Roach collector
Seventh Instar
Is just ordered some roach jelly along with some bysotria rothi nymphs off of bugsincyberspace.com and was wondering if anyone had any advice on the care of this species or has anyone used this roach jelly before.
Favorite Roaches
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For P. caudelli I kept finding males at local tennis court, but could not find any females so I never thought I would run across a female in my life.
In 2014 I went to FL with my Alabamian friends to collect Gonatista grisea. During the search one of the crews caught a roach and asked me what it was. I took a glance at it and realized it was a female P. caudelli! I got so excited that I screamed with joy. A friend later told me that he thought I was injured because I screamed so loud. LOL
After putting some efforts into this single female I managed to breed this species (turned out they were one of the easiest Parcos for me. LOL) and now have a fairly large colony.
For P. zebra, I've been wanting to acquire this species ever since I've learned about the existence of genus Parcoblatta. I've spent some money and asked various people to get this species for me but to no avail. Then in the winter of 2014 I was looking through the pictures of bugs I've taken back in 2012 and came across a picture of a freshly molted roach with its exuvia. The look of the exuvia reminded me of P. divisa but the coloration seemed a bit too pale for it to be divisa. Realizing that this could potentially be another species I've decided to investigate the place where i've found this specimen. The investigation resulted in about 20 ish Parcoblatta nymphs that all looked like divisa for me so I was disappointed. Turned out some of them were actually P. zebra. LOL
Tenevanica
Fifth Instar
I haven't kept little kenyans. I have however, used roach jelly. It's a waste if you have only a few individuals, but great for feeding large colonies. It will melt in hot and humid enclosures, and dry up in hot and arid enclosures. I use it to feed beetles, not roaches, but it's a good occasional food source.
Lol, that sounds like my reaction to finding my first Parcoblatta americana nymph, I had been informed there were no native roaches here, so when I found one I yelled "Oh my GOD" at the top of my lungs, my family members were quite alarmed! :lol: Glad the caudelli were easy to breed, they are one of the cooler Parcoblatta!
Ha, they were right in your homeland and you didn't even know, good thing you noticed and caught some more!
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Roach collector
Seventh Instar
Ok I might give it to my dubia colony to see how they like it or my embers once the colony starts to grow
no hesitation for me: hemithyrsocera histrio. :wub: :wub: :wub:
They are small but so beautiful: the black and yellow adult; the black,white and red nymph.
they are active on day and not shy or affraid. I can see them often in them box.
some of breeders around me have problem to keep them. so it was a challenge for me to have babies. at this time with 10 adults I have more than hundred nymphs. they are 15-21days, they look like ants.
this is not bragging. B) I give my breeding parameters to all who wish breed them. I want that this cockroach conquers the world
They are small but so beautiful: the black and yellow adult; the black,white and red nymph.
they are active on day and not shy or affraid. I can see them often in them box.
some of breeders around me have problem to keep them. so it was a challenge for me to have babies. at this time with 10 adults I have more than hundred nymphs. they are 15-21days, they look like ants.
this is not bragging. B) I give my breeding parameters to all who wish breed them. I want that this cockroach conquers the world
pannaking22
Gyna
I can certainly tell they're your favorite by your picture and by your other post! It's an amazing species and one I wish to own one day! It sounds like they would make a great display species too.no hesitation for me: hemithyrsocera histrio. :wub: :wub: :wub:
They are small but so beautiful: the black and yellow adult; the black,white and red nymph.
they are active on day and not shy or affraid. I can see them often in them box.
some of breeders around me have problem to keep them. so it was a challenge for me to have babies. at this time with 10 adults I have more than hundred nymphs. they are 15-21days, they look like ants.
this is not bragging. B) I give my breeding parameters to all who wish breed them. I want that this cockroach conquers the world
Tenevanica
Fifth Instar
A few people are breeding them, but don't have any for sale yet. One guy on here had a few nymphs for sale a few months ago but they sold quickly. So you probably won't find any for sale currently.
pannaking22
Gyna
It'll probably take a year or two for them to become readily available and then a couple years after that for the price to drop a bit. It'll be exciting times though when that happens!
Tenevanica
Fifth Instar
Yeah, it's good to know that they are at least in the USA. I'll place my pre-order now. Hope there's no DLC
pannaking22
Gyna
Let the saving begin! I kind of regret not picking some up from Wlodek when he was first selling them, but I couldn't quite swing the funds at the time. If he were to do it again though...Yeah, it's good to know that they are at least in the USA. I'll place my pre-order now. Hope there's no DLC
"Ok", "Yes", "I love H.histro!"the conquest beganh34r:
"look into my eyes", " you are in my power" , " you love H histrio" :lol:
You don't need to hypnotize me, I have been wanting them for years! Yep, I really wanted to buy them, but I mean, $70 dollars!? I ain't got that kind of money!
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Sleepy Lemur
Fifth Instar
$70 doesn't seem bad for such a rare species.
woww, I ever sold 80 nymphs= in US I'll sell them 560$ . In real life I sell them 1€/ nymph = 1,12$ . total=90$ I suppose that like in europe many breeders don't have babies. We are only two with very much avalaible. My 3 buyers are so affraid about the breeding that they sell 30, 40, 40 nymphs.
If only one US breeder use good conditions, he can very quickly make the happy of all american's breeders interessed. keep hope
I sell them 1€/ nymph = 1,12$ . total=90$ I suppose that like in europe many breeders don't have babies. We are only two with very much avalaible. My 3 buyers are so affraid about the breeding that they sell 30, 40, 40 nymphs.If only one US breeder use good conditions, he can very quickly make the happy of all american's breeders interessed. keep hope
Well it's too much for me! :lol Once more people start keeping them the price will go down, so I'll wait until then!
$1.12 each sounds like a fair price, if only that was what they sold for here!woww, I ever sold 80 nymphs= in US I'll sell them 560$ . In real life
If only one US breeder use good conditions, he can very quickly make the happy of all american's breeders interessed. keep hope
I agree, hopefully someone here will get theirs to breed as well as yours are, then they can spread them around the hobby more rapidly!
I sell them at this price because it's a hobby. I don' t want make money, just that the sales covers the cost of my hobby.
I want that a maximum of breeders has a chance to buy theses cockroaches for a fair price .
The cost of shipping for a priority letter ( 3cm heigh max) to US is of 12-15$. If after june, I have avalaible histrio, I'll propose some batches of 10 nymphs on this forum. (Just the shipping cost ).
please: don't contact me before june when I confirm I have avalaible.
I want that a maximum of breeders has a chance to buy theses cockroaches for a fair price .
The cost of shipping for a priority letter ( 3cm heigh max) to US is of 12-15$. If after june, I have avalaible histrio, I'll propose some batches of 10 nymphs on this forum. (Just the shipping cost ).
please: don't contact me before june when I confirm I have avalaible.
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