my newbies :D

[chris_wade]

finally got round to taking a few pics of my newbies , and they aint that easy to get good pics of but did my best.
first my nearly adult peppered cockroaches(Achrimandrita Tesselata). love them. so tame.


next my 6 spotted roach (Eublaberus Distanti) which im a bit confused about. some ppl call them 4 spotted and some 6 spotted but with same latin name. i was sold mine as 6 spot but cant tell lol.there a nightmare to get pics of. just burrow as soon as u try get them out.

next 3 of my 4 Albino West African Land Snail (Archachating Marginata var. ovum)

and finally a few of my young Giant African Land Snails (Achatina Fulica) popping out to say hello

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roaches are soooo mank

[SpiderGirl33]

Awww! They're all so cute!
How big is the 6 spotted roach atm?
Oh and do male and female roaches generally have different patterning?
I quite like roaches but know absolutly nothing about them
Sam

[chris_wade]

they are about 2-2.5 inch. dont like being touched much at all. i think the way to tell males and females is something to do with the wing casing at the back or something. aint got much of a clue though lol. just getting into them.

[SpiderGirl33]

Thanks Chris
Nice to see some people getting into roaches, so many people treat them like vermin they don't realise they make cool pets.
2-2.5 inches!!! wow! Didn't know they got that big!

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i saw this model thing on tv and they put these sticky gem things on the roaches and a lead looked quite cool

[chris_wade]

america's next top model?

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yeh

[cazzie]

Gorgeous, love your albino west african land snails they are lush

[chris_wade]

Originally Posted by cazzie

Gorgeous, love your albino west african land snails they are lush

thanks i think they are my faves too hehe