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Hello, I just joined this forum although i've been in contact with some of the members here like Matt, Peter and Orin.

I first kept roaches around 4-5 years ago, I had something like 8 species primarily for feeding purposes, though I never really fed them to my reptiles. Some species I was successful in breeding, others were not, I guess I didnt pay enough attention then.

Anyway, I was watching a re run of a Jeff Corwin episode just recently where he found a Blaberus giganteus and became instantly addicted! :lol:

I started collecting them again for the past month or so and have so far gotten around 40 species, but I'm still looking to add more and more... :lol:

 
Sounds like me! minus Jeff Corwin, I was always a Steve Irwin guy :( Welcome to the boards!

~Cody

 
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I'm not really a fan of either, there are too many herp guys nowadays, I missed Brossard's Insectia though.

I see that you're an addict too :P , but you're lucky there are so many breeders and species available in the US unlike in my part of the world. :(

 
Welcome! 40 species is impressive in a month.

I'd say Europe is probably the best place for a roach hobbyist. I've seen a number of species posted from European collections that are either very rare or nonexistent in the US.

 
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What is "ipis"?

We actually do have a small handful of members from the Philippines. It must rank somewhere in the top 10-15 of countries represented on this forum.

Nice to see you here!

 
Peter Clausen said:
What is "ipis"? We actually do have a small handful of members from the Philippines. It must rank somewhere in the top 10-15 of countries represented on this forum.

Nice to see you here!
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Hey Peter,

It's cockroach in the vernacular. The typical house roach is often referred to as "flying ipis", the one species I'm terrified of :blink: hahaha...

Btw, I'm still waiting for the book to arrive, I probably should receive it by next week and I hope I dont see anything there that will not make me sleep for days! :lol:

 
Must be so nice to live in Manila with all the spectacular native bugs! I guess you'll just have to get used to the house roaches though.

 
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