- When I first received the cockroaches I instantly noticed a difference in behavior from Pete and Repeat. Pete climbed on the sides of the cage and would often be there for many hours. Repeat on the other hand was usually under the folded side of the newspaper.
- I read in an article that cockroaches liked cucumbers so when I first got them I put a fresh piece of cucumber in the cage and they both seemed to enjoy it. I also put a graham cracker in the cage and Repeat immediately went to the graham cracker and sat on it.
- When Repeat was on the graham cracker I could not tell if he was eating it, but I assumed he was.
- On the 22nd, both Repeat and Pete were not very active. Pete would often times go on the bottom of the cage and hide where I could not see him. He did this quite often and it made me wonder why. Repeat continued to stay under the folded newspaper.
- On the 25rd I took Pete and Repeat out of their cage to play with them and still Repeat did not move very much, but Pete was very active. He is a very good climber and was a lot faster than I expected.
- I wondered in observing the cockroaches how to tell the difference between males and females and males possess large horns behind head. In my research it also said that males antennae are hairy while females antennae are relatively smooth. One additional difference is male cockroaches are only aggressive, not females.
Meagan Miller
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