Ometeo Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Dear hobbyists, I wanted to reach out and ask what, if any, species of roach do you keep? Or which ones have you kept in the past. I am also interested to find out of there are any hobbyists out there keeping Cryptocercus punctulatus. Thank you kindly, -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worldsparadox Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Im currently keeping a small colonie of Gromphadorhina portentosa (madagascar Hissers), another small colony of Blaberus discoidalis (discoid roach) and a large colony of B. dubia for feeders. all i have to say is i love my roaches, their fun to play with, and easy to care for. Im not familuar with anyone keeping C. Punctulatus, ive actually never even heard of/ seen in the hobbie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Kuhns Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I keep origami hissing cockroaches! =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I am keeping Eurycotis floridana, Pycnoscelus surinamensis, Ischnoptera deropeltiformis , Parcoblatta virginica, and some unknown wood roaches. Will be getting 400 lobster roaches soon. lol I used to keep some Cryptocercus punctulatus (I collected them in Smokey MT.) but they all died due to the overheating (I wasn't expecting sunrays). I feel really sorry for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I am also interested to find out of there are any hobbyists out there keeping Cryptocercus punctulatus. In my experience that species takes five years to reach adulthood. They will die if handled much at all. I don't think much of anyone is aware of how long it takes them to mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ometeo Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Being such a basal roach I am very interested in hearing the experiences of those that have kept them. I would like to give them a try soon. Also, for those that keep or have kept "domino roaches" there are at least three known species, two of them have found their way into the hobby, let's try to keep them labeled correctly. Phil, I am always amazed by your origami work. Lucanus, are you using most of your cultures as feeders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Lucanus, are you using most of your cultures as feeders? Lobster roach is the only roach that I am planning to breed as feeders. Other roaches are for studying their behavior and their life cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Eurycotis floridana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefrogtat2 Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 i currently keep a few sp myself feeders: dubia and lats for the small guys collectors: glow spot B.giganteus B.rothi E.cappucina G.lurida N.rhombifolia P.nivea P.australasiae P.suranamensis P.nigra Rhypharobia sp. ex. malaysia bullet roaches A.insignus used to have a bunch more but weeded out all but these andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Forgot to mention. I have P.suranamensis as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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