more than these wood roaches I caught a little while ago. If the BDFB (blue death feigning beetles) have babies let me know. Hopefully I will be getting some babies from my Eleodes and maybe we could do a trade Do you mind if I use that picture as a wallpaper? I will put your username on it so I remember who's it was if it is alright with you lol, I love your avatar. Is it a large male hissing roach? I used to breed those before my mom found out she was allergic to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerris2 Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 We have the Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroaches. They make nice pets, and as you can see they do not mind hanging out on my forehead hahahahaha. Yes, you can use the photo. Thank you for the nice comments about it. Here is another photo taken at the same time as the first one. Blue Death Feigning Beetle by Gerris2, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Nice healthy beetle you have there My hissers would hiss away every single time I would try doing anything to them, lol. But once I would pick them up they would relax more and just hang there. The babies are hard to contain though, the babies can climb anything end escape anything almost, atleast that I tried Darklings make great pets, I have three five gallon tanks set up with Eleodes subnitens, Eleodes goryi, and Eleodes acuticauda. And I have goryi, spinipes, obscurus, and laticollis larva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Welcome to the forum! And I agree, that is a very good photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Great pic! Welcome to the club! Hope you contribute and learn lots here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerris2 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome, Inle and Ryan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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