Matttoadman
Blatta
I was curious if any could give me some info on these? How active, shy are they? How are they generally kept? Thanks.
Anyone keep Eupolyphaga sinesis?
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All About Arthropods
Elliptorhina
I currently have a group of the white eye strain. They are not really all that active, the females and nymphs stay under the substrate while the adult males reside along the top layer. You are going to want to keep these similar to Therea with the top half of substrate being dry and the bottom half moist. They are going to feed mainly on dead leaves like the other Corydiids and really seem to like supplemental foods (perhaps the most of any Corydiid that I've observed seeming to require regularly offerings in order to keep from cannibalizing the oothecae).
Roach collector
Seventh Instar
I feed mine apple and carrot. They'll eat cichlid pellets as well.
During the day, my Eupolyphaga roaches stay hidden in the substrate. However at dusk and during the night the adults are relatively active. The males tend to wander around and will escape if the lid isn't closed well (happened here).
Compared to Polyphaga roaches I find them much more active. They are however shy and will dig if disturbed. If you pick them up, they often play 'death'.
As 'All about insects' and 'Roach collector' mentioned, they eat leaves and eat quite a lot of additional food. I feed mine gold fish food in addition to the substrate leaves.
They do prefer more moisture than most Polyphaga species. I keep half of the container moist. I use a substrate of coconut coir mixed with partly rotten oak leaves. My roaches mainly reside in the moist part of the enclosure.
They are produce a lot of ootheca, which hatch relatively fast if you keep the temperature high (4-6 weeks at 30°C-32°C/ 86°F-90°F) .
Compared to Polyphaga roaches I find them much more active. They are however shy and will dig if disturbed. If you pick them up, they often play 'death'.
As 'All about insects' and 'Roach collector' mentioned, they eat leaves and eat quite a lot of additional food. I feed mine gold fish food in addition to the substrate leaves.
They do prefer more moisture than most Polyphaga species. I keep half of the container moist. I use a substrate of coconut coir mixed with partly rotten oak leaves. My roaches mainly reside in the moist part of the enclosure.
They are produce a lot of ootheca, which hatch relatively fast if you keep the temperature high (4-6 weeks at 30°C-32°C/ 86°F-90°F) .