Blaberus parabolicus

[Shawn H]

Does anyone here breed B. parabolicus? I was thinking of starting a culture of them for feeders. I've heard they breed fast and are larger and longer lived then B. discoidalis. Also not being able to climb is a plus.

 

[Shawn H]

No one? Are they that rare in captivity or are they just undesirable in some way to culture?

 

[Gsc]

I'm suprised you haven't checked out James's site. He usually has them for sale. Here is a link to one of his pages which lists B. parabolicus:

http://www.blaberus.com/FORMgallery2.htm

Hope that helps.

Graham

 

[Allpet Roaches]

No one? Are they that rare in captivity or are they just undesirable in some way to culture?

You have to be a Blaberus collector to really find them interesting (I kept them for more than eight years but gave the culture to a friend a year or so ago). They are notably bigger than a Discoid, are just as easy to rear but look pretty similar. People tend to upgrade to B. giganteus or B. craniifer because of the greater size and color difference.

 

[Roachfreak101]

B. parabolicus are my favorite Blaberus species.

They are more variable in their color than other Blaberus.

I had some that were light, and others that were almost black.

Mine were from Europe.

I like atropos also, but i think parbolicus are nicer looking.

I guess its all how you see them.

Yes James might have them.

 

[Shawn H]

Ok cool thanks guys, they sounded like good feeders to me because I've heard they reproduce pretty fast for a large sp. It's also nice that they arn't climbers. I was just wondering why they were not more commonly kept. Maybe they are common and just arn't very talked about. Craniifer are great but I have them more as a pet colony then feeder.

What do the people who keep tarantulas here prefer to use for sling food? I know many roach species would work but whats your favorite for spiderlings 1/4'' to 2''?

 

[Allpet Roaches]

The B. parabolicus I had were originally from Peru and the adult coloration was not variable. That should be the same stock that James at Blaberus has. I have no idea what the so called 'parabolicus' from 'Europe' would look like or where the stock actually originated.

Shawn H - none of the Blaberus speices can climb glass or smooth plastic. Firefly roaches work great for small slings.