Roach Care Sheet
Roach Care Sheet: Surinam Roaches (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) |
| Common and Scientific Name |
Surinam Roach (Pycnoscelus
surinamensis) |
| Breeding Information and Defining Characteristics |
They need it warm and humid to breed. Think Florida.
Colonies are mostly, if not all,
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| Housing Requirements |
Any secure container is suitable for Surinam Roaches. Surinam can jump. A petroleum jelly barrier can be used to prevent them from getting out of the container. We use Bug Boundary Grease to stop escapes. |
| Difficulty Rearing |
Easy |
| Climbing Habit |
They can climb plastic and glass and they can jump. |
| Substrate |
Any substrate is suitable, preferably cypress mulch because it is easy to clean up, but coconut coir bedding, or any type of mulch type bedding is fine. |
| Food Preference | Freshly planted foliage such as flowers, tree leaves, weeds and potted plants. They like fresh and dried grasses, straw and Oak leaves. They will not do well without this type of food and you may experience die-off without a source of plant material as food. Pick some leaves and bag them for an off season food source or you can buy Surinam food from us. You can also get bagged leaves on from these links. |
| Temperature and Humidity |
They need heat to breed. Their respiration gives enough humidity, there is no need to add water but you should have a small bowl of Cricket Crystals in their enclosure to ensure moisture. |
| Restrictions |
Florida Legal |
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