ISO Lucihormetica verrucosa (Pairs)

[arachnoxious]

Hello, 

I am in search of a pair of an adult pair of Lucihormetica verrucosa. I am also open to any other glow spot roaches but I am partial to the "Warty"s  Ive got a bunch of small nymphs but I am so impatient and can't wait to observe their social behaviors. 

 

[All About Arthropods]

Hello, 

I am in search of a pair of an adult pair of Lucihormetica verrucosa. I am also open to any other glow spot roaches but I am partial to the "Warty"s  Ive got a bunch of small nymphs but I am so impatient and can't wait to observe their social behaviors. 

Not to cast a dark shadow on things, but I would highly sway you away from buying adult pairs of any Lucihormetica or closely related genera. Between the experience of me and a friend (@Hisserdude), it has been shown to be next to impossible (maybe even completely out of the question) to get babies from L.grossei, L.verrucosa, L.subcincta, and Hormetica apolinari after they are shipped as adults. I'm not sure if it's a severe stress reaction or what, but individuals that were acquired as nymphs produced babies readily, but ones that were acquired as adults didn't all the while being kept in very similar conditions to each other.

 

[arachnoxious]

That is quite an interesting observation and I will most certainly consider you and your friend's experiences. I may just wait out for my nymphs to grow. Thank you very much!