Anyways, I got some Nagrurus nanus "Maui, HI" last year courtesy of Cory Leed, a cute little strain that's a bit more colorful than my N.nanus "NJ Mystery" stock. They're just as easy to culture, and make a nice little addition to my collection. 😊
He also sent a line of N.nanus from Key Largo, FL, which I had yet to get photos of. One of these days I gotta get some N.cristatus to compare. 😄
After years of just barely self sustaining themselves, my Porcellionides cf. virgatus "Everglades, FL" are finally starting to breed consistently and build up in good numbers. I moved them to a new enclosure a few months back with a bit less ventilation, higher moisture, lots more leaf litter and higher quality bark hides, and that combination seems to have finally made them happy. Weird because my cf. virgatus "Big Pine Key" have always done very well for me by comparison.
Glad to finally be able to make these available, it's a very pretty, variably colored line, and noticeably larger than the "Big Pine Key" or "Miami" cf. virgatus lines.
A few months back I got a small starter culture of Oxyhaloa deusta, the "Redhead Cockroach". These have bred like crazy in the short time I've had them, and I definitely see why they used to be used more commonly as feeders! A lot of the old feeder roaches have fallen by the wayside as of late, with red runners and dubias dominating the market. A shame since there's a neat variety out there!
I have mine set up in a well ventilated gallon jar, with a thin layer of coco fiber at the bottom, topped with lots of eggcrates on top. I'm keeping them pretty dry, at around 80-85F°, and am feeding them apple slices and dog food (they seem to have a preference for the former).
A charming and cute little species, though supposedly very good at escaping and getting into other bins. Not something I've had to deal with, as I have a climbing barrier around the rim of their jar, and it is a screw top container with micro-mesh ventilation.
My normal Gyna lurida have been popping off, despite a thorough infestation of Pyralis moths. I've been keeping them more moist to aid in the destruction of said grain moths, which the Gyna thankfully don't seem to mind.
Love these more high white females, they look so pretty! 😊
Lastly, my Armadillidium cf. frontetriangulum "Albania" are doing quite well, and while they seem to not be quite as prolific as my frontetriangulum "Corfu", have still proven a relatively hardy and steady breeder for me. Their coloration differs from the "Corfu" line in often having more yellowish spotting on their backs than white, and the spotting is generally finer than that of the "Corfu" line. They also seem to max out slightly smaller on average than the "Corfu" as well.
I have mine set up in a moderately ventilated container, with a thin layer of coco fiber substrate, topped in leaf litter and bark. I'm keeping a third of the enclosure moist, the rest dry, and am feeding them dog food as their supplemental diet.
A very nice line that has nearly faded into obscurity in the US hobby as of late, I don't know of a lot of people who still have this line. Hopefully I can change that and spread them around some, now that they are well established for me. 😊 I've also had some orange individuals pop up recently, which I'll try and isolate and see if I can't get a morph going as well... 👀
Anyways, that does it for this post, thanks for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time! 😉
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