New Roaches

[Dark]

Recently got 2 different kinds of roaches from www.blaberus.com both just came in the mail this morning. Here they are Neostylopyga rhombifolia (harlequin roach) and the other one can't remember the name but I have it written down somewhere. Enjoy

 

[Dark]

heres another pic

 

[Dark]

oops here it is

 

[Mike H.]

Whats the " white " stuff they are eating ??

Regards, Mike

 

[Dark]

Whats the " white " stuff they are eating ??

Regards, Mike

white bread

it isn't harmful right?.....

 

[psionix]

i've wanted to get some N.rhombifolia for a while now, just never got around to it. awesome species, congrats.

 

[bugmankeith]

Roaches crave white bread because it has starch, and starch has sugar in it, a typical roach.

 

[Kevin_Davies]

Is the second species Panesthia australis?

 

[Dark]

Is the second species Panesthia australis?

I do remeber it being Panesthia something probably is that yeah...

 

[JohnxII]

In the long run, I think they will fare better in a less humid environment...

 

[Randolph XX()]

congrats that u got Panetheisa sps, they are really long lifed roaches, can compare to hissers, but i also recomend less humid enclosure and more rotten wood

 

[Dark]

can't find rotten Wood atm, Does the wood I have in the first tank work for both species? going to get some rotten wood soon as I can though.

 

[Dark]

Recently went to a forest near where I live and collected some rotting pieces of oak tree that had been scattered on the forest floor, Also gathered some Dried oak leaves. when I got home I put all the pieces of wood in a bucket and put boiling water on it to make sure nothing unwanted hurts the Panetheisa sps. Is this good for the food source?
Thanks



Eric

Also JohnxII which Species did you you mean for the "In the long run, I think they will fare better in a less humid environment..."

 

[Randolph XX()]

don't boil it, wood eating roaches need GERMS to digest , and the more rotten the much better for them, and also remember to keep the temperature down to mid 20s cheers

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

don't boil it, wood eating roaches need GERMS to digest , and the more rotten the much better for them, and also remember to keep the temperature down to mid 20s cheers

They eat mold rather than germs and mold grows on wood better after it is cooked. Whoever first came up with the idea you don't want to kill the pests on wood has limited practical experience. The Japanese who are kings of rearing stags pressure and heat treat (pressure cooker) all the wood used before use.

 

[Randolph XX()]

lol, sorry for poor word choice since English is not my first language
ya, ppl use pressure cooker to raise beetle larvae, but they add in specialized fungi for certain genuses of beetles
but since we don't know wat is the best fungi for the roaches, and based on the natural habitat i've collected Salenga and Panethesia, i've found they prefer very rotten wood and often found in mushroom farm in the mountain
cheers

 

[Dark]

and also remember to keep the temperature down to mid 20s cheers

Too late on the boiling part, but There are leaves in there that have not been touched by anything so maybe the stuff from the leaves will fix the wood, also how do I keep it in the mid 20s? Are you talking about Celsius? lol if I keep it in the mid 20s for Fahrenheit I would have to keep them in the Freezer

 

[psionix]

Too late on the boiling part, but There are leaves in there that have not been touched by anything so maybe the stuff from the leaves will fix the wood, also how do I keep it in the mid 20s? Are you talking about Celsius? lol if I keep it in the mid 20s for Fahrenheit I would have to keep them in the Freezer

he's talking Celsius.

FYI 25°C = 77°F

 

[Randolph XX()]

sorry for the misunderstanding, it is celcius, should be around 60-77F

 

[Spike]

Princisia vanwaerbecki is that what this species is if so I like it If not I like it