New kind of roach today!

I got 2.3.0 Six-spotted roaches today (along with the 2 redheads and some isopods). I'm hoping they don't stay burrowed all the time now.



This is a good day.

Sweet!

Roaches are fun. I'm excited that at least half of my B. fusca are mature.

Lol part of me hates getting a new species of roach because there's always another on my list I NEED

I want some B gigantus....

Andrew273 wrote:

I want some B gigantus....

That makes two of us . . .

Lemme see the lot! I wanna see the Isopods please! I love them!

wow congrats on ya new roaches
I've to have an eye on those redheads
don't know too much on other species or latin names on them, but i do know what i like

most people trip out when i tell them i have tarantulas, scorpions, millipedesand and centipedes, but they totally wig out once they heard i have hissers and the dubia and up until today i had discords, i gave the whole colony away to a member on here

i just wish i knew where i can get other types of roaches other then just the typical feeders
like thoses redheads

btw, thismay sounds stupid( but i don't care if it does) what is an Isopod, not even sure if i ever seen one

I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow. They're small and I use a webcam so it isn't easy. They're the typical garden isopods just will an orange color.

that sounds good, will be looking forward to see what they are

where di you get your 6 spotted from and what do they go for

Isopods = woodlice = pillbugs = rolly-polies.

I just caught that right now as I was reading the thread.
-Eddy

IHeartMantids wrote:

Isopods = woodlice = pillbugs = rolly-polies.

Oh! *Slaps forehead* I caught a bunch of those not too long ago. I thought it was a different species or something which is why I wanted to see pics. I love Pill bugs. And Sow bugs too. The only difference in those is that the Sow bugs can't role up into little balls.

And they're flat. Both are cute.

IHeartMantids wrote:

Isopods = woodlice = pillbugs = rolly-polies.

i have seen them before lol
never knew they were called isopods
thanks for shining a light on that

Habibi18 wrote:

The only difference in those is that the Sow bugs can't role up into little balls.

I'm impressed . . . not a lot of people know the difference.

redknee wrote:

that sounds good, will be looking forward to see what they are

where di you get your 6 spotted from and what do they go for

I got them for free for helping out someone on AB. I have no idea the going rate and the guy I got them from is just starting up a colony so I doubt he has any for sale. They aren't particularly interesting though, the are burrowed constantly.

The pillbugs are a small species of millipede. Isopods (sowbugs) are crustaceans, therefore need it extra moist just to breath right. Many people keep them in their tropical tanks since they will eat just about any dead/decaying matter.

Alright you can barely see them but here they are.

Andrew273 wrote:

The pillbugs are a small species of millipede.

What you find under your average rock are also isopods; pill millipedes do exist, but they're much larger and come from tropical climates.

--> Just checked the Wikipedia article; apparently one order of pill millipedes occurs in (among other places) California and Europe, so some keepers may be within their native range.

Andrew273 wrote:

The pillbugs are a small species of millipede. Isopods (sowbugs) are crustaceans, therefore need it extra moist just to breath right. Many people keep them in their tropical tanks since they will eat just about any dead/decaying matter.

I do I even breed the giant canyon ones on occasion.

~Abyss~ wrote:

Andrew273 wrote:

The pillbugs are a small species of millipede. Isopods (sowbugs) are crustaceans, therefore need it extra moist just to breath right. Many people keep them in their tropical tanks since they will eat just about any dead/decaying matter.

I do I even breed the giant canyon ones on occasion.

Oh those are really cool looking! What species are they if you know? And you said that you breed the Giant Canyon Isopods do you have pics because I remember a discussion about them on AB and if I remember correctly some one had said that there isn't much on them. I Googled them and didn't find anything on them that I don't already know.

Also whats the scientific name for this one that may help with search results. I love Pill millipedes and the like. So cute.

when i was little I used to poke woodlice *gently with a little twig* to make them roll up into a ball...

xxxx

i have some of the six spots for trade.(distanti)also have their cousin prosticus.shoot i have a ton of roaches.could easily spare some.let me know if you guys have anything to trade i actually have quite a few six spots
andy

Go ahead and post a FS / FT thread in the classifieds.

Habibi18 wrote:

~Abyss~ wrote:

Andrew273 wrote:

The pillbugs are a small species of millipede. Isopods (sowbugs) are crustaceans, therefore need it extra moist just to breath right. Many people keep them in their tropical tanks since they will eat just about any dead/decaying matter.

I do I even breed the giant canyon ones on occasion.

Oh those are really cool looking! What species are they if you know? And you said that you breed the Giant Canyon Isopods do you have pics because I remember a discussion about them on AB and if I remember correctly some one had said that there isn't much on them. I Googled them and didn't find anything on them that I don't already know.

Also whats the scientific name for this one that may help with search results. I love Pill millipedes and the like. So cute.

You are probably refering to What's (AKA Kevin) he's the one that got them from me. Although I do know where to get them I don't really breed them any more but I can probably get you some. Not to hard to take care of.
-Eddy

Cool! But right now I just would like pics of some.

So I had a bad salad so I gave most of it to my millipedes and a little bit to my orange isopods. The isopods are going nuts swarming all over the carrots. I've never seen them go crazy for food like that before.