Orange head roach (Eublaberus Prosticus)

[Snake_Eyes]

I've read that they are one of the more stronger smelling roaches but exactly how strong are we talking?

The only roaches that I've experienced are dubia and lateralis.

 

[KyuZo]

The only roaches that I've experienced are dubia and lateralis.

umm what happened to your B. giganteous? i thought that you have some?
I think that i've seen some pictures that you posted.

 

[Snake_Eyes]

Nope, never owned them(yet) I've posted pics of a male and female dubia and one of my two male hissers that I keep with the dubia.

 

[Takumaku]

I say they have more of a musty smell (think dirty, wet laundry). I don't really notice it until I'm reaching inside the bin and disturb the colony. Not really offensive [to me]. Adding a little substrate will help to reduce the smell.

 

[Snake_Eyes]

Thanks.

Would you recommend them for a pet? I'm planning on ordering some craniifer soon and was toying at the idea of getting a dozen or so of these as well.

 

[pinkfoot]

E. posticus are a very attractive roach, and since you are planning some as pets, I think you will have no problems regarding odour, as the qtys will be small. My colony is around 65 or so, and I've never smelled anything offensive in their tank.

 

[cacoseraph]

my Ep colony (~30 adults 100-200 nymphs) can strip a mouse down to skeleton in ~24h. fun roaches. i TOTALLY prekill before i feed them out though =P

 

[Takumaku]

If you are going for a pet, I would recommend E. distanti over E. posticus. E. distanti are usually more expensive than E. posticus, but Dave Grimm is running a special now on them. He is advertising them at the same price as his E. posticus. The only difference between the two is the E. distanti won't attack the wings of the others, so the roaches stay alot prettier alot longer.

 

[Snake_Eyes]

If you are going for a pet, I would recommend E. distanti over E. posticus. E. distanti are usually more expensive than E. posticus, but Dave Grimm is running a special now on them. He is advertising them at the same price as his E. posticus. The only difference between the two is the E. distanti won't attack the wings of the others, so the roaches stay alot prettier alot longer.

Thanks I'll have to look into them.

I'm not familar on who Dave Grimm is, does he have a website I can check out?

 

[KyuZo]

Thanks I'll have to look into them.

I'm not familar on who Dave Grimm is, does he have a website I can check out?

Lol, you must not have visited this board for a while.
i haven't done any business with him yet but he has been selling roaches to a lot of people from the board.
i don't think that he has a website, but he posts an ads every now and then

 

[Snake_Eyes]

I visit the board somewhat regularly but hardly ever go to the classifieds/reviews section. Plus I've only been keeping roaches for a little over 8 months.

 

[KyuZo]

I have some tarantulas, but i think that roaches are more suiteble pets for me cause they are very active. plus you can have different species in one display tank.

 

[KyuZo]

just because they are roaches and roaches have a bad reputation, so they are not as popular among people.

 

[Snake_Eyes]

Yeah when I tell people that I keep roaches 99% of the time I get a followed by a They can't believe that I have roaches in my house(apartment) on purpose.

 

[dtknow]

Haha, so true.

They have a pretty strong defensive odor...way more than dubia. Their enclosures can get pretty musty especially if they are kept moist. The spines on their legs are also sharper than those on dubia and they will happily prick you if you grab them the wrong way.

 

[Takumaku]

Thanks I'll have to look into them. I'm not familar on who Dave Grimm is, does he have a website I can check out?

Just IM Dave, he is very quick at responding. One day he'll create a webpage, even if I have to barter with him to do it. Webpage for more roaches, sounds like a prettier good deal.

If you want to look at a website for pics, etc., check out James T. (blaberus.com). Both I would recommend buying from.

 

[Snake_Eyes]

Yeah blaberus.com was where I was originally planning on ordering from. I really like the looks of the orange heads but with them supposedly being really fast breeders and being stinky I think I might just pass on them and just get the death heads. If they weren't being kept in my bedroom I could probably deal with the smell.

 

[Takumaku]

Don't let the smell stop you, it isn't that bad. Yes, they are fast producers, but that's because they produce alot of nymphs (avg. 25) vs. Cuban roaches (B. fumigata that avg. 10) or any blaberus specie. If, by any chance, you have too many orangeheads, you can always sell them here or a local pet store/breeder.

Death heads are good too, though Blaberus giganteus might be a better "visual" pet roach. Peppered roaches also make great pet roaches. They are the slowest reproducers of the 3 mentioned.

A few more roaches that I'll add to this list are:
Neostylopyga rhombifolia (a.k.a. harlequin roach)
Rhypharobia maderae "Goldi"
Corydia (therea) petriveriana

 

[OldHag]

I think they smell a bit like a skunk... I like it
Dubia are still better IMO.

 

[cacoseraph]

i've had orangeheads in my bedroom for like 2yrs or so now. smell's not that big of a deal. all mine burrow all thetime anyways. i gave them like 6-7" of semipacked coconut stuff. their cage smells mostly like the coconut stuff. they do have a bit of an odor when you go to feed them out and the get nervous, though.