Panchlora sp is the Giant morph of the Panchlora nivea Green Banana Cuban Roach. These guys are about double the weight of normal niveas and are great for any chameleons that can eat a full grown house cricket.
Males are the same weight of a large house cricket.
Females are about triple the weight of a cricket. About the same size as a medium dubia.
They can be raised just like Dubia roaches other than they need a substrate. The normal substrate is a mold resistant mix of coconut fiber, vermiculite, and include water crystals to help with humidity.
The cage should be setup with a cool dry side, and a hot damp side. I use a continous run heating pad setup so the bottom of the substrate pile is 105f, and the top of the pile is on the upper 80's.
The sides should be coated in olive oil to keep the guys in the box. I wipe a hands wide along the top once a month. If you use petroleum jelly it will melt and make a pretty big mess.
The lid should be have a smaller than average screened vent. Say the size of a 2 litter cola base for a 20 gallon setup. This is to keep things out, not keep the banana's in.
They dont need sprayed down, but the substrate does need to be kept wet, not just damp. I pour a cup of water in a week. With the soil mix it spreads out and gets absorbed in minutes.
For food you want to gut load them just like crickets and dubia. The wet gut load should be cubed(not food processed) and places on the substrate. This should be changed out in 2 nights. Just shake out the nymphs, and i place the left overs in the cricket or dubia tanks, the bananas do not eat much at all.
The dry gut load should be placed on the dry side of the tank on a peanut tin lid.
The life of the Greenies is pretty short at 2 months, so dont worry about finding dead greens. By the time your first greenie is dead, your substrate should be crawling with nymphs if you started with 20-30 mixed.
I would consider these a snack and are great for picky eaters due to the green color and flight capability, they are also relatively slow if you dont spook them. However they are not very prolific so I never feed off the females.
Males are the same weight of a large house cricket.
Females are about triple the weight of a cricket. About the same size as a medium dubia.
They can be raised just like Dubia roaches other than they need a substrate. The normal substrate is a mold resistant mix of coconut fiber, vermiculite, and include water crystals to help with humidity.
The cage should be setup with a cool dry side, and a hot damp side. I use a continous run heating pad setup so the bottom of the substrate pile is 105f, and the top of the pile is on the upper 80's.
The sides should be coated in olive oil to keep the guys in the box. I wipe a hands wide along the top once a month. If you use petroleum jelly it will melt and make a pretty big mess.
The lid should be have a smaller than average screened vent. Say the size of a 2 litter cola base for a 20 gallon setup. This is to keep things out, not keep the banana's in.
They dont need sprayed down, but the substrate does need to be kept wet, not just damp. I pour a cup of water in a week. With the soil mix it spreads out and gets absorbed in minutes.
For food you want to gut load them just like crickets and dubia. The wet gut load should be cubed(not food processed) and places on the substrate. This should be changed out in 2 nights. Just shake out the nymphs, and i place the left overs in the cricket or dubia tanks, the bananas do not eat much at all.
The dry gut load should be placed on the dry side of the tank on a peanut tin lid.
The life of the Greenies is pretty short at 2 months, so dont worry about finding dead greens. By the time your first greenie is dead, your substrate should be crawling with nymphs if you started with 20-30 mixed.
I would consider these a snack and are great for picky eaters due to the green color and flight capability, they are also relatively slow if you dont spook them. However they are not very prolific so I never feed off the females.
