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For hissers I know mid-high ventilation is fine. If you want to poke holes, don't make them larger than 2 mm, unless you plan on covering them with mesh, which I highly recommend you do because they climb. Could be metal mesh, polyester mesh, nylon mesh, etc. Here's an example. This is my G...

What species are you keeping? Hole size/amount of holes depends. Some species need higher ventilation than others, and some have smaller nymphs than others.

I ASKED WHAT SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER HE USED AND HE SAID RAW SUGAR AND HE WASN'T LYING THAT SHIT WORKS MIRACLES. 10/10 DO RECOMMEND. Oh and I won some roaches from him in an auction and they were all good would buy again 💃

Yeah that's what I figured would be best!

I need everyone's experience to help me create the best setup for this ooth. Right now i have it buried in the damp soil Kyle sent me with a heat emitter above (see image below). Last temp/humidity reading was 79% air humidity and 85 degree air temp. With the fluctuating temperatures in New...

Good luck!! I use individual heat lamps to keep my roaches warm because I like to have individual control over each enclosure's temperature, and because the only room I have for my roaches is my own bedroom and I can't sleep in 80 degree heat 😂 I will say though, without a thermostat for each...

Welcome! Keeping climbers may seem intimidating but after you have one you realize it's not so bad (so long as they don't run like darts 😂)

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I wanted to share my experience with the Oaks reptile expo for those in the area of Pennsylvania/New Jersey. There are very few reptile expos (and even fewer invert expos) in the north east—surprisingly. The Oaks show is the only one available around me (being from South Jersey). I went two...

Hey y'all. Just got a delivery in of two female hissers. One of them has a sunken in mesothorax and metathorax on her right side (see attached photos). She isn't lethargic but she doesn't hiss at all and doesn't move around much. I have her separated in her own enclosure to keep her safe and...

SUP Y'ALL Last I posted was like. . a while ago. But I'm back, and I have a new addition to my collection. The ever-so-not exciting Dubia roach. So now I have Hissers and Dubias. Small beginnings, people. Now that I've realized I want to get serious about keeping roaches and 'collecting' them...

Hey! It's been a while since I've shown activity here. I'm back with great news! I just found out my hissers successfully bred! I was so shocked to see a tiny little hisser. My female never showed any signs of carrying an ootheca! I was convinced they'd never breed. I'm so happy! I do need a...

I ran through some of the current ad listings and don't see any ads for a common hissing cockroach—just variations (like dwarf, bumpy, halloween, etc.). I'm looking to purchase at least one male but ideally would like two. Also, does anyone know of any sellers located in New Jersey? Would love...

I actually just checked their enclosure to take off the cloths and check the humidity and I saw this! I can't tell what it is, because aren't their babies a live birth? Whatever she's pushing out isn't wriggling. So strange!

Hi! I'm Dianna. I just started keeping G. portentosa's as pets almost a year ago and I fell in love with invertebrates after that! They're my favorite roaches. :) I currently have two females and I'd really like to start a colony. I work at a university vivarium where we keep a G. portentosa...