Blaberus Sp. "Hybrid" & Pycnoscelus nigra Update!

Two of my Blaberus sp. "Hybrid" nymphs have matured, and they are very good looking. They are definitely part craniifer, mixed with some other Blaberus species. They are both females, hopefully soon a male will mature as well.

Here are some pictures!

These are pretty cool, and seem to be very hardy. Hopefully in a matter of months I will have babies!

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One of my Pycnoscelus nigra nymphs has also matured, and boy is she beautiful! I love this species's jet black coloration, along with the reddish-brown legs. 

Here are some pictures of her:

Like Pycnoscelus surinamensis, this species is parthenogenic, so she should give birth within a few months, all by herself.

Well, that's gonna be it for today, I have lots of new inverts coming this week, so stay tuned! I'll see you all next post! :)

My new Parcoblatta bolliana And Parcoblatta Unknown fulvescens like caudelli!

These are the last of my new roaches from my Christmas roach overdose! I have about 3 or so of the Parcoblatta unknown fulvescens like caudelli. These are either P.fulvescens or caudelli, but it is hard to tell exactly which one. With such a small number, I may have to get more to breed them, but we shall see.

I am keeping them in a small plastic container with moist coconut fiber as the substrate and a piece of cardboard and dead leaves as the hides. They are eating dog food, fruits and veggies. I had a couple more, but they died of unknown causes.

Here are some pictures of the nymphs:

Here is the cage

Hopefully I will be able to breed this species, I may be getting some in the summer if I need more to start a colony.

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I have 5 nymphs of the Boll's wood roach, Parcoblatta bolliana. I had more, but a few of them shriveled up and died, as if they were drying out. The enclosure was moist and humid, so I do not know why they died. One was also parasitized by a Tachnid fly, unfortunately I fed it to a Steatoda sp. spider without snapping a picture of it.

I am keeping my remaining nymphs in the same enclosure as my Pynoscelus nigra, I am using moist coconut fiber as the substrate and cardboard pieces and dead leaves as the hides. They are eating the usual roach fare, dog food, fruits and veggies. I really hope they stop dying, this species is a very cute one.

Here are some pictures of the nymphs:

Here is the enclosure, (which is the also the enclosure for my Pycnoscelus nigra)

I now have 26 species of roaches, which is amazing considering before 2015 I had 2! I hope to continue to dig into this hobby, and I am very excited for what this new year may bring!

Hope you guys enjoyed this post, I will see you all soon! :)

My New Pycnoscelus Species!

Here are my new Pycnoscelus species, P.femapterus and P.nigra.

I have about four of the shadow roaches, Pycnoscelus nigra, which is a small amount of roaches to start a colony with, too small for some species. Luckily this species is parthenogenic, just like P.surinamensis, so you only need one to reach adulthood to start a whole colony. This species is pretty easy to care for, so I think they should all reach adulthood with no problems.

I am keeping them in a medium sized plastic container with coconut fiber as the substrate and some dead leaves on top. It seems that this whole genus likes to burrow, so they do not need much in the way of decor, just a fairly deep substrate to burrow in. I will be feeding them dog/cat food, fruits and veggies. These guys will eat just about anything.

Here are some pictures of the nymphs:

Can't wait until these guys mature, the adults are a nice black color, with reddish brown legs.

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I have about 18 or so of the wingless female roach, Pycnoscelus femapterus. These guys are not parthenogenic, males and females are present. The males look like a smaller, thinner version of a Surinam roach. Females are wingless, and basically look like nymphs, unlike the winged males. They are being kept the same as the P.nigra.

Here are some pictures, I was not able to get pics of the males, they are very skittish.

Nymphs or adult females

These guys are supposed to be quite prolific, so I expect to see babies soon.

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and I wish you all happy holidays! :)