Category: Roaches

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Blaptica Dubia Roach Care Sheet

Dubia Roach Male

Dubia Roaches. 

Orange Spotted Roaches

Blaptica dubia

Blaptica dubia, also known as “Dubia” Roaches and “Orange Spotted Roaches” Cannot climb nor fly.   The adult females look completely different from the adult males. Females do not have wings, but have little tiny wing stubs. Males have wings but cannot fly.

When we started 20 years ago, Dubia wasn’t even on the map as a feeder.  Today, it is a staple in the diet of many pets.

Size: 

1/8th inch when born, adults can grow to 2 inches for females and 2.5 inches for males.

 

Lifespan:

1 to 2 years

 

Care Difficulty Level: 

Easy

 

Enclosures: 

We use slippery sided plastic totes with screened lids for all of our dubia roaches.

 

Substrate:

We use egg crates position vertically and we use coconut fiber and sphagnum moss as the substrate

 

Required Temperatures: 

82-95 degrees

 

Humidity:

40%-50% which can be maintained with weekly misting of the substrate with a water bottle.

 

Food and Care Requirements: 

Feed on ripe fruit and other plant materials, They will eat dry cat and dog food we also keep them on water crystals at all times.

Keep food and water available at all times and clean out the waste as needed.

 

Clean out bins when the waste gets to be about ½ to ¾ inches high.

Breeding:

Dubia will have approximately 30 babies per month if kept warm and provided food.  They will give live birth to their babies.  It can take up to a year for Dubia to mature to breeder age.  Temp and food requirements must be met for optimal breeding.

Dubia Female Breeder

Dubia Roach Male
Dubia Roach Male
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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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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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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
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Red Head Roach Care Sheet

red head roaches

Roach Care Sheet

Roach Care Sheet:
Red
Head Roach
Oxyhaloa deusta

 

 

Common and Scientific
Name		 Red Head
Roach
Oxyhaloa deusta
Breeding Information and
Defining Characteristics

They
breed well at about 80 Degrees.

Their main defining characteristics are that they breed
readily, their babies are about the size of fruit flies
and they have red heads.  See pictures below.

 
Feeding Preferences Dog and cat food, fruits and vegetables and a
dish of Cricket Crystals to provide humidity and drink.
Housing Requirements
 Small container with lots of egg crates and a
lid.
Difficulty Rearing
 Very Easy
Climbing Habit
 Climbing species. Can easily climb plastic
walls. You Bug Boundary and a lid.
Substrate
 Coconut fiber and sphagnum moss, or nothing
at all.  We raise ours without substrate and they still
breed like crazy without the worry of mites and mold that
comes with substrate.
Temperature and Humidity
 Fairly high humidity with good ventilation.
Requires temperature of 78 to 85F
Restrictions
 Not Florida Legal

 

Pictures:

Red Head Roach
Red Head Roach
Video

 

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Ivory Head Roach Care Sheet

Roach Care Sheet

Roach Care Sheet:
Ivory head roach
Eublaberus Ivory

 

 

Common and Scientific
Name		  
Ivory head roach
Eublaberus Ivory
Breeding Information and
Defining Characteristics

Is
fine at room temperature but will breed best at temps of
80 to 90F.
They are a great roach for Blatticomposting.

 
Feeding Preferences Moist cat food and  scraps of fruits and
vegetables
Housing Requirements
 Any container with slippery sides.  They
can take crowding very well.
Difficulty Rearing
 Easy to medium
Climbing Habit
 Cannot climb smooth surfaces
Substrate
 Peat moss or coconut coir bedding
Temperature and Humidity
 Keep with water crystals at all times, mist
weekly and keep at 80 to 90 degrees to breed.
Restrictions
 Not Florida Legal

 

Pictures:
Video

 

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Lobster Roach Care Sheet

Lobster Roaches are easy to care for and breed readily.  They are probably the easiest roach species to breed, feed and care for.  Unfortunately, they are also great escape artists so a tight fitting lid on their enclosure is needed to contain them.

If you need feeders that will breed faster than you can feed them off to your reptiles, spiders and mantids, then Lobster Roaches are it.

If you are looking for Lobster Roaches for sale, then please check out our selection at some very inexpensive prices here.

Roach Care Sheet:
Lobster Roaches
 Nauphoeta cinerea

 

 

Common and Scientific
Name		 Lobster Roaches
 Nauphoeta cinerea
Breeding Information and
Defining Characteristics

Breed
readily.  Gives birth to live young.  If kept above room temp, with food provided they will breed
prolifically.

 
Feeding Preferences Dry dog food, cat food, fresh fruits and vegetables such as romaine, carrots, apples, bananas,
oranges, celery, squash, peas and others.
Housing Requirements
 Extra large critter keeper, a 5 gallon bucket with a lid or rubber storage tubs with ventilation holes.
Add a thick layer of Bug Boundary Grease or paint a boundary
with Bug Boundary, to reduce losses and prevent escapes.
Difficulty Rearing
 Easy
Climbing Habit
 They climb glass and plastic well but prefer
to stay hidden in egg crates and hiding spots.
Substrate
 No substrate needed.  Vertically
positioned egg crates are all they need to be happy.
Temperature and Humidity
 Keep the cage between 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The environment should be relatively humid by
misting the cage at least once in a day very lightly.
Do not make it wet.
Restrictions
 Not allowed in Florida

 

Pictures: Lobster Roaches
Video

 

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Roach Care Sheet: Madagascar Hissing Roaches

Madagascar Hissing Roach

Roach Care Sheet

Roach Care Sheet:

Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches

Gromphadorhina
portentosa

 

Common and Scientific
Name
Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches
Gromphadorhina
portentosa
Breeding Information and
Defining Characteristics
 Hissing Roaches will readily breed with
enough food and warmth.  We have found that very ripe
bananas seem to help the breeding process.
Madagascar Hissing Roaches will make a hissing sound when
disturbed.  This is a defense mechanism.  Hissing
roaches are harmless.
Feeding Preferences Dry dog or cat food, fresh fruits such as
apple, banana, orange, strawberries and romaine lettuce as
well as fresh vegetables.  They can sometimes be
picky.  They will devour a banana one day and then
ignore it for Romaine Lettuce the following day.
Housing Requirements
 Can be housed in as small as half gallon
container with adequate ventilation and crawl/hide
spaces.  We use egg crates.   Petroleum
jelly, Bug Boundary or Bug Boundary Grease around the upper
rim to prevent escapes.
Difficulty Rearing
 Easy.
Climbing Habit

They
can climb glass and smooth plastic
Substrate
 Slightly damp coconut fiber.  If you do
not provide a substrate, then keep a nice size cup or bowl
of Cricket Crystals because they will go to it to get the
humidity that they need to molt.  See video below.
Temperature and Humidity
 Place a water bowl in the cage, filled with
Cricket Crystals to keep the environment humid. They can
cope at room temperature, suitable breeding temperature is
95 degrees Fahrenheit. A heat pad or lamp can be used to
provide warmth.
Restrictions
 Not allowed in Florida.

 

Pictures: Madagascar Hissing Roach
Video