Different species of roaches in one colony?

[MindUtopia]

Hey guys,

I just got my first roaches last night (thanks to Iguanamama!!). I have lobsters and orange heads. I would also like to pick up a bunch of B. dubia at the next show. I'm thinking it's going to be easier for me (since I live in very tight quarters) to keep the dubia and the orange heads together since both are non-climbers. Do you think this would be okay or is it a no-no? I know the orange heads tend to munch on anything they can get their mouths on including other insects. Do you think they'll eat too many of my dubia? And do you think this would cause too many problems with breeding? Let me know what you think.

Thanks!
Karen

 

[kraken]

I kept hissers and discoids together for 2 years,and both did just fine and was actually breeding better! They coexisted nicely! I say go for it,it wont hurt!

 

[IguanaMama]

Na, I gave you the orange heads because they breed fast. The orange heads might eat the new borns and the freshly molted nymphs of the dubias, so I wouldn't put them together. But, next time I see you, I'll give you some of those giant lobsters, I think you will like them and maybe that is all you will need. Only thing is they can climb, but they seem to like to stay put in their egg carton hides and they are not hyper at all, not like regular lobsters. Dubias burrow and are slow moving, I'm not a big fan, I've had them co-habitating with my ts for months before I've decided just to remove them.

Oh, and I didn't give you lobsters, I gave you lateralis...

 

[MindUtopia]

Oh, lateralis. I thought they didn't look a whole lot like lobsters, but I figured hey what do I know? We talked about so many roaches last night I must have gotten them crossed in my mind. Lateralis can't climb right? I think I remember that. That would be good 'cause I don't think I can deal with the climbers. I have enough housing issues right now living in this slum of an apartment, the last thing I need is a wild roach problem! So you wouldn't recommend putting the lateralis in with the orange heads either? The orange heads look so much bigger, so I'm guessing that wouldn't be ideal. I think I can manage two bins, but that's about it. Also, where do you find the egg carton material? For now, I'm just going to cut up what I actually have left over from buying eggs, but there must be a place I can buy it in sheets, right?

So many questions! It's scary being a newbie at something again!

Na, I gave you the orange heads because they breed fast. The orange heads might eat the new borns and the freshly molted nymphs of the dubias, so I wouldn't put them together. But, next time I see you, I'll give you some of those giant lobsters, I think you will like them and maybe that is all you will need. Only thing is they can climb, but they seem to like to stay put in their egg carton hides and they are not hyper at all, not like regular lobsters. Dubias burrow and are slow moving, I'm not a big fan, I've had them co-habitating with my ts for months before I've decided just to remove them.

Oh, and I didn't give you lobsters, I gave you lateralis...

 

[bugmankeith]

I keep B. Giganteus and Fusca together, they get along fine, and I have witnessed the 2 species breed with eachother.

 

[the_frog_kid]

i do not like the idea of keeping giganteus and fusca 2gether since hybredizing is very wrong and should be stopped immediatly
if dubia go in with eublaberus there is a good chance there will be no dubia in about a month
i feed my eublaberus prosticus and distanti crickets and extra roaches sometimes
perplaneta americana are worse tho
i dont know about mixing the lateralis and the dubia that mite work




thanx froggy

 

[Stylopidae]

Neh..some people like hybrids. Not my bag, but hey.

I keep B. dubia and B. discoidales together with very few problems. I also have a single B. fusca in with my lobsters.

I'm going to be keeping N. cinerea, B. fusca (full colony) and H. flexivatta in the same 40 gallon rubbermaid together.

It should work out as long as their nutritional requirements are met.

 

[bugmankeith]

If they are in the same genus their bodies and nutrition usually are similar, making them compatable. B. fusca and B. Giganteus get along great because a fusca is part giganteus somwhere down the genetic line. The giganteus are bigger but as long as they have enough space and food they act the same as the fusca and get along fine.

 

[cacoseraph]

i am pretty sure orangeheads ate all my hisser nymphs when i was trying multispec roaching.

my lobsters and hissers seem to get along quite well though (the lobs with hissers are doing better than the culture of just lobs i have... don't know if that is CUZ of the hissers or some husbandry issue though)

i feed my orangeheads extra lobsters and there are never any leftover soft bits

 

[Texas Blonde]

I would keep the E prosticus (orange heads) seperatly, as they seem to be quieter (for lack of a better word) roaches, and I dont think would do well with the competition. Different strokes for different folks and all.