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B. fusca

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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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mmmmmm

I can't find that species in any of the resources I have bookmarked or in my roach book.

How big do they get?

Do they climb glass?

Eggs or live birth?

I can see from the pic they like melon. So do my Nauphoeta cinerea, Eublaberus prosticus, and Blaptica dubia so that's not much info. If you can tell me anything esle about them I would appreciate it and maybe someone else here would too.

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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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Hi FroggieB, These guys are non-glass climbing and from Central America. The adults are bigger then B. discoids and smaller then B. giganteus. I bought a dozen from www.roachdomain.com for $25 plus shipping ($32). They thru in a freebie and the owner Ken was very helpfull.

Hope this helps,
Lou~

n/p

Thanks! I am guessing that if the lobster is the largest that my animals have taken an interest in these may be a bit on the large side.

I always enjoy researching and am always looking for additional food sources for my dragons.
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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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The adult roaches can live up to 2 years and keep reproducing during that time, so you wouldn't want to be feeding them to your bearded dragons anyway.
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chickabowwow

>>The adult roaches can live up to 2 years and keep reproducing during that time, so you wouldn't want to be feeding them to your bearded dragons anyway.
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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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Do you happen to have any pictures of B. craniifer nymphs?

I recently acquired some nymphs that were supposed to be B. craniifer but I highly suspect they may be B. fusca or a hybrid. Then you conveniently posted this picture. I was under the impression that the craniifer nymphs were supposed to be dark for Blaberus spp., but they are not even as dark as my discoids. In fact, they look just like the picture you posted, most notably because of the orange-gold hue and the pattern down its back (yes, I do study my roach nymphs to discern their features). I've heard that most B. craniifer roaches in the U.S. are tainted by B. fusca hybridization. Can you shed some light on this subject?
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chickabowwow

Thanks... how about this, I'll take more fusca nymph pic's for you.

Lou~

np
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