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    Wanted: Male (only) hissing cockroaches

    Hello everyone. I currently reside in Florida (moved from Texas) and hold a permit to possess male hissing cockroaches. I had 35 males when I left Texas, now I am down to just 2. I would love to purchase some more males to add to my colony. Whether for purchase or to assist with rehoming.  I...
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    Dying hisser. Is there anything else I can do?

    So long story short...I was cleaning out my colony’s cage and one of my larger female hisser nymphs was laying on her back twitching her leg. I don’t know what happened. Either illness or something in the tank crushed her maybe? No damage to her exoskeleton though... I feel so bad, and I don’t...
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    Only allowed male hissers with a state permit

    Hi. Hopefully someone can help. I am  planning on moving to Florida next month. I have two separate colonies of Madagascar hissing cockroaches both males and females. I found out that only males are permitted into the state. These are my pets and I would be sad to not take the females with me...
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    Help needed! Is this an aborted ootheca? My female hisser has never mated and is alone in her tank!?

    What should I do?  I’ve had her for five months. No other hissers. Is she sick?
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    Here's a pic of my hisser "sleeping" on her side

    Sorry for grainy photo quality! It was very hard to take this pic. I posted a few weeks ago about my hisser doing this. Does anyone else's hissers lie sideways?https://imgur.com/gallery/UNptF She's cute and quirky! 
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    My hisser hardly comes out of her log. Is this normal?

    I've had my female hisser for about four months. I have her in a 10 gallon tank, with coconut fiber substrate, and a small heater (which is attached to the side (on the outside of the tank). The room she's in is central air conditioned and is usually around 74 degrees. With the heater, the tank...
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