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Bought a starter colony of A. tesselata from her through discord and she was kind enough to ensure I received large nymphs! Price was standard for the species and she shipped 'em fast and was communicative. I bought 'em from her because she shared a photo of two of her adults having wildly...

Idk how you all do it. Very few times am I able to get a 'nice' shot of one of my specimens. I want to know how you guys go about photographing your bugs. I use my iphone14 plus which you'd think would be good enough, but most of the work is in the lighting, and unfortunately I can never get a...

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...

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...

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...

Hi, I'm new to roach keeping. My first G. Portentosa I had for over half a year. Roughly a month ago I noticed her no longer hiding under her food bowl and just sitting out on top of the substrate. A few days later I found her lifeless with one of her antennae missing. Now my other female is...