Posted on November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Blaptica Dubia Roach Care Sheet

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

Posted on October 31, 2017December 11, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

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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Posted on October 26, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

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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Posted on October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Death’s Head Roach Care Sheet

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Posted on October 20, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Australian Roach Care Sheet

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:
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Posted on October 18, 2017November 17, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Green Banana Roach Care Sheet

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 Adult
Video

Posted on October 10, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Red Head Roach Care Sheet

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
Video

Posted on October 5, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

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

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Posted on October 4, 2017January 8, 2020 by wormblog — Leave a comment

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

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Posted on October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Roach Care Sheet: Madagascar Hissing Roaches

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.

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Dubia Roaches.

Orange Spotted Roaches

Harlequin Roach Care Sheet

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Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

Gromphadorhina portentosa

Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches

Gromphadorhina
portentosa