interbreeding roaches

[nicosgeckos]

Hi, I remember reading somewhere that interbreeding roaches wasn't good. Is that true?

 

[BrilliantEraser]

Do you mean cross-breeding species of roaches? If that is the question, it is not possible. The species are far too different to possibly cross-breed.

 

[nicosgeckos]

No, I mean like their brothers and sisters breeding with each other.

 

[BrilliantEraser]

Oh! Well, I don't see a problem with it. As long as you introduce some new genetics into the mix every so often, it should be okay. Because of inbreeding, you're at a higher risk for negative recessive traits to show up. But since you're feeding them off (I assume), it won't matter!

 

[nicosgeckos]

LOL. This is my pet roach. Well, maybe hissers!

 

[thegeckoguy23]

Well if your breeding them for like certin thing then yeah maybe...But then again its just a roaches witch leads me to bealive it don't matter lol.



Jake

 

[gumbii]

you really have to ask a roach or insect forum... but i highly doubt that genetic with negative recessive traits show up in insects... or else bees and other colony insects would be all deformed... roaches are the same as bees... it only takes one egg or pregnant mother to infest an area... so i wouldn't be worried about it... or else roach breeders or any type of insect breeder would have insects with tail kinks too...