Orange Head Roaches For Sale

Orange Head Roaches are known for being hardy, prolific, and generally easy to care for. Compared to dubia, The Orange Head Roach has much more “meat.” They can be raised and fed exactly like Dubia. Their beautiful, exoskeleton is a glossy orange. Their Bright colors have been known to initiate a feeder response in stubborn reptiles. Breeding Orange heads is less maintenance than Dubia as well. I invite you to read this species profile and learn why Orange Heads are better than Dubia in numerous aspects.

Appearance

As you can see from the chart above Orange Heads have a wide body. Large reptile owners (i.e Bearded Dragons, Tegus) rave about this roach. As you don’t need to feed as many off as dubia to satisfy your insectivore’s hunger.

Size 

Orange head roaches can be fed off at almost the exact same sizes as dubia. While dubia generally max out in length at about 1.25″, The Orange Head Roach goes the extra mile and can extend all the way to 2 inches! With some breeders reporting sizes even larger.

Lifespan and Care

I keep comparing this roach to dubia, because the orange head just beats it in so many aspects. In regards to lifespan, dubia live 2 years, take almost a year to start producing offspring at an efficient rate and then only produce babies for a year after that. Orange Heads are sexually mature in 3-4 months and live 2-5 years!

Bin Set up for the Orange Head Roach is exactly the same as Dubia. They need a vented plastic container, they cannot climb plastic nor fly. To give them more space to move around stack egg flats.

Diet

Orange Head Roaches should be given a quality pre-mixed roach feed, like Supreme Feed, for optimal production. Water dishes can make a mess and soil containers, using a non-toxic water jelly, like Hydrothirst, is perfect

Origins

The Orange Head Cockroach is native to Central and South America and can normally be found under leaves and decomposing wood along the forest floor.