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Jack Captivebred Colonel
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PaulG Captivebred Colonel
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: |
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www.google.com _________________ Regards, Paul.
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mark68 Contributing Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: |
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If you want them as pets then fine, but they are not worth breeding as feeders. There are plenty of better species to work with. Blaptica dubia being the obvious species. |
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mark_w Key Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
I have found that hissers breed really well and surprisingly quickly - and I have also found that they are excellent feeder insects - like all roaches you just have to start with enough, keep them really warm (80 to 100F), feed well and make sure that their tubs are very well ventilated - moisture is the enemy! I use large plastic tubs with vertically arranged egg trays, sat on a heat mat. I also have an inch or so of vaseline smeared around the top edge of the tubs. I mostly feed cheapo weetabix, dog food mixer and oranges and carrots.
Blaptica dubia will bury themselves in the substrate and are not so good for arboreal species like day geckos and flying geckos. Hisser nymphs climb upwards and don't seem to hide and are very soft bodied.
I also use tha adults for my tegu who loves them!
My favourite hisser is Princisia vanwaerebeki, which breeds at an amazing rate.
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Mark. |
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Jack Captivebred Colonel
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2593 Location: west lothian scotland
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: |
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well i was thinking of going a bit more natural and having a class tank with bark and cork back
would the babies be k for cresties
ps its the madgascran gian hissing cockroach _________________ jack
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mark_w Key Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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You can set them up how you like - I can only tell you what works for me.
The small nymphs are great for cresties - I kept/bred them for a couple of years a little while back and used to feed them almost exclusively on roaches, using a mixture of red runners and hissers.
Quote: | ps its the madgascran gian hissing cockroach |
Unfortunately, they all share the same English name. The commonest one is Gromphadorhina portentosa which is prob the one you prob have.
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Mark. |
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Jack Captivebred Colonel
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2593 Location: west lothian scotland
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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i would just have 1 pair to start off with
ans see how maney they produce
and also do you have to provide any laying sites for them _________________ jack
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mark_w Key Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | i would just have 1 pair to start off with
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It depends on how many mouths you have to feed. I would start with 100+!!!
They don't lay eggs they are livebearing
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