Wood roach parthenogenic?

[Hisserdude]

I caught a cockroach, which i presume is a Parcoblatta sp. It was immature when i caught it. It molted once, and turned into an adult female. Months later, i open the cage to feed her, and by the food bowl is an ootheca! I dug through the substrate and found 2 more. What i don't understand is how? She was never subjected to a male the whole time i had her, so how did she lay 3 eggcases? Could she have mated while she was immature and retained the sperm? And how should i take care of the eggcases. Thanks in advance!

 

[RomanBuck]

they could just be duds. or if you wanna think of it like a horse giving birth to a dead baby.

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

Many insect species can produce infertile eggs, and roaches are not an exception. Haven't heard Parcoblatta reproducing asexually so I'm pretty sure your oothecae will never hatch.

 

[Hisserdude]

Awww, that sucks. Thanks for answering!

 

[happy1892]

Any pictures of the Parcoblatta? I can identify it probably.

 

[Dubia Dynasty]

Its more like a chicken, even though they aren't fertile she still needs to lay them. Reptiles do the same thing.

 

[happy1892]

Reptiles do the same thing.

Mantids do the same thing. But there are mantids that are parthenogenetic.