Roach Starters

[swatc1h]

Feeding dozen plus pedes plus more on the way. I'm looking to raise a colony of my own, a species that breeds fast with a decent size. BTW no flyers and cheap too. I'l browsing doubleds.org so yeah

 

[Stylopidae]

B. Dubia
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[cacoseraph]

lobsters!

glasswalkers, but stupid easy to breed!

i even know where you could get a decent starter colony... locally =P

 

[TheDarkFinder]

Nauphoeta cinerea
see Here

This colony loses about a 1,000 members a month, and still not decreasing. I started it about 8 months ago on 200 individuals.
I love B. dubia but they are slow starters, Had a colony for 4 months and still waiting. And there young are not all that small.

Nauphoeta cinerea young are soo small you can feed them to adult dart frogs.
thedarkfinder

 

[Peloquin]

I've been told to try Cuban roaches.
Dont know anything about them (Yet) but been told they cant fly, climb glass and wont bite so they sound ok. Also informed they have a good meat/shell ratio and breed easily. Dont know how long they take to breed though.

 

[Dom]

Lateralis are doing fantastic for me. I'm finding the dubias very slow. I've go the same amount of female dubias and lateralis and easily produce more lateralis each day than in a week with dubias.

 

[psionix]

Nauphoeta cinerea

^x2^

 

[Takumaku]

There are many species that will fit your bill:

1) Blatta lateralis (turkistan roach) -- non-climbing, non-flying roach that breeds as fast, if not faster, than the lobster roach (Nauphoeta cinerea).

2) Nauphoeta cinerea (lobster roach) -- climbing, but non-flying roach that breeds fast.

3) Blaptica dubia (orange-spotted roach) -- my personal favorite. A non-climbing, non-flying roach that emits a sweet smell. A little slower than Nauphoeta cinerea, but the advantages outway this disadvantage.

4) Eublaberus prosticus (orangeheaded roach) -- another "cheap" non-climbing, non-flying roach.

5) Byrsotria Fumigata (cuban burrowing roach) -- still haven't tried these out. From what I'm hearing on the european boards, these are another specie to try.

6) Blaberus ssp.

 

[james]

roaches

First I think size matters and if you have bigger pedes look for larger roaches. Blaptica dubia are my favorite, but the Blaberus fusca or hybrids do breed a little faster. For a smaller roach I still question why people recommend lobsters over lateralis. Same size, breed just as fast, with no climbing. The cuban roaches are very cool, but they are average breeders. The rothi do get very heavy and wide as adults.
James
www.blaberus.com

 

[Dom]

I recently read that someone was feeding a lobster roach to his T and it had babies before being eaten. Another negative as far as lobsters are concerned.

 

[swatc1h]

Thanks guys. 3 species looking forward too.

 

[NrthCstInverts]

I recently read that someone was feeding a lobster roach to his T and it had babies before being eaten. Another negative as far as lobsters are concerned.

Ive had this happen more than once...... usually not TOO big a deal, as i prefer to see the T or Scorp get the food instead of leaving the Lobsters run loose.... just scoop up the few babies that make it out before she expires.....
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i vote Lobster, lateralis, or for something bigger orange heads or discos.....


(forgot the orange spots too)

 

[Scolopendra55]

I'd say B.dubia (they do however take a while to get established).

 

[TheDarkFinder]

First I think size matters and if you have bigger pedes look for larger roaches. Blaptica dubia are my favorite, but the Blaberus fusca or hybrids do breed a little faster. For a smaller roach I still question why people recommend lobsters over lateralis. Same size, breed just as fast, with no climbing. The cuban roaches are very cool, but they are average breeders. The rothi do get very heavy and wide as adults.
James
www.blaberus.com

Price.
thedarkfinder