Favorite roach!

[Roachfreak101]

Mine is Archimandrita tesselata, the peppered roach.

I think they are really cool, they make a great display specimen just because of their size!

I would pick one up, put it on my hand, and it would just stay there while i walked around with it.

What is your favorite and why?

 

[Chris Driggers]

I'd have to say my favorite species that I have kept so far would have to be B. dubia mostly because of the individual personality differences, they are also a great feeder roach, and at this time all of my roaches are feeders.

My favorite that I haven't kept yet would be domino roaches.

 

[Gsc]

I gotta go with the Austrailian Giant Rhino Roaches (Macropanesthia)... I really love the Macropanesthia and panesthia species roaches... but the glowspots are REALLY growing on me... hard to pick just one.

 

[Peter Clausen]

Easy one for me. Ergaula capucina! Maybe because it sounds and looks like a cappuccino with a swirl of cream (male has a beige band). The female is so beetle-like. Anybody out there have these in culture? Been a good seven years since I've seen them

Peter

 

[Allpet Roaches]

I just can't do it!

I can, however, show you my favorite hisser ever (biggest giant stock I've seen, they do vary a lot). Anyone claiming to have seen one this big must include a photo with measuring device. I have a big hand.

/monthly_08_2007/post-3-1187616637_thumb.jpg

 

[aquanut]

I like the Discoid, a pretty roach thats a great feeder. I had some dubias but like the looks of the Discoids better. I"m waiting to get a dozen Peppereds that i have a feeling will be my new favorite (pet Roach)

 

[jbrd]

Here are a couple of my wifes babies. Of course these are all females...... :blink:

<<<<----OMG!

About to molt......

The big males ran into the roach motel we built and could not get them for a photo oppurtunity , pictures coming soon. Those guys are way bigger than the females hehehehe :lol:

 

[Keith]

Wow, those hissers look like walking cigars!

 

[Zephyr]

Hmm... I like hissers, but orange heads and discoids are growing on me.

Baby discoids are soooooooo cute! ^^

 

[Slizarus]

I'm a huge fan of Blaberus Craniifer and Hissers (Giants, Blacks, Tigers, or any of the other Genus/Species like Princesses)

I really really miss my hisser colony. I got 100 giant adults for $25 shipped one time, man I wish I could find that deal again.

 

[_Nagash_]

Neostylopyga rhombifolia

or my hissers. They are all so cool

Regards

Robin

 

[Michael Johnson]

Blaptica Dubia are our favorites currently. They are hardy, non-climbers, no scent, slow, and breed at a good rate but not excessively fast.

They are also awesome feeders for our Leopard, Gargoyle, and Crested Geckos.

I've grown so attached to them I feel bad feeding them to my gang sometimes..

 

[jbrd]

We finally got some pics of some of our big males...and couldn't resist adding just one layer of the nursery...lol

/monthly_09_2007/post-21-1190823594_thumb.jpg

/monthly_09_2007/post-21-1190823569_thumb.jpg

There are sooooo many...... :blink:

 

[bugnut]

I just can't do it! I can, however, show you my favorite hisser ever (biggest giant stock I've seen, they do vary a lot). Anyone claiming to have seen one this big must include a photo with measuring device. I have a big hand.

here's one of mine

/monthly_09_2007/post-127-1190964713_thumb.jpg

 

[bugnut]

This one I call cork screw

/monthly_09_2007/post-127-1191019958_thumb.jpg

 

[Roachsmith]

Wow! Those are some long hissers! I don't think I have any that look quite like that.

It's hard to pick a favorite roach. I like my Archmandrita tesselata a lot though. My nymphs are giant. I can't wait to see what the adults look like. They're really active too and don't mind me watching them eat.

 

[Allpet Roaches]

Where'd you get your hisser stock from? They may be closely related to mine.

 

[bugnut]

Where'd you get your hisser stock from? They may be closely related to mine.

I got giant morphs and black morphs from Olivia at BugChick.com