Recent content by Hisserdude

These have been a dream species of mine, ever since I first recieved my copy of the "Allpet Roaches" booklet, which has one on the cover (erroneously IDd as Paratropes lycoides). Such an iconic species, if I can rear these to adulthood I will be ecstatic. 😄

IT HATCHED!!! 😁 Around 20 nymphs, several of which I found still hanging out inside of the ootheca, which was oddly devoid of any of the usual membranes left inside that separate each egg. The total time from the ooth being laid to hatching was a little under 4 months, so not terrible, it...

I think the longest reported incubation was around 14 months for M.blaberoides according to Russian hobbyists.

Oothecae of this species can take over a year to incubate... so it will be a while still.

I would do terrible disgusting things to get these... 🤣

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The adult females are more hefty than some would think! Males are quite light though.

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That is promising if they've been white so far. :)

Though FYI it seems the white in California laevis is not always a genetic thing.

I wouldn't mind giving them a shot. :)

I gave mine used substrate from an old bin, a coco fiber and sand mixture, and they've done just fine, they really are not picky.