lobs vs. lats

B

blay

First Instar
Hello!

Please tell me witch feeder roach should i pick: lobster roach or lateralis???

I cant decide,so i am asking you guys witch sp. would you pick (or you already did)and why???

Alsaw tell me if lobs dig themeselves in substrat when offered as food???

;)

by by

:huh:

 
Lobsters burrow, lateralis don't.

Why not try out both and see which ones work best for your situation? Both are readily available at low prices as feeders. I use a number of species as feeders.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Well....i had many species of roaches( 6 species) few years ago but my mum got crazy beacouse of them so i got rid of them. :(

So now i am only allowed to bring one sp. of roaches in the house for feeders.

I have read many topics of roaches and this two sp. seem ideal for feeding.

i am only wooried if they would be to smal for big Ts,centipedes,scorps....??!!!

Are they the same size(lobs and lats)-are they bigger or the same size as crickets(acheta domestica)???

PS:sorry for so many silly questions!

;)

 
No problem.

If your mom doesn't like roaches B. lateralis may be the poorest choice since they might be able to set up residence. Adult lateralis are smaller than crickets while adult lobsters are bigger, newborn/hatchlings of both are quite a bit bigger than a hatchling cricket (lobsters are live bearing, turkistans lay eggs). I find lobsters work great for Ts and Scorps but not very well for centipedes.

(I just find it easier to have multiple species going for feeding purposes.)

 
Last edited by a moderator:
According on what you wrote and what i read on net i gonna buy lobs...

They also look much prettyer than lats.

Thank you for your advice.

by ;)

 
I actually prefer lats over lobs. Here are some reasons

non climber

easy to sex male from female

very fast breeder, fastest of the non climbers, can hold it's own in that dept with lobs, give or take a few

fast. I like the speed. Nothing gets attention like a fast moving feeder

lats don't hide like lobs do.

nutrition, lats slightly more nutritious than lobs

 
Can someone plz take a picture of adult blaptica dubia,blatta lateralis and lobster roach together side by side, and add this pic here, so i can tell the difference in size.

;)

 
just take out a ruler and draw a line an inch long, and then a line about 2 inches long. thats the differance

 
Yeah i know,but i would realy like to see a photo....it is easier to imagine that way.

So i am apeling to all who have to much time and dont know how to use it, to help me with that.

thx

by by :rolleyes:

 
Doubt it. I had an adult lateralis for the longest time with no males maturing. Eventually I ended up feeding off the rest of the tiny group(they were too yummy!)...and she eventually became a happy meal for a Psalmopoeus cambridgei.

 
hello!

I just got my package of 100 lobster roaches of various sizes. I dont know maybe is just me or do lobster nimfs realy look like hisser nimfs. They are bouth soft bodyed, smell the same, climb glass, their bodye features are all most the same....

so here comes my question: Are hissers and lobs closely related?

 
I believe that Lobs, hissers, and madierans are all located in one monophyletic group.

blay said:
hello!I just got my package of 100 lobster roaches of various sizes. I dont know maybe is just me or do lobster nimfs realy look like hisser nimfs. They are bouth soft bodyed, smell the same, climb glass, their bodye features are all most the same....

so here comes my question: Are hissers and lobs closely related?
Click to expand...
 
Hello!

I am proud owner of coloni of around 100 lobs for two months now. Humidity is ok, temps are arownd 30 °C

(dont know how much is that in F-i am using heat cable.), food is good....so...everything is perfect. But still no babies-is this :wacko:normal? The oldest adults are 2 months old. How long is their gestation period??? When can I acspect to see their first babies.

plz answer my qu estions qz i am worried and impatient.

 
blay said:
C mon guys plz answer! :blink:
Click to expand...
Seriously, just check in the tub and look for very small nymphs. You may have them after the time is over two months of adults. Keep the temp a little cooler- like 27 or 28 degrees. They can tolerate well a daily temp range from 24 to 30 degrees. Mine thrive at room temp but get warmed just a small amount every day.

Growing a colony is like growing a plant sometimes- you just have to be patient, it will do what it needs to do.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
well...still no nimphs, i check for them daily and when i change set up (egg boxes) i dont se them... :(

 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top