Lots of Babies! (& Lots of Pictures)

Lots of my cockroaches have been breeding lately, and I thought I would show you guys some pictures of all the little roach nymphs that have been created!

My African bullet roaches have been doing well, and even though I haven't seen any ootheca yet, there are already babies in the container, so the female must hide them well, (they are all probably under the bark slab in the enclosure that I never move).
Here are some pictures of them:

The adult pair

Nymphs

Apparently the nymphs have been around a while, as there are some second instar individuals in there.

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After a long time of waiting, my Blaberus sp. "Hybrid" females have begun to give birth, (but my Blaberus atropos still have not given me babies yet!!).

Here are some pictures of the little guys:

Hopefully the nymphs will grow well for me, I may end up putting these guys in with my hissers, they'd do well together I feel.

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Only about a month after my first female matured, my Gyna lurida gave birth! These guys truly do give birth to a ton of babies, and while I doubt I have 200 nymphs in my enclosure right now, there are definitely quite a few in there.

Here are some pictures of them, (I apologize for the poor quality):

These tiny guys are pretty cute, hopefully they will continue to do well in my care!

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My Parcoblatta species have all been doing very well, and all of my species have officially reproduced! :)

Here are some pictures of my Parcoblatta bolliana, (Again, sorry for the quality):

And now some pics of my Parcoblatta divisa nymphs:

My Parcoblatta fulvescens oothecae have also started to hatch, which surprises me, as it hasn't been that long since the adults first arrived!
Here are some pictures of them:

Adult male

Nymphs

My Parcoblatta lata have been the most prolific so far, and there are TONS of nymphs in the enclosure!
Here are a couple pics of them:

And here are some pictures of my Parcoblatta uhleriana nymphs:

My Parcoblatta virginica have also produced nymphs, as you can see here:

My Parcoblatta zebra have been reproducing as well, and many of the males are getting old and a few have died off. Luckily I was able to get a picture of one of the males in his prime, before they all died off.
Here are some pictures of him and the nymphs:

Male

Nymphs

I'm glad this genus has done well for me overall, the only times I have failed breeding them is when entomophagus mold has been involved, and that just doesn't count, since it's pretty much a death sentence. Hopefully one day I will have all the Parcoblatta species in my collection!

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And last but not least, some of the ootheca from my Pseudomops septentrionalis from San Antonio TX have hatched! So glad I am finally able to breed this species, hopefully the resulting nymphs will grow well for me and be fertile when they mature!
I was only able to get one half decent picture of the nymphs, these guys really don't stay still!

Here they are:

Well, that's gonna do it for today, hope you guys enjoyed, and I'll see you all next post! :)

New Roaches!

Got a couple more species of roach from Erin last week, unfortunately due to some pretty nasty scratches my cat gave me I was unable to photograph them until now.

First off she gave me a species of roach I've been wanting for years, Arenivaga bolliana!! This species is one of the largest, if not the largest species of Arenivaga in the world. They are still pretty small compared to other roaches, but are very cool nonetheless. She sent an adult female, a female nymph and two male nymphs.

I am keeping them in a medium sized container filled with dry coconut fiber with a little sphagnum moss mixed in, and a layer of dead leaves on top of that. I'm feeding them with the dead leaves and some dog food. Hopefully they will do well for me, can't wait to see one of the males mature!
Anyway, here are some pictures of the beasties:

Nymph (I just grabbed this one out of the container without checking which sex it is, I'm pretty sure it's the female nymph though)

Adult female

Subadult male

Also, if anyone was wondering, here's how to sex these guys:

The female's segments end in one large segment, meanwhile the male's end in two small ones. This sexing method works for all Corydiids, and is similar in other roach groups.

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Secondly, she gave me a dozen or so Parcoblatta fulvescens, both nymphs and adults of both sexes. I have them in a container filled with moist coconut fiber, and have bark slabs, dead leaves, toilet paper rolls and some sphagnum moss as hides. I'm feeding them dog food and carrots.

Here are some pictures of an adult female, she was the only one who would cooperate with the camera, I will try to get some pictures of the males and nymphs soon:

Well that's going to do it for today, I hope you guys enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time! :)