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I was wondering what is the most prolific species of cockroach that CAN NOT climb glass and can be used as a feeder for scorps and T's??
Best Feeder Roach??
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billymac
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Blaptica dubias would be my choice..
My understanding is that Blatta lateralis is the most prolific.The lateralis are very fast and lay egg cases that may need a certain humidity level. The lateralis seem to be more tolerant of lower temperatures than the dubias.
The dubias are much slower moving, give live birth and are perhaps double the weight (?).
The dubias will sometimes dig if placed in a tank with substrate (such as my scorpion tank) whereas the the lateralis don't.
I have lateralis and dubias and prefer working with the dubias.
The dubias are much slower moving, give live birth and are perhaps double the weight (?).
The dubias will sometimes dig if placed in a tank with substrate (such as my scorpion tank) whereas the the lateralis don't.
I have lateralis and dubias and prefer working with the dubias.
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Does anybody know where I can get these for a good price?
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Blaptica dubias of course. Very mellow, slow moving and large enough.
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Look here.
http://www.blaberus.com/
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Fast breeding nonclimbers
If speed of breeding and non climbing are the 2 most important characteristics, then Blatta lateralis are the way to go. They top out at a little over an inch in length. Males are winged females arent. A female can drop an egg case every 2 weeks or so and each egg case can have 20+ nymphs hatch. These are not live bearing roaches unlike dubia. The egg cases hatch in about 2 weeks. One advantage to them over live bearing is its easier to keep them from having babies in the cages they are being fed to as egg cases can be picked up. They do not dig or burrow but move very fast. As an example I sold 500 of them to a business at the beginning of the year. They were using over 10000 crix a month. Not counting mealworms etc.They now have no need to purchase any crix or mealies. Also they reach maturity fast in about 3 months or so. They are an extremely fast moving roach however. So if you are looking for something close to cricket size and fast breeding and nonclimbing are the paramount concerns then Blatta lateralis is the top choice far surpassing dubia based on the criterion mentioned:drool:
Digby Rigby
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Pics of actual animals I have had for sale including lateralis and orange Isopods among others
http://exoticfeeders.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=18
If speed of breeding and non climbing are the 2 most important characteristics, then Blatta lateralis are the way to go. They top out at a little over an inch in length. Males are winged females arent. A female can drop an egg case every 2 weeks or so and each egg case can have 20+ nymphs hatch. These are not live bearing roaches unlike dubia. The egg cases hatch in about 2 weeks. One advantage to them over live bearing is its easier to keep them from having babies in the cages they are being fed to as egg cases can be picked up. They do not dig or burrow but move very fast. As an example I sold 500 of them to a business at the beginning of the year. They were using over 10000 crix a month. Not counting mealworms etc.They now have no need to purchase any crix or mealies. Also they reach maturity fast in about 3 months or so. They are an extremely fast moving roach however. So if you are looking for something close to cricket size and fast breeding and nonclimbing are the paramount concerns then Blatta lateralis is the top choice far surpassing dubia based on the criterion mentioned:drool:
Digby Rigby
DigbyRigby@exoticfeeders.com
Pics of actual animals I have had for sale including lateralis and orange Isopods among others
http://exoticfeeders.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=18
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Can Pycnoscelus surinamensis climb glass?
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OK I have a question for the roach info helpers. Is there a roach with all of the characteristics of the above, except larger? I am looking for a larger feeder for some of my Tarantulas and scorpions. thanks
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i always saw the thread about "best feeder"..from my own view..
i would vote B. dubia...medium size (4~5cm), cant fly/climb/ life bearing,
very low smell, NON aggressive(that mean can hv a high housing density),
i have got some advise at discoids, but i feel its more agessive than dubia,
they always fights..just my own idea.
if u wanna got a bigger size sp. i think Archimandrita tesselata and
Blaberus giganteus would do the job.
i would vote B. dubia...medium size (4~5cm), cant fly/climb/ life bearing,
very low smell, NON aggressive(that mean can hv a high housing density),
i have got some advise at discoids, but i feel its more agessive than dubia,
they always fights..just my own idea.
if u wanna got a bigger size sp. i think Archimandrita tesselata and
Blaberus giganteus would do the job.
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dubias are mostly 4cm due to inbreed in captivity
Discoids or fusca/ fusca hybrids are bigger and much more meaty
i found B.lateralis has the best movement to attract scorps and Ts cuz they are not as "flat" as others, but only for small stuff not for big Ts or emperors etc.
Discoids or fusca/ fusca hybrids are bigger and much more meaty
i found B.lateralis has the best movement to attract scorps and Ts cuz they are not as "flat" as others, but only for small stuff not for big Ts or emperors etc.
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I think what you can take from a thread like this is that there are many good species. I think the best plan is to buy 4 or 5 and try them out. See what you like best and then commit to a colony for long term use. I have info on a few species under the Help & Support, but there are lots of them.
James
www.blaberus.com
I think what you can take from a thread like this is that there are many good species. I think the best plan is to buy 4 or 5 and try them out. See what you like best and then commit to a colony for long term use. I have info on a few species under the Help & Support, but there are lots of them.
James
www.blaberus.com