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dubia
Your must have your temps off or something because the from mating to live berth doesn't take nearly 3-5 months. The females extend the oothica out and rotate it 180 degress and then pull it back in. There body is the incubator and they rotate the babies just like spiders rotate egg sacks. I started selling dubia so many years ago and they are now the most popular feeder roach on the market. I have had over 100 different species of roaches throughout the years and even now have several species nobody in the US has ever seen before. There is still much to learn but guys like Orin have led much of the research. On average I have anywhere between 25,000-100,000 dubia and have seen all shapes and sizes. Nutrition can affect there look, temp can, and I'm sure other factors. I keep mine at 80F nearly all the time and the breed like crazy.
Most people don't realize that lateralis came over on military cargo. I had friends that collected them in parts of Arizona next to a base. This roach has quickly become a replacement to lobsters for many people. I have had them for years know and had many escape (in the early days before better containers) their container but never my room. They like most roaches seem to head for the closest source of water and usually will die of drowning. Now in warmer states like Texas, Florida, etc lateralis could be a real problem. You really must keep them with some climbing agent and a solid vented lid. Hissers are the real interesting one. They come from a very warm climate, but can withstand very cold temp. I have had one alive in my garage for over a year with temp sometimes dropping in the 20's. These suckers are very hardy and although they can't reproduce in these temps they can survive.
James
Your must have your temps off or something because the from mating to live berth doesn't take nearly 3-5 months. The females extend the oothica out and rotate it 180 degress and then pull it back in. There body is the incubator and they rotate the babies just like spiders rotate egg sacks. I started selling dubia so many years ago and they are now the most popular feeder roach on the market. I have had over 100 different species of roaches throughout the years and even now have several species nobody in the US has ever seen before. There is still much to learn but guys like Orin have led much of the research. On average I have anywhere between 25,000-100,000 dubia and have seen all shapes and sizes. Nutrition can affect there look, temp can, and I'm sure other factors. I keep mine at 80F nearly all the time and the breed like crazy.
Most people don't realize that lateralis came over on military cargo. I had friends that collected them in parts of Arizona next to a base. This roach has quickly become a replacement to lobsters for many people. I have had them for years know and had many escape (in the early days before better containers) their container but never my room. They like most roaches seem to head for the closest source of water and usually will die of drowning. Now in warmer states like Texas, Florida, etc lateralis could be a real problem. You really must keep them with some climbing agent and a solid vented lid. Hissers are the real interesting one. They come from a very warm climate, but can withstand very cold temp. I have had one alive in my garage for over a year with temp sometimes dropping in the 20's. These suckers are very hardy and although they can't reproduce in these temps they can survive.
James
