Aeluropoda insignis | Flat Horned Hissing Cockroach
 
Aeluropoda insignis, the flat horned hissing cockroach are a stunning glossy hissing cockroach, and they live up to the name of hissing cockroach, because this hiss much more than any other hissing cockroach. You will have fun keeping these beautiful beasties, a great addition to any collection.
 
NOTE:
It is essential to keep any cockroach species in it's own enclosure to prevent cross breeding with similar species. This is extremely relevent to any of the hissing cockroaches as cross breeding is unfortunatitly far too common and it is imperative to keep any species pure.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON HAVING PURE COCKROACH SPECIES AND ALWAYS STATE THE GENUS AND SPECIES, IF THERE IS NO GENUS OR SPECIES NAMED, THEN IT IS EITHER UNKNOWN OR A HYBRID.
 
Scientific Classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Genus: Aeluropoda
Species: insignis
 
How I Keep Mine
Housing: 
Any kind of see through plastic or glass container with a tight fitting lid, the nymphs of Aeluropoda insignis will squeeze out of anything. Plenty of ventilation is a must.
 
Substrate:
We keep these our Aeluropoda insignis Flat Horned Hissing Cockroachs on damp leaf litter with a little peat moss or coco coir mixed in
 
Temperature:
Room temperture 20 - 22ºC / 68 - 72ºF
A heat mat can be put on one of the sides to increas growth and breeding rates.
 
Humidity:
70-85%
 
Food:
Aeluropoda insignis | Flat Horned Hissing Cockroach will eat apple, orange, lettuce, green cabbage, carrot, cucumber.