Recent content by MarcusTheRoach

Sorry. I’ve been on vacation in Florida.(I saw two Florida woods cockroaches!) Well... I’m back now! :)  It turns out Layla’s ootheca has hatched! Yay!!! We officially have nymphs! I was very worried about one of the adults eating the egg case, but thankfully that never happened (um.... duh!) I...

Hey guys! I just found this funny cartoon with some cockroach characters! Sure, the roaches are sort of “villains” and are depicted as gross.... but it made me smile. Also check it out if you like cats. It’s called Oggy and the Cockroaches.

My girl Layla seems to know my scent, and when I walk up to her, her antennae go crazy! It seems weird, considering that cockroaches really have an awful memory from what I have heard. Does she smell something she likes on me? I set up a camera to see what she does when I am NOT around. Well...

Guess what, you fantastic cockroach lovers!!! Last night, I heard a lot of ruckus from my roach’s cute little abode. I (very dazed and sleepy) looked at the clock after a loud scrambling sound woke me up....3 AM... UGH. I stumbled over to the exhibit, and was shocked to what I found. Marcus (my...

After my cockroach eats a large amount of food, he’s not his hyper, spunky self. He’s just... there. Is he just digesting or something? My female never does this after she eats. Lately, I’ve been calling him “Marcus the python” because he just sorta lounges about after he eats. Anybody here...

Okay. Plain and simple. About how much protein do my Americans need to stay happy and healthy? I know they love meat based food. I feed my roaches raw beef, small crickets, and banana. They love to eat (what little gluttons they are!) Is this a decent diet?

Okay. Marcus (my male American cockroach) is desperate for my female ( Layla) to give him some LOVE. Layla is having NONE of it. She’s ready to mate, but she’s been a big grouch when Marcus tries to get on with it. (I would be too) Marcus is acting more hyper and eating a lot more than normal...

A few days ago, I found my Americans devouring a cricket. I wondered if they had caught it but I have never seen Marcus nor Layla attacking another insect before. The next day I caught Marcus in the act of killing a much larger cricket. Layla joined in and then tugged it away from him. Marcus...