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  1. Dianna

    Roachforum will never die

    Many thanks to you and everyone else that helped keep the forum alive!
  2. Dianna

    Oaks, PA Reptile Super Expo - disappointment for invert lovers

    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...
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    Female hisser came in the mail - Half of thorax is sunken in. Should I be concerned?

    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...
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    Back into the hobby and more serious aout it - need recommendations

    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...
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    I finally got my g. portentosas to breed!

    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...
  6. Dianna

    Looking for G. portentosa males

    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...
  7. Dianna

    My Hissing Cockroaches keep getting sick

    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!
  8. Dianna

    Just a roach lover!

    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...
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    My Hissing Cockroaches keep getting sick

    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...
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