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Their frass works as a humidity buffer. If it's dry enough that is. I have had some moisture related issues, that went away after there was some dry frass on the bottom. They do not seem to mind and it doesn't affect the roaches. At least not for me. They burrow inside and hide, nymphs eat the...

Did any of you notice a roach with some kind of edema - trapped fluid bubble inside the roach wing. It seemed orange like an orange juice. I have euthanized that roach, so I can't post a photo. Otherwise, the male dubia seemed OK.

Regarding my post above. The superworm beetles DO harass roaches. I found that after a while they started predating on molting nymphs. As soon as I noticed that I started removing them. I fed them all the time and roaches stared multiplying exponentially while the number of beetles was...

I'm not sure he can recover if his abdomen is severely injured. I think someone with more experience will be able to give you the advice.

I've been (over)thinking the other day about frass, roaches and other invertebrates who in their early stage consume frass of older insects to get nutrients and also inoculate their gut microorganisms. Do the organisms in the frass die off after a while and if you, for example, use older frass...

I have my own garden and mix tea with all kind of herbs. I tried giving the residue to my roaches and they just love it. Good source of water. They eat everything before it can even start moulding.

My Dubias also only eat fruits vegetables and grain. I give them wheat bran or stale bread from time to time, but they are usually on potatoes, greens, oranges, carrots, apples, (They hate bananas and won't touch them). Tried giving them dog kibble some time ago - just one and it remained inside...

Just wanted to add Blatta orientalis as my opinion but rather waited to get a second (third, fourth...) opinion. Now I'm certain :) Thank you!

I've made a photo of a roach I found while being on vacations a while ago. It was hanging out around a pub (outside) and I was glad I only ordered beer. :) Does anyone know it's ID. It was on a Adriatic coast (Mediterranean). It was outside during the day which was strange. It stopped for a...

I always thought superworms are a bit more aggressive than mealworms and would most likely hurt (predate) roaches, but in the end it seems it's the opposite - their population just doesn't seem to go up much. Like you said, their number stays low and population grows really slow. The beetles are...

Here's a thing... somehow my Dubia roach bin got infected with a couple of superworms. It seems they were male-female combo, because they started mating. I didn't find time to remove them, so in 4 months or so, I got 15 very large zophobas morio beetles and around 10 large superworm larvae and a...

Wow, these are fat. You fry one and two people can get fed. :)

Happened to me too. Whoever said that Dubia roach males can't fly, haven't seen my aviators. I have made a flaw in design of my breeder box. Fancy lid had a small holes on each side (where handles are) through which the roach can escape - looks like it was designed to let a roach through...

I have had the same issue when I first bought adult roaches. They were not happy for some reason and I waited for a few months before they decided to keep their ootheca inside and complete the pregnancy. Until this day, I'm not sure what was wrong, I assumed they were just shocked because they...

Too small for my liking, but they sure are interesting and colorful little buggers. :)

I keep my breeder box dry. All their humidity comes from vegetables and fruit, their food. If I leave half of orange inside, they eat it in an hour or so. Two days later, the skin of that orange is completely dried out. Males don't have issues molting and I don't have mold related issues...

I only had a dozen or so females and now I have a whole breeder. Since the beginning I stopped giving them high protein feed, because it can harm hem in the long run and instead feed them vegetables and wheat bran. I wrote a little bit here and posted several photos on my blog...

Just to let you know, I have found first tiny worms today. I've seen them in substrate of my breeding adults container and in the second container in which I have placed the corn cobs and dried out stuff from the breeding container. I gave both some carrots so they can hydrate. Thanks for...

Well, I've read about egg cannibalism and did not see it myself. They may have enough water and they don't eat the eggs, I just read they like to do so. I feel much better now regarding the topic! The thing is, they hardly touch the fruit/vegetables when I place them inside, so I guess they are...

A couple of days. If it stays wet (orange for example) longer, I leave it there longer. If I suspect it could start molding or anything, I replace it. I usually leave carrots inside even after they turn dry and hard. If not the beetles, larvae might eat them later on. I just toss them into my...