fangsalot Third Instar Jul 24, 2010 #2 now,i know what it sounds like when they hiss when you handle them..but i keep hearing them make a hissing that sounds almost like a cicada or rattle snake.what are they doing in there?is it a mating thing,or territory?i hear it like 10 times a day.
now,i know what it sounds like when they hiss when you handle them..but i keep hearing them make a hissing that sounds almost like a cicada or rattle snake.what are they doing in there?is it a mating thing,or territory?i hear it like 10 times a day.
Ralph Panchlora Jul 24, 2010 #3 They have a lot of different hisses for mating, disturbance, etc. I haven't heard anything like a rattlesnake, but it might be fighting males.
They have a lot of different hisses for mating, disturbance, etc. I haven't heard anything like a rattlesnake, but it might be fighting males.
Psydeus565 Fourth Instar Jul 24, 2010 #4 Male territorial fighting was my guess as well; sometimes they'll shake their abdomens during the stand-offs while hissing.
Male territorial fighting was my guess as well; sometimes they'll shake their abdomens during the stand-offs while hissing.
fangsalot Third Instar Jul 24, 2010 #5 can it be them fighting over a female as well?its kind of like a quick shaky hiss.
Zephyr Roach Food Forum Supporter Jul 26, 2010 #6 If you pet them while hissing they'll muffle it so it kind of rattles. lol
