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Roaches

Average year round temperature 22 - 26C


There are around 4,500 species of cockroach in the world but only 25 have been officially listed as a nuisance.
As well as being important feeders for larger animals, they come in all colours & sizes and can make fascinating pets.

In all honesty, my husband thought roaches were really gross but within a few weeks even he had to admit that they are fascinating to watch and that some of them are really quite pretty.

They do need good humidity levels as they will die off very quickly if allowed to dry out.


Blaberidae sp. 'Kenya'
Kenya
adult size 1cm


Ergaula capucina
Thailand (Myanmar)
adult size 3cm


Eublaberus posticus - orange head roach
America
adult size 5cm


Eucorydia yasumatsui - blue roach
Thailand
adult size 1cm


Gyna caffrorum - chrome roach
South Africa
adult size 3 - 3.5cm


Gyna capucina
Ghana
adult size 4cm


Gyna centurio - porcelain roach
​Congo
adult size 3cm


Gyna lurida 'yellow' - yellow roach
​Tanzania
adult size 3cm


Panchlora nivea - green banana roach
Cuba
adult size males 1.5cm / females 2.5cm


Pseudoglomeris magnifica - emerald roach
Vietnam
adult size 3cm


Therea bernhardti - white spot roach
India
adult size 2cm


Therea olegrandjeani - question mark roach
India
adult size 2cm


Therea regularis - orange spot roach
India
adult size 2cm


Our Enclosures

We keep most of our cockroaches with a daytime temp of 25*C & drop it to around 22*C at night.
Mixed into the substrate are a selection of old rotten branches & chunks of wood.

They have 2 - 4 inches of damp woodland compost mixed with flake soil and lots of leaves, branches and cork bark on top.
They all have a small plant tray with water gel crystals for safe drinking & another tray for feeding fruit, veg, cat biscuit, cereals & fish food.

For the banana roaches, I keep a net curtain under the lid which lets me remove the plastic lid without them trying to escape.

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