Recent content by JohananV

Hi, I am looking to buy some javanicas, which are not readily available(or available at all) in South Africa... Would anyone be willing to ship to S.A. for a reasonable price? :-) Please reply on this thread or P.M. me.

Hi there, I am looking to get some E. Javanica. But I reside in South Africa. Does anyone know if there are some available(I found nothing yet) or of someone who will be willing to ship to S.A.(without a large minimum order, I'm only looking for the javanica)? Please bear in mind that one USD =...

Hello Everyone, How are you doing? A friend of mine is wanting to start a colony of Periplaneta as a food source for her pet Monitor. I have been trapping roaches in my home, and am hoping to give them to her as a starter colony. I am slightly concerned, however, about toxicity resistance in...

Greetings, I have a small colony of Oxyhaloa deusta, that is really just getting started. However, I had a wonderful surprise this morning, and found many, many nymphs amongst the leaf litter which covers their substrate. My setup is as follows; Substrate:sand(about a centimeter deep); hiding...

Hello All, I am new to the hobby, and am hoping to kick off with some Periplaneta australasiae. I am hoping that they will give me the opportunity to get used to the difficulties and challenges of the hobby before I move on to other, more challenging species. I already have an adult female...

Hi There, I am an insect enthusiast, who is just starting to get over the scary factor of cockroaches. I have noticed some, quite major, differences in the Periplaneta cockroaches in and around my house(Its next to impossible to keep them out of your house here), and I was wondering how one can...

Hello Everyone, I am an insect enthusiast from South Africa. I have suffered from some fear of Cockroaches, and now wish to keep some species so that I may overcome this fear. As I have been doing research on keeping cockroaches, I have realized that some species are really quite attractive. I...