I was looking for info on Shinglebacks and found this interesting photograph of an Australian Bush Cockroach that looks a lot like the Giant Burrowing Cockroach, it is the 21 st photo from the top of the page. Australia, Queensland, Dajarra. Natural History.
I erroneously thought it was a Giant Burrowing Cockroach, which it is not, but this got me thinking about other Australian native cockroaches and after doing some more research I found this article that explains more about our many different types of native cockroaches, including a type of burrowing cockroach from Western Australia that is very similar to the Giant Burrowing Cockroach from the east coast but the males of this type have wings unlike the wingless males of the east coast variety. Interesting stuff.
http://natureitems.blogspot.com.au/2006/11/australian-cockroaches-can-be.html
After trawling this forum I learned a massive amount of important information about these critters.I never knew you could get them in the US or that they are considered rare. Plus the fact they only reproduce once a year is fascinating. And the fact you have to be careful about feeding them Eucalyptus was something I never would have thought of. I also found it interesting that they can bite, this is something that is never mentioned, or the fact they are one of the only roaches that is known to kill and eat other roaches( this is what I inferred from posts I read on here). Plus the fact the babies have to stay with the parents for a while to get the right bacteria is interesting. What I thought was a relatively basic animal is turning out to be much more complex.
There is so much misinformation about them around online, so glad this forum is able to provide all the correct info.:biggrin:
Found this video by Miss Phantom Fangs here in Australia about them that shows the adults with some babies.
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So these look more interesting and easier to care for than Shinglebacks so I was thinking about getting one or two of these as pets, if anyone has any helpful advice on troubleshooting when it comes to there care I would be interested to hear someone else's opinion before I go ahead with any purchase. Thanks.
I erroneously thought it was a Giant Burrowing Cockroach, which it is not, but this got me thinking about other Australian native cockroaches and after doing some more research I found this article that explains more about our many different types of native cockroaches, including a type of burrowing cockroach from Western Australia that is very similar to the Giant Burrowing Cockroach from the east coast but the males of this type have wings unlike the wingless males of the east coast variety. Interesting stuff.
http://natureitems.blogspot.com.au/2006/11/australian-cockroaches-can-be.html
After trawling this forum I learned a massive amount of important information about these critters.I never knew you could get them in the US or that they are considered rare. Plus the fact they only reproduce once a year is fascinating. And the fact you have to be careful about feeding them Eucalyptus was something I never would have thought of. I also found it interesting that they can bite, this is something that is never mentioned, or the fact they are one of the only roaches that is known to kill and eat other roaches( this is what I inferred from posts I read on here). Plus the fact the babies have to stay with the parents for a while to get the right bacteria is interesting. What I thought was a relatively basic animal is turning out to be much more complex.
There is so much misinformation about them around online, so glad this forum is able to provide all the correct info.:biggrin:
Found this video by Miss Phantom Fangs here in Australia about them that shows the adults with some babies.
[YOUTUBE]ueuFFmJIWQs[/YOUTUBE]
So these look more interesting and easier to care for than Shinglebacks so I was thinking about getting one or two of these as pets, if anyone has any helpful advice on troubleshooting when it comes to there care I would be interested to hear someone else's opinion before I go ahead with any purchase. Thanks.
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