hissing roaches
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maxttu
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Make sure you have a tight/locking lid, tape around the interior top and olive oil or bug stop under that! There is NOTHING that these guys can't climb. Breeding: hot, humid, regular gutloads. I use the loose coconut fiber as a substrate. I heard that it's better for breeding? I've had limited success, but I've only been at it for a couple of months. Good luck!!
justjumpit621
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Mine are breeding great. I use a glass tank with screen lid. Petroleum jelly around the top 4 inches of the tank, egg cartons, an under tank heat pad, and veggie scraps.
maxttu
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Oh, and how many did you get? Cost? There is a considerable cost difference between dubs and hissers!
Do you know how to sex them? Are they sexually mature?
Meow Kitty
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apparently dubia roaches are not considered approved feeders yet and most pet stores don't carry them
justjumpit621
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They are illegal too some places
I have both dubias and hissers. I would try to get dubias if I were you. They are a lot easier in my opinion. The biggest draw back to hissers is their ability to climb anything and everything. I have had many escape, but now that I have put about a 2 inch barrier of Vaseline around the top of the cage it is a totally different story.
poison
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Oh, and how many did you get? Cost? There is a considerable cost difference between dubs and hissers!
im 100% sure there hissers they hissed lol and i got 3 1 male 2 females im pretty sure i know how to sex them the females are longer then the male and i paid $2 each
poison
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every pet store out here carries them i just should have been more clear on what i wanted
poison
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there not illegal here
poison
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lol yeah i put Vaseline on the sides so they cant get out
poison
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do you use bedding?
justjumpit621
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Nope. Makes it easier to clean. And for your previous post, males have "horns" on their heads, females aren't so prominent. The one in the picture is a male http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/madagascar-hissing-cockroach/
patrickfraser
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To start, yes, but you don't want to feed off too many of the nymphs in order to get a good colony going.
maxttu
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Check in about a year from now and let us know!
You're gonna be waiting awhile! You'll probably want to start out with at least 5-10 adult females and 5 adult males. Do you know if your 3 are adults??
poison
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Check in about a year from now and let us know!
haha ill try and get more adults then. and im pretty sure there adults thats what i asked for and there huge but ill post a pic in a little
maxttu
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oh i like games
Good guess! There might be one more. Also, $2 per adult Hisser is a great price at the LPS level! Go pick up all that you can afford!
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