Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

Rickeezee · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:

Orange heads; Eublaberus prosticus, I am soon going to have a go with these thye are a tad harder to keep than the other roaches, being wing biters and having the tendency to require a higher meat / high protein source in their diets. Humidity is more of an issue for these to. Thye are an attractive looking roach also.
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:02 am Post subject:

Rick, would you say that lobsters are " Really Useful Roaches"? Razz

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Rickeezee · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

mark_w · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:44 am Post subject:

Hi,

In answer to your question about feeding a bosc monitor lol...

Dubia would be a good choice for a growing bosc, but once it gets large, you will need a much larger species of roach.

I would personally recommend the giant cave roach Blaberus giganteus. These are non-flyers/non-climbers, and three times the size of dubia roaches and four times the size of lobsters.

Personally, I would avoid lobsters. They are too damn fast and can climb anything. Both dubia and giganteus require a little more patience, but in my view are infinately better species to work with.

Cheers,
Mark.

Rickeezee · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:54 am Post subject:

Such as a nice big un like this!
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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

I like the lobster roach and feed loads of them off, if feed off correctly they are not a problem.

I agree for a Bosc a larger roach is needed.
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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:33 am Post subject:

Sara I have pm'd you as there is an add on the classifieds for the giant cave roaches £20 for I beleive 75. Or pm Mark previous but one post as I beleive he sells them.
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:33 am Post subject:

Ban the lobster! Razz

Only joking Rick. Wink

I like them too. I think Scott and Mark are implying that the Dubia are easier to "handle" not being climbers and perhaps not so fast , is that right Scott and Mark? Are they a temperate species also though, the dubia? If so then that is the only disadvantage that I can think of, that being that if temperate , they could colonise over here.

I am breeding lobsters now and find them very useful but I would be silly not to give the Dubia a trial also so I may just do that.
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Rickeezee · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

I have both the dubia and the lobster and find both Ok for diff reasons TBH I dont find the lobster any hassle at all. It's all down to how you keep them and feed them off IMHO. There is obviously a place for both types of feeders and variety for the herps is the key. Wink

I am cultivating the P. Nivea because chams luv em, now they fly off everywhere and are hard to keep, but I will still embrace the hassle of them as the chams like them. Just means a bit more work is all, but if the chams are happy then thats cool with me! Laughing

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Peter Parrot · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:42 am Post subject:

Nah, lobsters are rubbish.

Razz

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