Gromphadorhina oblongonota | Wide Horned Giant Hissing Cockroach
 
This species is very hard to come by and this is a confirmed pure species, these are HUGE monsters, the largest of the hissers, the males get MASSIVE. These make beautiful pets and are a fantastic addition to any collection with their dark browns, mahogany and marronish colourations.
 
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: Gromphadorhina
Species: oblongonota
 
How I Keep Mine
Housing: 
Any kind of see through plastic or glass container with a tight fitting lid, the nymphs of Gromphadorhina oblongonota Wide Horned Giant Hissing Cockroach will squeeze out of anything. Plenty of ventilation is a must.
 
Substrate:
We keep our Gromphadorhina oblongonota Wide Horned Giant Hissing Cockroaches 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:
Gromphadorhina oblongonota Wide Horned Giant Hissing Cockroaches will eat apple, orange, lettuce, green cabbage, carrot.