Blaberus giganteus

[bugmankeith]

nope.. just fly(sorta) when the get to th edge of your hand, every so often i take one outside and throw it into the air and it flies a few yard away (think how grasshoppers fly) oh and they have those nasty itchy leg spikes

A little advice Thedude:

I did the same thing and my roach flew into a tree and I never got it back, male giganteus can fly VERY WELL outside especially if they catch a breeze and your likely to loose them.

A while back many people called me irresponsible because of what happened to mine, and i'm surprised nobody bashed you about it yet, guess it's just me they hate. Anyway all i'm saying is be careful.

 

[Vfox]

Do these guys eat the normal roach food; Fruits, dog food, and green?

Also, can they climb plastic and glass, or no?

Lastly has anyone ever tried to cohabitate them with any other species? I would love to get a few, but the only place I can keep them would be in my dubia colony.

There is just something about a winged roach that large that is really appealing to me.

 

[thedude]

nope.. just fly(sorta) when the get to th edge of your hand, every so often i take one outside and throw it into the air and it flies a few yard away (think how grasshoppers fly) oh and they have those nasty itchy leg spikes

A little advice Thedude:

I did the same thing and my roach flew into a tree and I never got it back, male giganteus can fly VERY WELL outside especially if they catch a breeze and your likely to loose them.

A while back many people called me irresponsible because of what happened to mine, and i'm surprised nobody bashed you about it yet, guess it's just me they hate. Anyway all i'm saying is be careful.

trust me im well aware of how they can fly... i had one go about 15 yards or more through a crowd of people up at pennstate a few years ago but even before then i was well edjucated on how my bugs can fly

 

[REAL]

trust me im well aware of how they can fly... i had one go about 15 yards or more through a crowd of people up at pennstate a few years ago but even before then i was well edjucated on how my bugs can fly

I believe bugman mainly said it cause he was worried. I'd say you better watch out too cause one day your luck will catch up with you on that.

To VFOX:

They're nonclimber species from what i read. The food you listed should be the same as other roaches, at least from my understanding.

About mixing different roaches together, I hear you gotta watch out about getting hybrids but this is far out of my current knowledge so I'll stop there.

 

[Vfox]

About mixing different roaches together, I hear you gotta watch out about getting hybrids but this is far out of my current knowledge so I'll stop there.

I don't think mixing a Blaptica species with a Blaberus species would create a hybrid, but I am not 100% certain. Either way, I still would like to get a few adults, like 5-10. It would certainly be easy enough to tell the difference between them and my dubia, hah.

 

[dtknow]

The Blaberus giganteus would end up getting outcompeted by the Blaptica dubia.

 

[Vfox]

The Blaberus giganteus would end up getting outcompeted by the Blaptica dubia.

Oh I didn't really plan on breeding the B.giganteus, but if they did breed that would be cool. I just wanted some adults to keep around, I suppose as a pet moreso than anything else. I certainly wouldn't feed them to my scorps.

 

[bugmankeith]

Vfox, I order all female nymphs of B.Giganteus, most sellers are good in that they let you choose what you want to order.That way none reproduce, and I dont have to worry about females fighting like males do. Plus, females live much longer than males and are generally bigger, and if there pets, that means you'll have them longer to enjoy.

 

[Vfox]

Does anyone know of a dealer that sells them as freshly molted adults? I'm not really interested in raising one of adulthood, unless it's a subadult and will molt within the next month or so. I just want at least one adult to start, to see how I like them, and if I do, which I most likely will, get a bunch. As of right now though, I'm just looking for one adult (female because of the age and sizes as mentioned by Keith).

 

[Stylopidae]

The Blaberus giganteus would end up getting outcompeted by the Blaptica dubia.

I have Blaptica dubia in with Blaberus craniiferXdiscoidalesXfuscaXgigantea and the Blaberus ssp have actually been breeding faster.

Of course, I have more Blaberus adults than Blaptica, so if there are any competition problems, it could take awhile for them to rear their head...but as long as there's always food in the tank there shouldn't be any problems.

Both are breeding at a very fast rate, about half the speed of my lobster roaches (lobster colony matured in ~8 months).

Granted, Blaberus gigantea is the slowest growing of that genus I wouldn't count it out. I don't think it would be completely outcompeted.

 

[Jc millipede]

Hi, can anyone tell me what age/size can

blaberus giganteus nymphs be sexed?

are there colour variations in this species?

Under optimal conditions what is the length of time from birth to adult

any pics of male and female nymphs appreciated and if could also highlight the differences.

Thanks for any replies