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Parameter	Photo:Drägüs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Blaptica dubia Argentinian wood cockroach	Photo:Markbenecke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Gromphadorhina portentosa Madagascar hissing cockroach	Photo:Happy1892 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Shelfordella lateralis Turkestan cockroach
Family	Blaberidae	Blaberidae	Blattidae
Origin	South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay)	Madagascar	Central Asia and the Middle East
Adult size	40–45 mm	50–75 mm	20–25 mm
Temperature	26–30 °C	24–30 °C	28–32 °C
Humidity	moderate, 50–60%	60–70%	low to moderate, 40–50%
Substrate	no substrate or a thin layer of bark; plenty of egg crates	bark or coco fibre with dry leaves	no substrate; egg crates
Diet	vegetables, fruit, dry food (oats, fish flakes)	vegetables, fruit, leaves, dry food	omnivorous – vegetables, fruit, dry food
Reproduction	ovoviviparous, 20–40 nymphs per litter	ovoviviparous, 20–40 nymphs per litter	oviparous, oothecae deposited in crevices
Development	approx. 4–6 months at 28 °C	approx. 6–7 months	approx. 3–4 months at 30 °C
Difficulty	easy	easy	easy
Climbs smooth surfaces	no	yes	no
Flies	no	no	no
Price and availability	from PLN 12 / 10 pcs Available	from PLN 30 / 10 pcs Out of stock	from PLN 6 / 10 pcs Low stock