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Roach Care Sheet

Roach Care Sheet:

Oriental Roach

Blatta orientalis

Common and Scientific Name	Oriental Roach Blatta orientalis
Breeding Information and Defining Characteristics	They will breed readily when the environment is right. They will lay egg cases which will hatch in a couple of weeks with temps around 80 degrees. They are a dark colored, almost maroon, fast moving roach.
Feeding Preferences	They feed on dead decaying organic matter.
Housing Requirements	A well ventilated container with lid and Vaseline to prevent escape, eg cartons, food, water and heat
Difficulty Rearing	Medium. We have raised these on very moist substrate and lost every roach. We also have raised them where the temps dipped and they died. If everything is right they will thrive. They look a great deal like Blatta Lateralis except that the adults are larger and darker in color. They are not as easy to raise as Blatta Lateralis.
Climbing Habit	They can climb glass and plastic. They like to climb over branches and egg cartons.
Substrate	No substrate is needed
Temperature and Humidity	They prefer dark, damp and cool areas. The optimum temperature is between 68 and 84F
Restrictions	Florida Legal.

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Discoid Roaches, also known as False Deaths Head Roaches because of their similarity to the Death’s Head Roach are very hardy and easy to care for.

Roach Species: False Deaths
Head Roach


Scientific Name and Common Names	Blaberus discoidalis False Deaths Head Roach or Discoid Roaches
Sizes	Up to 3″
Life Cycle	Reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 10-14 months
Reproductive Capacity	Fast Breeding
Difficulty Rating	Easy.
Climbing Habit	Non Climbing.
Substrate	Coconut Coir substrate and leaf litter. Also provide hiding places like small logs or tree bark.
Interesting Information
Sexing	Males and females look similar with the female being rounder.
Origin	Southern Africa
Foods	Fresh fruit and vegetables. They love carrots, wet dog/cat food and moist cereal. Limit wet grain based food to what they will eat at any one time so that you do not attract pests like flies and mites.
Water	Always keep water crystals present in a cup. You can get that here under the brand name, Cricket Crystals.
Housing, Humidity and Temperature	Aquarium or plastic container with air holes and a lid. High humidity with good ventilation. 85 to 95 degrees
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Oriental Roach Care Sheet

Live Roach Care Sheet: Discoid Roaches

Blaberus discoidalis

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