Month: October 2017

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Harlequin Roaches and Their Care Sheet

Harlequin Roach Care Sheet

Neostylopyga Rhombifolia

Harlequin Roaches are a roach that is used more as a pet or as a collection species than it is as a feeder. The adults release a compound that makes them taste bad.  Nymphs can be used as feeders but why would you wan to?  These are beautiful roaches that are too pretty to do anything except collect.  The nymphs are more of an orange with some black and white sections but the adults are beautiful.

Harlequin Roaches can be tricky to breed because of their need for a drier upper level in their enclosure.  As you can see in the pictures, we use logs to create a higher elevation for the older roaches.  They need a warm moist place for oviposition and for egg development and hatching but they need it drier for breeding and feeding.

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Huge 2ft Earthworm Photographed

A woman in Australia took a picture of a 2ft worm that she discovered after a rain storm.

That worm would surely leave one heck of a large worm casting.   The biggest worm that we ever grew was an African night crawler.  The picture of that African nightcrawler is below. The Australian worm makes my worm look pathetic.

Huge African Nightcrawler

The large Australian worm is known as Digaster longmani and can grow up to 3 feet long in Australia.  Read the story your self at the link below.

Huge Worm Story

The giant earthworms rarely come above ground Credit: Facebook/Kelli Mace

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Horse Shoe Crab Roach Care Sheet

The Horseshoe Crab Roach is a nice, beefy mid-size roach that grows to about 1.5 inches.  They are very shy and will spend most days hiding.  We have found that they eat just about anything but they seem to thrive when they have oak leaves, bark or wood in their enclosure.

Horseshoe crabs will breed all the way down to about 65 degrees.  They will also breed to about 90 degrees.

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Clown Isopods Armadillidium sp. “Montenegro” Care Sheet

Montenegro Isopod

The Clown Isopod is a gorgeous crustacean adorned with colorful spots and a light fringe around the body that gives an almost glowing appearance.  This is a Roly Poly and will curl up when disturbed.

We raise these the same way that we raise our Zebra Isopods, and some of our Spanish Isopods, which means that they enjoy warmer and drier conditions.  We keep 75% of their housing dry and we have 25% moist and covered so that they can retreat to moisture if they need to. If we notice that they are spending a great deal of time near the moist spot then we know that it is time to lightly spray the dry area to increase humidity.  That usually gets them moving throughout their home again.

They love fish food and bakers yeast.  We also provide carrots, vegetables and fruits weekly in small amounts.

The breed well at temps between 80 and 95 degrees.

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Difficulty Rating:  We give the Clown Roly Poly a rating of Mid-range difficulty.  The warmth and humidity/airflow requirements cause this Isopod to be slightly more difficult to culture, but they are still easier than some of the Spanish or Asian sow bugs.

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Tenebrio Obscurus the Dark Mealworm

For a few years a mealworm called Tenebrio Obscurus were all the rage.  What was this mysterious smaller mealworm that Tenebrio Molitor and is it really raised differently?  We bought some from a place in Florida and raised them.  They ate, grew and were breeding just like regular mealworms, but they were smaller.  They liked heat and we started finding them in manure piles, in our chicken coop and all over the place.

We kept track as the new worm increased in popularity and inquiries grew about weather Tenebrio Obscurus was really that or if it was actually a worm known as Buffalo Worms, Alphitobius diaperinus.   The video below was one that we viewed as we sought the answer to the question of what these mini mealworms actually are.

 

After we had our worms and beetles identified by an Entomologist, we began a quest to find true Tenebrio Obscurus.  We scoured the United States and could not find them until I ran into a guy who had P. Ornatus, High Yellow, isopods for sale.  We got to talking and he told me that he had actual Tenebrio Obscurus.

He gave us several worms and we have begun our own Tenebrio Obscurus breeding program.  It will take a while for Dark Mealworms, as true Tenebrio Obscurus are known, to be ready for sale, but we have them and they were reproducing.  We plan to introduce them to insect world as soon as we have sufficient breeding stock.

Once we do, we will over these for sale and, probably for the first time, real Tenebrio Obscurus will be offered to the public as Dark Mealworms.

Here are some links to the actual worm below.  Subscribe with the purple banner above to be contacted when we are in stock.  Pictures will be posted very soon.
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http://www.ncbuy.com/flowers/articles/01_10197.html

 

The interesting thing is the size.  These are pictures of Giant Mealworms, Tenebrio Molitor with Dark Mealworms, Tenebrio Obscurus.  They are nearly the same size and the Giant Mealworms are treated.  Large mealworms are smaller than Tenebrio Obscurus.  I can’t wait to get to the point where we can offer these to all of you.

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Death’s Head Roach Care Sheet

Deaths Head Roach

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Australian Roach Care Sheet

Australian Roaches

Roach Care Sheet

 Roach Care Sheet:  Australian Roaches
   Periplaneta australasiae

 

 

Common and Scientific
Name
Australian
Roaches

Periplaneta australasiae
Breeding Information and
Defining Characteristics

Keep warm 80 to 85 degrees for breeding.  Keep humid.  Provide dried leaves and fresh fruits and vegetables and they will breed.  They also jump and
fly so keep the lid on it.

 
Feeding Preferences Dried dead gum leaves, or other dead leaves, fruits such as apple, banana, carrots, potato, lettuce and
many more…
Housing Requirements
 Any small container, terrarium or fish tank with ventilation will suffice. Also add sand or kritters
crumble
Difficulty Rearing
 Easy
Climbing/Flying
Non-Climbing but they can jump and fly.
Be careful when opening their enclosure.
Substrate
 Peat or Coconut Coir.
Temperature and Humidity
 Regular spraying and dampening is required to keep the environment humid. A lamp may be used to apply some heat to the environment. 75 to 85 Degrees is optimal. Use
higher temps in this range for breeding.
Restrictions
 Florida Legal

 

Pictures:
Video

 

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Green Banana Roach Care Sheet

Banana Roach Adult

Roach Care Sheet

Roach Care Sheet:

Green Banana Roaches

Panchlora
nivea

 

Common and Scientific
Name
Banana Roach


Panchlora
nivea
Breeding Information and
Defining Characteristics

Climbing
species, they can also fly.  The nymphs are brown
but the adults are green.  They fly and will bolt
out of containers when you open for inspection.
Inspect the lids when you open the containers.

They will breed well at a temperature between 80 and 90
degrees.

 
Feeding Preferences Fruits such as banana, vegetables such as
cucumber and cereal
Housing Requirements
 Any container with a well fitting lid.
Air vents are important.
Difficulty Rearing
 Easy
Climbing Habit
 Climbs and can fly.
Substrate
 Peat, Coir or vermiculite and leaf litter
Temperature and Humidity
 They grow best at a temperature between at
can be supplied using a lamp, add hydrated water crystals to
keep the environment humid. Maintain a temperature of 80 to
90F
Restrictions
 Florida Legal

 

Pictures:
Banana Roach Nymph
Banana Roach Nymph

Banana Roach Adult
Banana Roach Adult
Video
Green Banana Roaches
Green Banana Roaches