Breeding Parcoblatta?

[Laboulbeniales]

Hi everyone,

I wonder what specific demands the pecies in the Parcoblatta genus have? What kind of food do they want? Do they need some special substrate to thrive and breed? What is the ideal temperature and should the temperature fluctuate?

Hope someone can straighten these question marks!

/Henrik

 

[Ralph]

I've raised them at 70-80 degrees F in summer and 50-60 in winter. Diet of hardwood, flake fish food, cereal, fruits and vegetables, dead leaves. They breed readily and the courtship is fun to watch if you stay up late. Even though they sometimes don't seem to eat much, they should be fed especially regularly when there are oothecae because they sometimes cannibalize those.