Pycnoscelus surinamensis colony.

wizentrop said:
Well, this is why you need to experiment. PB does work for some species, might not work for others. Or maybe in the Middle East they have a more salty tooth.
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I was just playing with ya, I'm not fussed. I can easily buy the individual tastes thing, while not roaches for a time I had two snapping turtles, one had a serious sweet tooth and devoured cantaloupe, honey melon, and such, while not favoring the veggies. The one I currently have prefers for a lack of a better term, likes more savory foods, like bell peppers, cucumbers, zucchini and such, strawberries and bananas are the only fruits he touches. Both liked meat equally of course, but prefer quail over chicken, mice over rats.

 
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Alrighty, it ID time. Tonight I found an unusual thing, a Suriname roach on the move, over pavement, it was rather sluggish and did not even try to run away, I captured it so maybe it can possibly be rehabbed.

But the prize of tonight's hunt is this little guy, after 30 minutes of cat and mouse I finally caught it.

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Somewhat blurry but this next pic shows off its colors.

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@Hisserdude

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I'm beginning to think life is difficult in the wild, not even 30 minutes in and the little one is eating a crumb of dog food.

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Well it is what it is, I spent far to long chasing that down. Once again the Ozzie's escape.

 
Tleilaxu said:
Well it is what it is, I spent far to long chasing that down. Once again the Ozzie's escape.
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Haha yeah definitely don't just let it go, especially since you spent so long catching the sucker! :lol:

Yeah the, aussies seem a lot more scarce than the other Periplaneta down there!

 
Well I can't get pics but I put in some bell peppers, and that's seems to be a major hit, I can hear every one fighting over it... There's a larger piece they don't seem to know about.

I figured the small one was an Ozzie due to how ornate it looked.

 
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Well I have absolutely no idea what this guy is... :P none whatsoever. 

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Found it in less than five minutes, had to drop it in the pool to ensure it's capture.

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Now I just need two more, and the mascot collection will be completed.

@Hisserdude

 
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Tleilaxu said:
Well I have absolutely no idea what this guy is... :P none whatsoever. 

Found it in less than five minutes, had to drop it in the pool to ensure it's capture.

Now I just need two more, and the mascot collection will be completed.

@Hisserdude
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Nice, you got a aussie nymph! :D Hope it does well for you, seems a lot healthier than the last one!

 
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I managed to snap some rare photos, you don't see these every day!

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A Suriname roach made her burrow right by the enclosure wall.

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Trying to eat an orange from her front door.

 

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Nice, glad they are getting more active for you! :) Mine are always making tunnels against the bottom of the enclosure, that's where all the action is at. ;)

 
Great sequence of pics.

Do they actually construct burrows, then? As opposed to just pushing their way through litter and topsoil?

 
I'm sure it's temporary, but she does have a burrow and tunnel system, though I'm not seeing any associated territorial tendacies with a permanent burrow so I'm assuming she just likes the area well enough that it's well worn.

 
WarrenB said:
Great sequence of pics.

Do they actually construct burrows, then? As opposed to just pushing their way through litter and topsoil?
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Not permanent burrows, no, but while pushing through the substrate they do leave lots of tunnels behind them.

 
Well added a bit more material for the egg laying roaches to have a slim chance of avoiding the ravenous Surinames.

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One of Surinames was already inspecting it however, this nymph maybe as large or larger than the adults.

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The female American and Australian roaches will have to be smart.

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Very cool! From what little I've read you've caught most (if not all of these) yourself? I've just started taking a liking to my native species of inverts here in Arkansas, I used to go field herping a ton since my region has some of the coolest salamanders in the country! (IMO)

I would love to go and find some native roach species like you did, but I'm not really sure where to start though...

What species can I expect to find in my area? Is there a better time of day/year to look for them? (I'm assuming nighttime would be best.) And where should look? Sewers and storm drains? Wooded areas? Fields? Maybe even a creek or lake shore? You live in florida correct? I bet you have several cool species due to the environment over there!

Oh, one last thing are there any laws or restrictions for keeping native (or non-native) species in the states?

Thanks so much! - Joshua

 
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Very cool! From what little I've read you've caught most (if not all of these) yourself? I've just started taking a liking to my native species of inverts here in Arkansas, I used to go field herping a ton since my region has some of the coolest salamanders in the country! (IMO)

I would love to go and find some native roach species like you did, but I'm not really sure where to start though...

What species can I expect to find in my area? Is there a better time of day/year to look for them? (I'm assuming nighttime would be best.) And where should look? Sewers and storm drains? Wooded areas? Fields? Maybe even a creek or lake shore? You live in florida correct? I bet you have several cool species due to the environment over there!

Oh, one last thing are there any laws or restrictions for keeping native (or non-native) species in the states?

Thanks so much! - Joshua
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Yes I've caught them all.(My roaches that is, not all species)

As for Legal regulations the only ones I'm aware of is your not allowed to ship roaches into Florida or Tennessee.

You have a few choices, you can find various wood roaches, (Parcoblatta) a few Periplaneta species and maybe a few others. @Hisserdude Pycnoscelus surinamensis also lives down there.

I look for them under various leaves, loose large rocks/logs, coconuts are a popular hide down here. You've also mentioned some nice spots, but I'd never go looking in sewers. :P Day and night work well, I've personally had better luck at night, but you can find them resting during the day. Warm (hot)humid days/nights are best.

I personally never thought I'd like Periplaneta anericanus, it being a pest, but putting in the hard work to catch them causes them to grow on you. :)

 
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As for Legal regulations the only ones I'm aware of is your not allowed to ship roaches into Florida or Tennessee.
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Actually, it's only FL, pretty sure it's legal to ship roaches to TN now. :)

Dubia4Life said:
What species can I expect to find in my area? Is there a better time of day/year to look for them? (I'm assuming nighttime would be best.) And where should look? Sewers and storm drains? Wooded areas? Fields? Maybe even a creek or lake shore? 
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In Arkansas you can find several Parcoblatta species, (P.pennsylvanica, P.uhleriana, and P.virginica for example), Pseudomops septentrionalis, and Ischnoptera deropeltiformis. That's all I could find for native roaches in your state, not a bad selection if I do say so myself! :)

Most of those species would be found under rocks, leaf litter, bark, and other objects on the ground in wooded areas or fields. P.septentrionalis nymphs could also be found that way, but look for adults on flowers during the day. :)

 
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Very cool! Thanks guys! I decided to take a look in a few piles of leaf litter and other than a few very small beetles and some earth worms I didn't find much... but I did come across a fairly big bug that looked like some sort of wood roach but man- it was one speedy little guy. I was satisfied with that one find even though I didn't catch it because now I know they live in my area, specifically my backyard lol

I didn't mean to derail your thread, sorry bout that lol. I have to leave town and go to mountain view AR for a knife making class for a few days, but when I get back home I will check under every rock/log in my yard... in other words I think I'm hooked!

 
Placing dog food in areas where you think there maybe roaches helps as well, I check locations hourly or so, they seem to not mind disturbance as much, especially if food is in the area.

 
Tleilaxu said:
Placing dog food in areas where you think there maybe roaches helps as well, I check locations hourly or so, they seem to not mind disturbance as much, especially if food is in the area.
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Really? That's pretty smart, I'll have to try that. Any other baiting tips or tricks? Lol, thanks man

 
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