Introduction

[Roacher]

Hi. I'm an Ultrasound technician from central Illinois. I've been keeping roaches for a little over a year and currently have a dozen species under culture:


B. atropos-new starter
B. boliviensis-medium colony
B. lateralis-new starter
E. posticus-new starter
E. floridana-medium colony
G. grandidieri-small colony
G.portensa-small colony
H. flexivitta-small colony
N. rhombifolia-Large colony
P. nigra-small colony
P. surinamensis-small colony
R. cf. capelloi-small colony

I keep these as pets (no feeding out) and first learned of this forum through the Allpet Roaches" website.

 

[Hisserdude]

Welcome Roacher!

Nice collection, what types of beetles are you interested in?

 

[Roacher]

I'm not sure, I've only raised mealworm and superworm beetles...so I might like to explore other darkling beetle species.

 

[Hisserdude]

Well if you need any advice, feel free to ask!

I have bred a number of darkling beetles, they are a very fun group to keep!

 

[Roacher]

TY, I'll keep that in mind...I've done some research online re: blue death-feigning beetles; I guess no one has yet raised them past large larva??

 

[Hisserdude]

Orin McMonigle has reared some to adulthood, and maybe some other people too, but in VERY limited numbers. They are very picky on where they lay their eggs, and when they do they don't lay a lot of eggs. The pupa have a low survival rate as well, so it's pretty hard to breed these guys consistently.