Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa). Photo: Markbenecke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Cockroaches bred with Passion

Current price list, care sheets, notes from the breeding room and the field, and an identification key to the cockroaches of Poland.

in the price list 4 species 2 to order · 12 in the key Down into the leaf litter

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Price list live

Every species comes in packs of 10: nymphs, a mix (nymphs and adults) or adults. Pick an option and add it to the cart – or order straight away by e-mail. If something is out of stock, sign up for a notification.

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Blaptica dubia

Argentinian wood cockroach

Pack option nymphs PLN 12 mix PLN 18 adults PLN 25

PLN 12 / 10 pcs

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Photo: Drägüs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Shelfordella lateralis

Turkestan cockroach

Pack option nymphs PLN 6 mix PLN 8 adults PLN 10

PLN 6 / 10 pcs

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Photo: Happy1892 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Panchlora nivea

flies – needs a tight enclosure

Pack option nymphs PLN 40 mix PLN 55

PLN 40 / 10 pcs

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Photo: Drigomf (Rodrigo de Araujo Sousa Fonseca) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

price list updated

October 2026

One pack = 10 of the chosen option

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Gromphadorhina portentosa

Madagascar hissing cockroach

Pack option nymphs PLN 30 adults PLN 120

PLN 30 / 10 pcs

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Photo: Markbenecke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Courier shipping with heat packs or cool packs depending on the weather, Monday to Wednesday only – so parcels never sit in a depot over the weekend.
Below 0 °C or above 30 °C I pause shipping or add a heat pack or cool pack.
Local pickup is possible by appointment.
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Live arrival is guaranteed. If anything goes wrong, send a photo of the opened parcel on the day of delivery.

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Care sheets

Keeping parameters: temperature, humidity, substrate, diet and development time. Scroll sideways, drag or use the arrows.

Photo: Drägüs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Blaptica dubia

Argentinian wood cockroach · (Serville, 1838) · Blaberidae

Temperature: 26–30 °C
Adult size: 40–45 mm
Humidity: moderate, 50–60%
Origin: South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay)
Substrate: no substrate or a thin layer of bark; plenty of egg crates
Diet: vegetables, fruit, dry food (oats, fish flakes)
Reproduction: ovoviviparous, 20–40 nymphs per litter
Development: approx. 4–6 months at 28 °C

Difficulty: easy Climbs smooth surfaces: no Flies: no

Sample description – to be replaced with your own text.

This is my main feeder species. It cannot climb glass or plastic, does not fly and is quiet, so it works well even in a flat. It breeds best above 28 °C. Below 24 °C development slows down noticeably.

I give vegetables every 2–3 days and dry food is always available. Leftovers are removed before they go mouldy.

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Photo: Markbenecke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Gromphadorhina portentosa

Madagascar hissing cockroach · (Schaum, 1853) · Blaberidae

Temperature: 24–30 °C
Adult size: 50–75 mm
Humidity: 60–70%
Origin: Madagascar
Substrate: bark or coco fibre with dry leaves
Diet: vegetables, fruit, leaves, dry food
Reproduction: ovoviviparous, 20–40 nymphs per litter
Development: approx. 6–7 months

Difficulty: easy Climbs smooth surfaces: yes Flies: no

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Photo: Happy1892 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Shelfordella lateralis

Turkestan cockroach · (Walker, 1868) · Blattidae

Temperature: 28–32 °C
Adult size: 20–25 mm
Humidity: low to moderate, 40–50%
Origin: Central Asia and the Middle East
Substrate: no substrate; egg crates
Diet: omnivorous – vegetables, fruit, dry food
Reproduction: oviparous, oothecae deposited in crevices
Development: approx. 3–4 months at 30 °C

Difficulty: easy Climbs smooth surfaces: no Flies: no

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Put the species side by side, or have a look at the gallery of photos and videos from the breeding room.

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Not every cockroach lives in a kitchen. In Polish woodland, under the leaf litter, live small native species – they are worth learning to recognise.

Ectobius sylvestris · Scene IV

Forest cockroach (Ectobius sylvestris) – female with ootheca. Photo: Christian Schulz (Zampel) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Key and field

Draft the key data and features still need verification

Found a cockroach in a forest, a meadow or a flat? Tick the visible features in the key, send a photo for identification or see where in Poland records have been confirmed.