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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/02/2013 : 23:49:28
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| Well after my success with the easy dubia roaches I have decided to get some more roaches. Just ordered a colony of lobster roaches and a few madegascan hissing cockroaches. Pics to follow soon but very exciting times for a bug nerd like me. |
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BlueDragon
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/02/2013 : 08:35:33
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I've got hissers. They don't do much, but I've got them used to being handled so they're not nervy anymore.
They're really fussy eaters though. Well, mine are anyway, and so are my Mam's. They'll go mad for something once and then refuse to eat it again for ages. So you have to keep them interested with loads of different foods. Mine like grated carrot and kale a lot and also get things like grated brocoli, squished peas (they won't eat them if they have the husks on) and they go mad for celery as well, as long as I don't give it to them too often. they'll eat the odd dog biscuit and orange segment... but will only eat tinned mandarin segments X )
Make good pets though, I just like to watch them do nothing 'cause I'm strange like that : ) |
Just me and my zoo. |
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jbarlow91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
897 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2013 : 17:11:16
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| Cool to look at but don't think I could hold them tho lol |
0.1.0 snow corn Ruby 1.0.0 ghost corn-Oreo
1.0.0 bearded dragon- kato
0.1.0 bearded dragon- keita
1.0.0 cali king-Taz
0.1.0 royal-Clio
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal- Moose
0.1.0 hognose jinxx |
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badwool
Sub Adult
658 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2013 : 17:24:16
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im breeding turkistan roaches at the minute - so cool!
Can't believe I ever paid for food!!!! |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2013 : 22:24:35
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Yeah my dubia roaches are single handed feeding 3 Arachnids (obt won't eat them only crickets, pain in the orange ass) a gecko for treats, a frog and a mantis. They cost me nothing really to feed, they eat my scraps, bit of bug grub.
I give the dubia a good mixed diet but to really get them breeding I feed them oranges, they go mad for it and babies always follow. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2013 : 20:13:11
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The Female
The Male
I have 2 of each sex and maybe they will grace me with babies. I also got about 100 Lobster roaches, boy they are fast, fun and fast.
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kev 5
Yearling
United Kingdom
334 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2013 : 22:32:12
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| how many babies do they have roughly? |
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jbarlow91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
897 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2013 : 23:05:54
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| They look massive |
0.1.0 snow corn Ruby 1.0.0 ghost corn-Oreo
1.0.0 bearded dragon- kato
0.1.0 bearded dragon- keita
1.0.0 cali king-Taz
0.1.0 royal-Clio
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal- Moose
0.1.0 hognose jinxx |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2013 : 23:25:00
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| I'm expecting no more than 20 per female every 3 months, so they aren't the fastest producing roaches in the world the Dubias and the lobsters have that record, the lobsters can bang out upto 40 a month per female, Dubias are somewhere in the middle. |
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BlueDragon
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
876 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2013 : 10:12:32
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My boysie hisser died so I've had no babies so far : (
I'm hoping to get another couple of males once I get a nice new home for them. The girls don't seem to mind, they have each other.
They are big for what they are, but they're totally harmless. They're fast to begin with, but now mine are tame they just sit on your hand like a lump, or have a slow wander. I can even tip them over to check for mites and they'll just lie there and let me look.
They can't bite or scratch, although it can feel funny when they walk on you 'cause those little spikes on their legs grip your skin and can kinda feel a bit pr*ckly : )
I love them though... and I'm a girl ; )
Edited 'cause I can't use that word above without adding a star X )
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Edited by - BlueDragon on 07/02/2013 10:14:14 |
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The roach revolution
