Products For Sale - Please Read     Before placing and order please read the following document to get details on shipping and roach value (click here). All roaches sold are a mixture of small to large nymphs unless otherwise noted. Please send me an email to james.blaberus@gmail.com if you have any questions. Blaberus craniifer - Blaberus discoidalis - Blaberus fusca - Blaberus parabolicus - Blaberus giganteus - Blaberus atropus - Blaberus colloseus - Blaberus boliviensis

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Blaberus craniifer (a.k.a. Death’s head roach) $2.00 each B. craniifer are found throughout Central America, Mexico, and Florida. This species ranges in size from 40-55mm in length. Most notable for its name the Death’s head roach has a pattern on its pronotum that looks like a skull. There has been much debate about this species. True craniifer are very light almost white around the pronotum and have jet-black wings. Most craniifer sold in the U.S. are thought to actually be a cross or another species leaving this as still one of the hardest to find roaches. These roaches usually reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 6-18 months. Both males and females have wings, but this is a non-climbing\flying species.

Blaberus discoidalis (a.k.a. discoid or false death heads) $5.00 for 10 B. discoids are found throughout Central America and Mexico. This species ranges in size from 35-45mm. Although branded as false death heads these roaches have no noticeable similarities to B. craniifer. Discoids have been one of the more common feeder roaches in the US pet industry for the past few years. These roaches usually reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 10-14 months. Both males and females have wings, but this is a non-climbing\flying species.

Blaberus fusca (a.k.a. dwarf cave roach) $7.00 for 10 B. fusca is found mainly in South America. This species ranges in size from 55-78mm. Given its nickname to from the longer B. giganteus, B. fusca is distinguished by a black band across its mid-section. Although not as long as the giganteus this roach tends to weigh more as its very bulky. I have only kept these roaches for a short time, but the seem to be great breeders and will most likely join a few other as top feeder roaches. These roaches usually reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 8-12 months. Both males and females have wings, but this is a non-climbing\flying species.

Blaberus parabolicus (a.k.a. black headed roach) -- Contact For Availability $15.00 for 10 B. parabolicus are typically found in Peru. This species ranges in size from 50-60mm. Although still hard to find in the U.S. this is one of the faster breeding and longer lived of the Blaberus species and becoming more popular. These roaches usually reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 12-24 months. Both males and females have wings, but this is a non-climbing\flying species.

Blaberus giganteus (a.k.a. giant cave roach) -- Contact For Availability $3.00 each B. giganteus is found in the West Indies and throughout Central and South America. This species ranges in size from 73-90mm. This roach does not let its name down. It is one on the largest species kept by roach enthusiast. These roaches take 9-12 months to reach adulthood, which is considerably longer, then most blaberus species. Life spans after adulthood range for 3-15 months. This is a non-climbing species and both males and females get large wings (wing spans of up to 5”). Upon final molt females are to heavy to fly, but lighter males will attempt flight. Although no able to sustain flight for long these males can jump a couple of feet high. These are easily keep in a container with a lid, and will not be flying when you open it. They usually only jump around when males are fighting.

Blaberus atropus -- Coming 2008 $15 for 10 B. atropus are found throughout Central America and West Indies. This species ranges in size from 38-48mm. This is the most variably colored of all the blaberus. Most are darker in color similar to death heads, but about 20% will resemble fusca or discoids. This species is not related to the crosses of craniifer/fusca that are on the market. These roaches usually reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 12-24 months. Both males and females have wings, but this is a non-climbing\flying species

Blaberus colloseus (a.k.a. Ecuador roach) Contact For Availability - $4 each B. colloseus is found in Central America and Ecuador. This species ranges in size from 55-80mm. This roach is new to the hobby and very little is known about them Similar in size to fusca and giganteus these roaches have very little markings and are much lighter in color than other blaberus. These roaches usually reach adulthood in 3-5 months and then will live another 12-24 months. Both males and females have wings, but this is a non-climbing\flying species.

Blaberus boliviensis $8 for 10 B. boliviensis is found in Central America. This species ranges in size from 38-48mm. This species is very new and no information is currently available. This species was recently discovered and although they look just like discoids they have a different marking on their pronotum. I just started a colony and will have some for sale in ’06.

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