Rare Pet Roaches??

Jules · Rare Pet Roaches??

I recently placed an order with James for some various roach supplies I was desparately in need of. Anyway, I saw that he had a lot of rare species available. It got me thinking...

I'm VERY pleased with my dubia colony and not looking to replace it or even acquire another feeder colony. I was just wondering if there were any cool roaches that people keep as pets only.

If I were to get just a few; are there any in particular some of you could recomend? I want something pretty that also gets big! Wink

I honestly don't have time to research all these species. I was just wondering if any of these sound like good candidates and I could research those few.

Okay, here are my choices:

Aeluropoda insignis (nymphs)
Blaberus atropos
Blaberus bolivianus
Blaberus colloseus
Deropeltis paulinoi
Diplotera punctata
Elliptorhina chopardi
Ergaula capucina
Gromphadorhina grandidieri 'black'
Gromphadorhina oblongata (nymph)
Hemiblabera tenebricosa
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
Opisthoplatia orientalis
Panchlora nivea
Panchlora sp. "giant"
Periplaneta australasia
Periplaneta fuliginosa
Phoetallia pallida
Polyphagus aegyptica
Princisia vanwaerebecki 'large'
Pseudomops septentrionalis
Pycnoscelus nigra
Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Do any of those fit the bill or are there some more common species I should consider? I think Peppered roaches (sorry, don't know scientific name) are very pretty too. Any thoughts or is it just a crazy idea?

Thanks, Jules

Jules

I actually can't believe I am looking for a pet roach species. It was a HUGE hurdle just to get feeder roaches!! Now I want pets!! Wink

ftorres

Hello JUles,
Those are really nice roaches, not the regular feeders but nice Pets.

I would go for the following:

Aeluropoda insignis (nymphs)
Blaberus atropos
Blaberus bolivianus
Blaberus colloseus
Deropeltis paulinoi
Diplotera punctata
Ergaula capucina
Gromphadorhina grandidieri 'black'
Gromphadorhina oblongata (nymph)
Hemiblabera tenebricosa
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
Opisthoplatia orientalis
Panchlora nivea
Panchlora sp. "giant"
Periplaneta australasia
Periplaneta fuliginosa
Phoetallia pallida
Polyphagus aegyptica
Princisia vanwaerebecki 'large'
Pseudomops septentrionalis
Pycnoscelus nigra
Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Elliptorhina chopardi

Some of these are first time available here in the States like Aeluropoda insignis, look at price.

The others are nice too, but I would go with the ones in red.
they are mostly medium to large roaches, except for a couple of them that are kind of small but some are really colorfull (P septentrionalis)

Jules Let me know which ones you are getting I might get some too, so we can have a big colony and reproduce them faster.

regards

francisco

Jules

Thanks Francisco,

I'll research the red ones!!

I have to do a little agility trial work first. Roach reseach will be my reward!! Laughing

I will definitely let you know which ones I'm interested in.

Thanks, Jules

Celeste

Hi, Jules!

I *love* roaches, and currently have 6 species:
Tiger Hissers (Gromphadorhina grandidieri)
Giant Panchloras
Dwarf Cave Roaches (Blaberus fusca)
Zebra Roaches (Eurycotis decipiens )
Eublaberus distanti
Dubias

and two more species on the way:
Rhino Roach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros?)
Colossal Roach (Blaberus colloseus)

I highly recommend the Tiger Hissers -- they are big, beefy, impressive, reasonably long-lived (about 2-2.5 years), reproduce slowly, don't climb glass or fly, tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions, and are fairly docile, handleable, and "interactive". Some of the others climb glass, fly, are too small and quick to handle, or require tropical conditions to survive.

Here's a picture of my biggest male:
http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/about1743.html

I can give you a pair of these next time I see you if you like. I have about 60 or so currently, and need to get rid of some. I started with a single pair about 3 years ago.

I'm getting a bunch of Blaberus colloseus nymphs soon, if you would like a few of those instead. But they are more challenging to keep alive and breed.

I would offer you some Zebra roaches or Giant Panchloras (I have tons), but they recently had an infestation of grain mites, and I'm not certain they are 100% clear of them yet. And those species are both small and quick, climb glass, and aren't very handleable.

None of my roaches are feeders, except for the occasional dubia...

-- Celeste

BugMom

Celeste, where did you find rhino roaches? I've been drooling over Francisco's and waiting for them to have babies!

Celeste

BugMom: I sent you a p.m.

-- Celeste

cacoseraph

i really want to work with the local red desert roaches. they have organs in their mouth to extract water vapor from the air so they don't need to drink very much and can live in pretty dry and seemingly desolate areas

they are usually quite dusty/dirty but are a cool brick red color when you wash them off

rosenkrieger

Celeste, how much are you selling the tiger hissers for? I've currently got two males and would like to get some adult females.

Celeste

I will be at the NARBC in one month and will have some for sale there. I haven't decided on a price yet -- probably ~$12 a pair, and less for scabies members (but I reserve the right to change that).

Ronin

You mean it might be more for SCABIES members? Wink

Celeste

Yeah -- if you keep up the wisecracks! ;-)