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Picked them up today,but can't remember what they are. lol

Was looking for hissers but ended up getting these guys after talking to the guy at Lee's reptile swap in IL. Also would love it if I could get a link to a guide for these guys and some tips.

Thanks Steve

Can't wait to move up from Lobsters to feeding my beardie these

I believe they are Discoids(B.Discoidales). There is a slight chance they could be Dwarf Cave Roaches(B.Fusca)

The color light tan so I go with Discoid. FINAL Answer...

wW

They are Hatians... I cared for a colony of them at the National Zoo's Invert. Dept. in Washington, D.C.. Sometimes refered to as "Deaths Head" cockroaches.

I believe they are Blaberus Discoidales, sometimes commonly called a leaf roach in some parts. This is also known as a false deaths head roach due to the fact they can sometimes look so similar to the untrained eye at times. True Deaths Heads (Blaberus craniifer) are larger and darker.

to see a good comparison, follow tis link to a page from the biology department at the university of Massachusets

Comparison

and heres another of a male and female deaths head.

Deaths-head Cockroaches

Dan Haas
Owner / Manager
Crunchy Critters Roach Farm (and pet supplies)

Thanks for the reply's so far I'm really enjoying watching these roach's go about their daily ritual. They seem to be alot more shy compared to my Lobsters anyway.

np

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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com
Home of the Florida Orange

I read somewhere that the wings on the males go past their body, and the females the wings stop short of the end of their body.