Fulvous Wood Roach (Parcoblatta fulvescens)
Size
Adults measure up to 18mm (0.7 inch)
Moisture
60-70% HumiditySpray every other day
Temperature
22-31°C (72-88°F)Can tolerate it as low as 65°F
Sexing
Adult males will be golden in color with long wings, while adult females will look like large nymphs with vestigial wings.
Lifespan
It is estimated that these adults can live up to a year in captivity.
Feeding
I provide a cup with protein rich food such as dog or cat kibble; fish pellets work well too. I provide a cup with water-rich food or water crystals for long-term leave. I offer a variety of kitchen scraps such as apples, bananas, carrots, potato/sweet potato, celery, romaine lettuce, beet greens, cabbage, broccoli and other fruits and veggies.
Enclosure
I use a large sealed plastic Sterelite Gasket Box with two small holes cut for ventilation covered by windowscreen at the top. I have a 1" petrolium jelly barrier around the entire top of the rim to prevent escapes. I reccomend keeping these on substrate. Coco choir, peat, flake soil or sterilized soil would work. Moss should be added to a quarter of the enclosure and kept wet to retain humidity.
Breeding
Breeding is easy, simply add adults to an optimal setup and keep them warm and fed. Females are oviparous and will lay oothecae. Females will lay multiple in their lifetime, and a sucessful colony will lead to ooths littering the ground.
Other Information
This species is capable of expelling a sticky substence from their abdomen as a predator detterent. This does not hinder their use as feeders as predators will learn to go for the head.
Adult males of this species are capable of flight. Adults of both sexes can walk up smooth walls, while nymphs can't.Escaped individuals will not infest houses and desiccate quickly when out of their proper setups.