Pycnoscelus surinamensis colony.

They (the americana)got curious when the lid is opened, but the ones I have and had never made a serious effort to escape when I opened it.

The Australian roaches generally hide when I open the lid.

That said if they felt cornered by what I was doing, then you would see some impressive acrobatics but once they "got used" to me messing around even that became less frequent. From my experience they seem rather quick on the uptake and if they don't see you as a serious threat they aren't going to be dashing around. That said they will not tolerate handling, look but don't touch.

Just don't leave the lid opened for prolonged periods without supervision. They will also make a concerted effort to find escape routes when placed in a new cage but once they can't they will settle down to a normal routine.

@Hisserdude I will give the ooth a closer inspection tomorrow, though I'm not going to open any until three months have passed. For a "pest species" they take their sweet time hatching.

 
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Very interesting. I'm looking for a suitable climber replacement for my E. javanica. Which would be a pet/tarantula feeder. So far I'm toying between P. australasiae, the bullet roach and the red headed roach. 

 
Matttoadman said:
Very interesting. I'm looking for a suitable climber replacement for my E. javanica. Which would be a pet/tarantula feeder. So far I'm toying between P. australasiae, the bullet roach and the red headed roach. 
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Don't discount periplaneta americana they don't look like much, but they are rather bold as far as roaches go.

 
Well sadly Ive had to say good bye to my remaining Periplaneta colony, while I have now an actual permenant location to stay at and work near by the apartment management does not allow cockroaches, however Im sure I can have exotic roaches since they often don't look like the "pest" species. (Im already gathering the supplies in preperation) So now the remaining australasiae are now running free and hopefully liking their freedom again, though now they don't get regular meals and safe lodgings.

One day I will get Periplaneta again.

 
Tleilaxu said:
Well sadly Ive had to say good bye to my remaining Periplaneta colony, while I have now an actual permenant location to stay at and work near by the apartment management does not allow cockroaches, however Im sure I can have exotic roaches since they often don't look like the "pest" species. (Im already gathering the supplies in preperation) So now the remaining australasiae are now running free and hopefully liking their freedom again, though now they don't get regular meals and safe lodgings.

One day I will get Periplaneta again.
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Sorry to hear that man, that's a bummer! :(  Personally I would have tried bringing them in without the management knowing, as it's unlikely they'd find out about them if you kept them hidden enough... 

Oh well, hope you can at least get some of the less "roachy" looking Blattodeans! :)

 
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Sorry to hear that man, that's a bummer! :(  Personally I would have tried bringing them in without the management knowing, as it's unlikely they'd find out about them if you kept them hidden enough... 

Oh well, hope you can at least get some of the less "roachy" looking Blattodeans! :)
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