Is it possible to keep two different kinds of roachs in same enclosure?

[BoyFromLA]

What title says.

I was wondering if I can keep Blatta lateralis & Blaptica dubia roachs in the same enclosure.

Any inputs & insights might be helpful.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

It depends on what they eat, as far as I know, Dubias eat anything but the Turkestan cockroach isn’t carnivorous, you could give it a go and test but rather be safe than sorry I say, but I would put them in together

 

[pannaking22]

Won't work with those two. The lateralis drop ooths that I can almost guarantee the dubia will eat. Other species can be kept together, but I don't really know of any feeder species where that works.

 

[Vfox]

I wouldn't mix them, as already said the dubia's will cause issue with the ootheca of the lats, but eventually the lats will crowd out the dubia because they grow so much faster regardless of ootheca munching.

I've kept B. dubia and B. discoidalis together successfully, the only problem is nymph separation if you're selling any off. They also do well with the Eublaberus genus paired up.