Recent content by Sleepy Lemur

Just completed a trade with Webuildart. Communication was VERY good. The roaches arrived safely and quickly, with the addition of adults and a nice over count. Highly recommend him, and would gladly do business with him again!

Today while misting my Gyna caffrorum colony, I noticed something very strange. Usually, while misting, several adults will come out of hiding and run around a bit before burrowing back down. I have not measured my Gyna caffrorum, but I'd say the adults average around 1" in size, some slightly...

For a while now, I assumed this species was Supella Longipalpa, the brown banded roach. However, they seem to lack any sort of banding as both adults and nymphs.. Whatever they are, they are a very common species in the outdoors of Northern California. This is the best picture I have for now...

I wasn't aware some Blaberus sp possess defensive odors until my colony of B. Fusca matured into adults. The bin itself actually smells quite pleasant from the oak wood placed around the cage, but when disturbed, they give off a horrible smell. I don't even know what to compare it to. When...

Roaches All listings are for NYMPHS unless otherwise stated. Elliptorhina javanica nymphs $2/each adult pairs $10 Blaberus craniifer UCR nymphs $2each or 15 for $15 Blaberus craniifer "Orin" $2 each, 15 for $15 Oxyhaloa deusta $20 per 75 mixed Blaberus atropos $1 each mixed nymphs, 25 for...

My dad, knowing I'm a huge invert lover, told me he found a ton of "rolly pollys" under a tarp. Sure enough, there were easily 100+ of these beefy guys running around underneath. Never seen so many in one place before.. Of course I took enough to get a colony going. A positive I.d. Would be...

I recently ordered a dozen of these guys. Any tips on care? I'm assuming moist enclosure, hardwood leaves, wood, and carrots? Thanks in advance

So I'll be going to Arizona for a week in March. I know it isn't the best time to collect bugs, but I'm going to give it a shot. I'll mostly be looking in the Tucson/tombstone areas, if anyone has any good locations, or tips in general for collecting in AZ, please share.

Been finding these guys in a few of my bins. They don't seem to bother the roaches, but there is quite a few of them in one bin. They're a bit larger than mites, brown, and quite fast. They appear to be wingless

Lately I've read of some folks saying that Blatta Orientalis is not a potential pest species. Online sellers often list this as a non-pest species, however, my experiences with Blatta Orientalis says otherwise.. In my town in Northern California, they are very common. Usually they're seen in...

Hello, I've been trying to do some more in depth research on cockroaches lately, but haven't found many good sites. Obviously there is the forums, which have helped me immensely, but I'm looking to find out about what characteristics set roaches apart from each other (i.e. Differences between...

Hello, I recently bought some hissers labeled as "G. Portentosa", however they look like they may be hybrids?

Hi, first time poster. I've recently gotten into the roach hobby by buying some g. Portentosa and others. Currently I'm housing about 6 adults/sub adults in about a 27 qt sterlite container, with ventilation holes on the lid, Vaseline, as well as pantyhose cut and tied, and stretched over the...