Roaches for Arboreal Enclosures

[GardenDrag0n]

I have two tall enclosures roughly 4"W x 8"L x 12"H. The dimensions would make them good for a smallish arboreal invert or colony and I am playing with different ideas. They are gasket sealing containers that I have not added ventilation to yet, so I can adjust as needed when I settle on species. 

What are your favorite roaches that like to spend time up off the ground? 

 

[WarrenB]

I don't have the experience with many different arboreal species, but I have my Oxyhaloa duesta in a very similar-sounding container. They're usually out in the open, chilling out on twigs and bark, don't seem to burrow at all.

 

[GardenDrag0n]

Thanks WarrenB!  Oxyhaloa duesta was one of the species I was considering. Panchlora nivea would be another possibility, or maybe a Hemithyrsocera species so I was curious if any of these are decently visible. 

 

[WarrenB]

Heh, those are two genera I was planning to expand my arboreal experience with! As far as I know (which is what other people have said) Panchlora nymphs burrow, the adults will be visible, and all stages of Hemithyrsocera will be visible.

Check out @Martin's blog post about H. vittata, especially what they're doing in the photos at the bottom.

https://www.thewildmartin.com/active-blog/hemithyrsocera-vittata-the-gold-banded-clown-roach