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What are all our options for dry food? I feed old fashioned outs (which they love) and fish flakes (eaten with gusto). Mine just pack away a bury dog and cat food, flush fish pellets just mold to flats. What other options are out there? Grits, shredded wheat?

I know in the world of mammalian pets that the smell of ammonia is from urine and it means it time to change the bedding. My eublaberus roach Ben has a slight ammonia scent( or something similar). Is this also the smell of roach waste or something else? The only change is I now have 6 or so...

So my Eublaberus "pantanal" are finally starting to mature. What sex ratio is best to maintain fertility?

If you had to choose between these two species which would choose and why? Reproductive rates, maturation rates, housing requirements, ease of containment, smells, heat requirements, and ease of using as a feeder etc. Personally I am leaning towards the Surinam.

Stupid auto correct Blattella not boat tells wow, So at my recertification classes today one fellow ran some slides of wild German mutants that are being maintained at Virginia techs genetic stock center. Their website won't load but a found an article discussing one of the many strains, called...

I was researching and found an article discussing eublaberus serranus. It includes a key and pics. Just by looking at this pick they look the same. Has any one dissected a pantanal and compared it to this? If not I will have to once I get adults molting...

I have been googling and youtubing cave roach pics and vids since I'm snowed in. I am amazed at the stuff from gomantong cave Malaysia. P. Americana by the hundreds ( I wonder if that is there original range) and a pycnoscelus species on the floor it seemed. I also found pics of symploce...

Anyone live or had experiance roach hunting in Louisiana? My parents live on the edge of a bayou just south of Lafayette. I went there in September and only found mosquitos and super smelling millipedes. Perhaps the constant spraying of the mosquitos was the reason. Strange how the spray killed...

Anyone care to list the genus that have non climbing nymphs, from the climbing species? for example, Gyna, Pyncoscelus, Therea, Luchihormetica.... Any others? I am also curious what climbing genus nymphs CAN be contained by aluminum window screen, such as the hissers. I am looking for another...

I am new to roaches but I wanted share some more of my observations. My E. javanica have been enjoy some southern red oak branches and leaves that fell from an old tree in the backyard. The bark, lichens and mushrooms dissappear a little more each day. Relishing carrots. The pantanal just seem...

I had a E. javanica that molted into an adult the night I received them in the male. The next few days it's back leg on one side was stuck to the plastic and even if I helped remove it it would just get stuck again. She did die. Any ideas what was the problem?

So this pac man ( named mmmm butter) is a bit of a shy problem eater for me. The others I have eat in a feeding bowl or from tongs. This one will only eat crickets at night in his tank if left alone. My eventual plan is to feed my pacmans my eublaberus pantanal. However these will just...

I discovered harvestman hatchlings in my pantanal tank yesterday. Will these be a help or hindrance? At first I thought they might be good to prey on the small problematic pests(phorids and fungus gnats) but they would probably feed on the good cleaners as well. Kind of cool translucent little...

I got a good friend wanting to start a colony for his sons ant farm. Any tips on collecting? Preferred species to search for? Place that sells queens even?

......like watching paint dry. I have had my pantanal since nov 4 th and several appear to the size of adults so figured at least one would have mounted by now.

Is there anything more nerve racking than having roaches in the mail? Oh yes, the individual shipping them out on Dec 16th that is more nerve racking.