Vertical Roach. Why ?!

MassExodus said:
Sorry op just testing. I didn't know how to do it. I'll delete my posts, my bad. I sometimes drink and post as well. I'm working on my relevance :)
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grrrr...

DonaldJ said:
After reviewing some recent time lapse sequences I noticed the downward-facing behavior occurs, but is not frequent.
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mmm.. okay. so, it's remotely normal, i suppose... still curious as to why (seeing how it's not full-normal).

 
typ911411and718 said:
mmm.. okay. so, it's remotely normal, i suppose... still curious as to why (seeing how it's not full-normal).
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Normal? Hmmm....

As a novice myself, I suspect this behavior is more common with climbing/non-burrowing roaches. Unless you observe them 24/7 it can be difficult to determine what is normal and what is not. I was fooled the other day when I noticed this one roach was spending a lot of time (4+ hours) sitting in that vertical position and then discovered it was just the shell of a recent molt. A few hours later it disappeared, having been eaten.

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Or maybe it's a yoga type thing, letting the juices flow into their little brains. The behavior of roaches does not seem to be bound by convention.

 
If you're referring to roaches simply facing downward, it's completely normal. I have climbing and non climbing species that face downward all the time. Nothing to worry about.

 
DonaldJ said:
Normal? Hmmm....

As a novice myself, I suspect this behavior is more common with climbing/non-burrowing roaches. Unless you observe them 24/7 it can be difficult to determine what is normal and what is not. I was fooled the other day when I noticed this one roach was spending a lot of time (4+ hours) sitting in that vertical position and then discovered it was just the shell of a recent molt. A few hours later it disappeared, having been eaten.

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Or maybe it's a yoga type thing, letting the juices flow into their little brains. The behavior of roaches does not seem to be bound by convention.
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hahaha.... well... a shell doesn't count. lol.

and yea, i had the same thought... it did this one position where it was horizontal, but it's butt was up, and i was like "it's doing the Downward Roach".

Sleepy Lemur said:
If you're referring to roaches simply facing downward, it's completely normal. I have climbing and non climbing species that face downward all the time. Nothing to worry about.
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no, i'm not worried. unless you count "asking a question" to be worrying.... then, yes, i worry.... a lot... (lol)

 
Do you have just the one roach? That's no fun...you need at least a dozen and then it gets wacky observing their collective behavior.

If you have a German and it's a pregnant female you'll have hundreds before you know it. Be very cautious with the Germans; they can get out of hand. I'm talking about the cockroaches, not the people...

 
yea, only one.

and, okay...here's a horrible image... the first one....

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so.... i'm starting to think the vertical (head down) position is due to dehydration... i've since added water and it has not been doing much of the HD-vertical (head-down vertical).... (shrug) ...maybe more updates

 
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Yeah that's not terribly abnormal, is that it's cage? If so the reason it is resting like that may be because it has no proper hide? Even so, it's probably just quirky roach behavior, nothing to worry about! :D

Also, this is not a Blattella germanica, seems like a Periplaneta americana.

 
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