Conditions of detention Megaloblatta blaberoides

The conditions of our laboratory: the temperature is in the range of 25—30 (they do not suffer from fluctuations at all, if they are smooth). Humidity not less than 80%, absolute ventilation, that is, through holes in a plastic container (on opposite walls) with a diameter of 15 cm, tightened with a thin steel wire mesh. Substrate 1—2 cm (coconut peat), food — apples and food for cats and/or dogs, gammarus. Cannibalist. Ooteca incubate under the same conditions, but in separate containers, the maximum incubation period is more than a year, but they may come out earlier. Nymphs grow for a long time, more than a year.
WOW, so you have actually bred them? That's insane, and that oothecae incubation is SO long! You said cannibalist, do you mean are they cannibalistic towards each other? I really hope to see these bred in the hobby more often soon, would be amazing if they made it to the US! :D

 
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And the young nymphs who have just come out of the oothecae eat the same thing ?

 
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I'd use bark pieces, both laying on the ground and placed vertically to climb on.

 
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For nymphs or for adults ? You don't need a rotten tree ?
For nymphs and adults bark should be fine. I don't think these require rotting wood, although if your enclosure was large enough, a big rotten branch/log would make a nice piece of decor. 

 
If you are talking about the size. What is the size of the container for 6 nymphs ? And for 6 adults ?

 
If you are talking about the size. What is the size of the container for 6 nymphs ? And for 6 adults ?
I think to start the nymphs off, a 20qt bin would be fine, with multiple feeding stations so they can easily find food. But as they start getting large I'd move them to something twice as large to get the biggest adults possible. With lots of vertical bark for them to molt from.

 
What does your feeding station look like ?
For some species I use a plastic milk/juice cap as a food bowl and put food in there, but for more picky species that don't like using bowls, I just place food straight on their substrate or hides, in corners of the enclosure or high traffic areas.

 
Thank you! And what kind of vegetables do you give ?
For vegetables I'd use lettuce, carrots, and maybe sweet potato.

Do I need daylight lighting ?
Probably not, they are a nocturnal species after all, but exposure to indirect daylight during the day would also be fine.

How to distinguish a male from a female ?
You probably won't be able to notice this until they are larger, but the last ventral segments on their abdomens will be much smaller on males than on females. Similar to how you sex Blaberids.

 
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