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== Life Cycle == | == Life Cycle == | ||
[[File:Cockroach nymphs.jpg|thumb|250px|left|cockroach nymphs emerging from the female]] | [[File:Cockroach nymphs.jpg|thumb|250px|left|cockroach nymphs emerging from the female]] | ||
The life cycle of the Madagascar hissing cockroach is a little different then the life cycles of other cockroaches. They are ovoviviparous, meaning they give birth to live young. This unique insect displays incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult.)<ref name=UK-entomology/> The adult male uses its hissing sound as a courtship call for the female. The male with also defend his mating grounds with hissing and pushing and shoving the other males. The hissing cockroach can breed all year round but they usually do it when the weather is warm. The female produces a special scent that the male cockroach is attracted to. They detect the scent with their antennae. This scent decreases with age. | The life cycle of the Madagascar hissing cockroach is a little different then the life cycles of other cockroaches. They are [[ovoviviparous]], meaning they give birth to live young. This unique insect displays incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult.)<ref name=UK-entomology/> The adult male uses its hissing sound as a courtship call for the female. The male with also defend his mating grounds with hissing and pushing and shoving the other males. The hissing cockroach can breed all year round but they usually do it when the weather is warm. The female produces a special scent that the male cockroach is attracted to. They detect the scent with their antennae. This scent decreases with age. | ||
When the two cockroaches find each other, they begin by touching each other's antennae. Next they put their rears together for about thirty minutes (internal fertilization).<ref name=Animal-Diversity-web/> The female cockroach has an internal egg sac called the [[ootheca]]. The female carries the eggs inside for about two months. When the eggs hatch, they are released. About fifteen to forty cockroach [[nymphs]] (look like mini adults but lack reproductive organs) will come out.<ref>Sreng, L. [http://eol.org/pages/1074947/details Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroach] ''Encyclopedia of Life''. Web. Date of access: 9 January 2014 (specify which).</ref> The nymphs will molt their exoskeletons about six times before they become adults. At seven months old, the cockroach is sexually mature. The Madagascar hissing cockroach lives two to five years in the wild and in captivity.<ref name=Animal-Diversity-web/> | When the two cockroaches find each other, they begin by touching each other's antennae. Next they put their rears together for about thirty minutes (internal fertilization).<ref name=Animal-Diversity-web/> The female cockroach has an internal egg sac called the [[ootheca]]. The female carries the eggs inside for about two months. When the eggs hatch, they are released. About fifteen to forty cockroach [[nymphs]] (look like mini adults but lack reproductive organs) will come out.<ref>Sreng, L. [http://eol.org/pages/1074947/details Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroach] ''Encyclopedia of Life''. Web. Date of access: 9 January 2014 (specify which).</ref> The nymphs will molt their exoskeletons about six times before they become adults. At seven months old, the cockroach is sexually mature. The Madagascar hissing cockroach lives two to five years in the wild and in captivity.<ref name=Animal-Diversity-web/> | ||
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The cockroaches need to be fed a protein rich food (like cat food or a roach diet)and can be provided with various vegetables and fruits. However the vegetables and fruits can become moldy so they must be removed before this happens.<ref>. [http://www.nyworms.com/hissercare.htm Madagascar Hissing Roach Care and Breeding] ''New York worms''. Web. Date of access: 13 January 2014 author unknown.</ref> It is usually a good idea to use heating mats with a thermostat to regulate temperatures in the cockroaches habitat.<ref>Pickin, Les. [http://www.easyinsects.co.uk/site/content/view/27/1/ How to care for Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches - Gromphadorhina portentosa] ''Easy insects''. Web. Date of access: 13 January 2014.</ref> Water for the cockroaches can be provided using a sponge so that the bedding doesn't get too wet and the cockroach nymphs don't drown. The Madagascar hissing cockroach has no fear of humans so they are easy to handle and will sit on a persons hand without trying to get away. Most people will keep and breed these cockroaches to use as food for their other pets (such as [[lizards]]).<ref>. [http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Madagascar%20Hissing%20Roach.htm Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroaches Aqualand's tips to keeping Gromphadorhina portentosa] ''Aqualand Fact Sheets''. Web. Date of access: 13 January 2014 Author unknown.</ref> | The cockroaches need to be fed a protein rich food (like cat food or a roach diet)and can be provided with various vegetables and fruits. However the vegetables and fruits can become moldy so they must be removed before this happens.<ref>. [http://www.nyworms.com/hissercare.htm Madagascar Hissing Roach Care and Breeding] ''New York worms''. Web. Date of access: 13 January 2014 author unknown.</ref> It is usually a good idea to use heating mats with a thermostat to regulate temperatures in the cockroaches habitat.<ref>Pickin, Les. [http://www.easyinsects.co.uk/site/content/view/27/1/ How to care for Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches - Gromphadorhina portentosa] ''Easy insects''. Web. Date of access: 13 January 2014.</ref> Water for the cockroaches can be provided using a sponge so that the bedding doesn't get too wet and the cockroach nymphs don't drown. The Madagascar hissing cockroach has no fear of humans so they are easy to handle and will sit on a persons hand without trying to get away. Most people will keep and breed these cockroaches to use as food for their other pets (such as [[lizards]]).<ref>. [http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Madagascar%20Hissing%20Roach.htm Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroaches Aqualand's tips to keeping Gromphadorhina portentosa] ''Aqualand Fact Sheets''. Web. Date of access: 13 January 2014 Author unknown.</ref> | ||
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