Amici Con Coleotteri Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 City roaches! I see these at night when I'm coming home from work, and had to bring my camera out to try to get a snap shot for this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 City roaches! IMG_2478.jpg I see these at night when I'm coming home from work, and had to bring my camera out to try to get a snap shot for this thread. Ooh...Blatta orientalis! I love these guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I get so tempted to catch them on my route home but I think my brother would have a heart attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Here's one from Florida: Arenivaga floridensis , Florida Sand Roach. This specimen was collected in Highlands County, FL. They live in loose sand in the sandhill scrub habitat (see photo below) along Florida's ancient sand ridges. Also found an adult male but it died before I could get it home. They are somewhat difficult to locate but I hope to get more for future breeding. Arenivaga floridensis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 A. floridensis....super duper mega ultra awesome species from FL! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 A. floridensis....super duper mega ultra awesome species from FL! LOL Lol, thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Here's one from Florida: Arenivaga floridensis , Florida Sand Roach. This specimen was collected in Highlands County, FL. They live in loose sand in the sandhill scrub habitat (see photo below) along Florida's ancient sand ridges. Also found an adult male but it died before I could get it home. They are somewhat difficult to locate but I hope to get more for future breeding. Arenivaga floridensis Wow those are really cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Love all the photos! I used to have a decent variety of roaches, but now I'm down to 4 hissers (+ a few nymphs) and a lone dubia that lives with them. I often think about picking up all the hisser types and species (like I used to have) and a few other "high end" roaches, but for the moment I'm just going to stick with my 5 adult roaches. I have too many pets as it is. Keep posting those photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Love all the photos! I used to have a decent variety of roaches, but now I'm down to 4 hissers (+ a few nymphs) and a lone dubia that lives with them. I often think about picking up all the hisser types and species (like I used to have) and a few other "high end" roaches, but for the moment I'm just going to stick with my 5 adult roaches. I have too many pets as it is. Keep posting those photos! One can never have too many roaches Unless of course none of them are in cages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Wow those are really cool!!! Thanks! Finding them in the sand reminds me of looking for sand fleas at the beach to use for fishing bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Thanks! Finding them in the sand reminds me of looking for sand fleas at the beach to use for fishing bait. I miss looking for sand fleas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 That nymph has a spectacular color pattern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Cool pics! Hope you find more of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I also got some sand roaches (from TX) recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Nice! Do you know what species they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Nice! Do you know what species they are? A friend of mine believes that this is either A. tonkawa or something new to the hobby (maybe erratica?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 I also got some sand roaches (from TX) recently... Awesome!!! They look just like A. floridensis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 I gotta get my hands on some of these fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 I gotta get my hands on some of these fellas! Kyle has some tonkawa available on his website, but be very cautious as these are really hard to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Kyle has some tonkawa available on his website, but be very cautious as these are really hard to keep. Really? How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Really? How so? They seem to be picky about moisture level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Oh, ok. For some reason I always thought they were easy to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Oh, ok. For some reason I always thought they were easy to keep. That's exactly what I thought until people started telling me how hard it is to keep just enough moisture level to not kill them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Wouldn't it be best to keep it on the dry side? Thats what I've been doing, plus carrot slices help keep the humidity perfect and they might eat them. I notice my A. Floridensis like to make cool distinct sounds. And they aren't shy and don't mind the light. I use carrots in my cigar box as a humidifier, it works very well. Does anyone know the exact moisture level of the substrate that is best for this species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Wouldn't it be best to keep it on the dry side? Thats what I've been doing, plus carrot slices help keep the humidity perfect and they might eat them. I notice my A. Floridensis like to make cool distinct sounds. And they aren't shy and don't mind the light. I use carrots in my cigar box as a humidifier, it works very well. Does anyone know the exact moisture level of the substrate that is best for this species? Yep, it's best to keep them on dry side, but the ootheca needs some moisture to hatch (too much can kill them of course) so that seems to be another obstacle for many breeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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