My Roaches!

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Here's a thread devoted to my roach collection, I have threads like this posted on other forums but have yet to post on here, I hope you guys enjoy!

Blaberus atropos, (these guys have quite variable pronotum patterns):

Byrsotria sp. "Cuba":Female

Male

Chorisoneura texensis:

Ergaula capucina:Female

Male

Somewhat freshly molted male

 

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Gromphadorhina sp. "Hybrid":

Hemiblabera tenebricosa:Female

Male

Parcoblatta americana " Table-top Mountain ":Female

Male

Parcoblatta divisa:Female

 

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Polyphaga saussurei:Nymph

Pycnoscelus surinamensis:

Rhabdoblatta formosana:Adults

Nymph

Freshly molted adult

 

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Therea olegrandjeani:Female

Male

Therea regularis:Male

Subadult male

 

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Blaberus "discoidalis" (Probably a hybrid):Nymphs

Byrsotria fumigata:Female

Parcoblatta lata:Nymphs

Parcoblatta virginica:Nymph

Female

 

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Pseudomops septentrionalis:Nymphs

Adult

Gyna lurida:Nymphs

Gromphadorhina sp. "Hybrid":Newborn nymphs!!! 

 

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Parcoblatta americana:Female:

Parcoblatta bolliana:Male

Parcoblatta uhleriana:Female

Male

Parcoblatta virginica:Male

Parcoblatta sp. Unknown fulvescens like caudelli:Male

 

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Arenivaga tonkawa:Female nymph

Subadult male

Blaberus sp. "Venezuela":Nymph

Corydidarum pygmaea:Nymph

African Bullet Roach:Adult female

Arenivaga cf. genitalis:Nymph

Princisia vanwaerebeki "Big":Nymph

 

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Blaberus sp "discoidalis" (definitely a hybrid):

Pycnoscelus nigra:

Pycnoscelus sp. "Thailand":Nymph

Adult

Gyna lurida "Normal":Adult male

Dorylaea orini:Nymph

Paranauphoeta discoidalis:Adult female

The happy couple, (Male on the right)

 

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Corydidarum pygmaea: Adult male

Female nymph

 
Pseudomops septentrionalis, my last pair:Female

Male

African Bullet Roach:Male

Therea petiveriana:Female

 

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Panchlora sp. "White", a completely new edition to the US hobby!:Males

Female

 

[ashleenicole]

You have some beautiful roaches! I currently only have a few Elliptorhina javanica, but I'm really interested in keeping Therea olegrandjeani as well.

 

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You have some beautiful roaches! I currently only have a few Elliptorhina javanica, but I'm really interested in keeping Therea olegrandjeani as well.

Thanks! E.javanica is a great species, so is T.olegrandjeani, though they are a bit specific when it comes to moisture requirements.  

 

[ashleenicole]

Thanks! E.javanica is a great species, so is T.olegrandjeani, though they are a bit specific when it comes to moisture requirements.  

Any tips for a newbie who might be interested in getting a few T. olegrandjeani? Also, what other species would your recommend for someone who is pretty new to roaches? So far I've only kept B. dubia, madagascar hissers, and the E. javanica. Sorry for all the questions, you just seem to know your stuff!  

 

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Any tips for a newbie who might be interested in getting a few T. olegrandjeani? Also, what other species would your recommend for someone who is pretty new to roaches? So far I've only kept B. dubia, madagascar hissers, and the E. javanica. Sorry for all the questions, you just seem to know your stuff!  

Therea olegrandjeani are relatively easy to keep, just be sure to give them a deep substrate with a moisture gradient, make the lower half of the substrate moist, and keep the top layer dry. Also make sure they have a layer of dead leaves on top of the substrate, as that is their main food source. They will eat other foods such as dog food, fruits and veggies on occasion, but mainly eat the dead leaves.  

There are lots of good beginner options, as roaches are so easy to care for. I would suggest something in Blaberus, (besides B.giganteus), most of them are pretty hardy and easy to care for, and some species are really stunning looking, like B.craniifer! Hemiblabera tenebricosa is also another great pet roach. 

And it's no problem, I love helping people out with roaches and spreading knowledge around, if you have anymore questions, let me know.  

 

[ashleenicole]

Thank you so much! The B. craniifer have caught my eye before, so they may be the next species I look into, as well as the T. olegrandjeani. I can see this becoming an addiction very quickly.  :lol:

 

[Hisserdude]

Thank you so much! The B. craniifer have caught my eye before, so they may be the next species I look into, as well as the T. olegrandjeani. I can see this becoming an addiction very quickly.  :lol:

No problem, hope you are able to find both of those species! Yes, make no mistake, Blatticulture is known to be a very addicting hobby!

 

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Pseudomops septentrionalis a friend gave me. 

Male

Female with ootheca

A rather banged up individual I have affectionately named BP; "Broken Pseudomops". 

Byrsotria fumigata:Male

Gromphadorhina sp. "Hybrid":Male

Corydidarum pygmaea:Probably an adult female

Dorylaea orini:Adult!!! 

Gyna lurida:Pretty whitish adult female I found

Panchlora sp. "White"Males (This is now one of my favorite species in my collection)

Pycnoscelus sp. "Thailand"Adult (This is what most of the adults in my colony look like)

 

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Arenivaga bolliana:Adult female

Subadult male

Parcoblatta fulvescens:Adult female

Got some new species from @Brunneria a few days ago! Latiblattella rehni:Small nymph

Cariblatta minima:Adult female

And here is a picture of my adult pair of Corydidarum pygmaea snuggled up together: