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How long time do this species use to become adult? I have many many nymphs now.

What do the habitat for Blaptica dubia look like in the wild?

I collected some Oniscus asellus from my garden :lol: . What do you think of their enclosure?

They are growing!  :lol:

Is there something other than cat/dogfood or similar food that I can give my roaches. I have started having a mite problem... :(

Idea for population control   I do not mean to do this for fun, but only for controling my pet roach population. So I am sorry in advance if someone is disgusted by this... When my cockroaches will get many more than the few I have now, I will try an "experiment". Becuase I do not want to...

More babies coming soon!!!!  :lol:

What is the longest time for an hisser cockroach being pregnant? One of my cockroaches have been pregnant for atleast 5 months  :unsure:

What is the largest terrestrial isopod species?

Are there any arthropod themed documentaries you recommend? Comment here  :D I can start with Life in the Undergrowth. 

Here are some pics I took with a macro lens. They are ca. 6-8 mm! When they got scared, they played dead  :D  They are sooooo cuuuteeeee!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:  I dont know how many it is, but I guess there are ca. 25 nymphs relative to what I found!  :)

I found some nymphs in the substrate. They are ca. 3 mm long and like to be under the coco husk. I am afraid some have dehydrated from the heat mat, because I did not expect babies now! I have only one adult female. Can she give birth again in the future?  How hardy is the nymphs of this...

How can I see if a hisser roach has fungi infection?

Do anyone know what is on this cockroach? It feels like powder and do not stick on the exoskeleton. I have sprayed the roach with water to wash it off (it got washed off, but came back later). My other hissers do not have this powder.

Hissing cockroaches are the smartest insect I have ever encountered. Some time ago I bought my first hisser in a long time. I took it in wromak slide terrarium and didnt think it would escape. Ive had the species before, so it had it good in there. I slept. In the middle of the night I heard...