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First off, welcome to the forum!
Most hissers need temps 75 or above to breed, though reportedly there are a few strains that can breed in the low 70s, but it's highly unlikely you have any of those. For breeding you'll want temps 75 Fahrenheit or above, and be sure to provide the females with plenty of fruit or else they will abort their oothecae.
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Elliptorhina
Welcome to this great forum!
I agree with everything that Hisserdude said, the hissers also like a relatively dry substrate.
I agree with everything that Hisserdude said, the hissers also like a relatively dry substrate.
You should keep a side or a corner of the cage moist, but the rest of the enclosure should be relatively dry.
It's OK to just put that in and then let it dry out in the cage, a moist enclosure won't kill them but they just prefer it drier.
I'd say you should feed them fruit at least once or twice a week, though G.portentosa (and the hybrids labled under that name), aren't too picky about the frequency of their fruit offerings.
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Unless you got yours from Kyle at Roachcrossing.com yours are probably hybrids, most "G.portentosa" stock is nowadays. (Same thing with anything labled "Blaberus dicoidalis") Where did you get yours from?
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Oh, well if you got them from him then they are pure, or at least as pure as you will get in the hobby.
UncommonRoachBoy
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Welcome to the forums! temps for hissers and dubia should be mid 70's low 80's. You'll see nymphs very quickly especially if you use oranges and carrots. Hissers love dried leaves of hardwood trees.