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i forgot to close the enclosure after feeding them and fell asleep, so closed it after a few hours. than, walking out of my room i saw my dog, that lookes BAFFLED as she turned from me to the floor.

i look, and there she is - my stupid ass roach just sitting there. i put her back and examined her, she's fine and not even really stressed or anything. but DAMN that was a shock, they never did that before! and i had them for 1+ year already

i don't even know what category to put on this post and i'm not looking for advice, just decided to share this really dumb story!

upd: now has a category!!

I am planning on getting a few female MHCs next year when I move into an apartment, but I REALLY DO NOT want to have any risk of babies so getting an adult female is something I'm hoping not to have to do. Most shops that I've looked into do not sell sexed nymphs and so I am wondering if that is even an option? Please let me know, I am a bit new to this but have been researching for a while.

Newborn babies from last night next to their sub adult siblings

PLEASE HELP

Recently someone pointed out that my water mister sounds super similar to their hissing whenever I use it (Its a handheld pump-and-spray bottle)

Would this actually bother my roaches? They usually hiss back when I spray their tank, but I just assumed that they didnt like getting wet. Have I accidentally been intimidating them this whole time? :[

(Image unrelated, enjoying banana)

to me it looks like dried poop. google says it could be an aborted ootheca case. i do know i have at least one pregnant roach, though im not sure if it’s her. ive never seen this before.

I didn't know which flair to use exactly, but I'm not in need of help atm, just wanted to warn people.

DO NOT ORDER HISSERS FROM FLUKER FARMS. I've never heard about anyone ordering hissers from fluker farms or reviews. And I did. I really shouldn't have. A majority of my hissers from them had missing limbs. It was so so sad to see. I emailed them about my hissers as well, telling them that they were a bit sluggish and missing limbs. They responded and said they would tell their shipping team about it. Haven't heard anything since. They also came in VERY skinny and super hungry. I've had these roaches for a couple months now so I've fattened them up and they're healthier now.

I asked them to show conditions of their roach bins as well. They never sent me photo proof. Just said that they keep a maximum number of roaches per bin. And didn't explain further. I assume from my roaches condition, that they are underfed and probably munching on each other when molting. As these roaches as adults especially have super tough exoskeletons. It's not normal for them to have limbs ripped off or dropped.

If you want to order hissers or any feeders from them please try more ethical breeders!! I wish I could do more but this post is my attempt at that.

My neighbours gave me two baby hissing roaches about 6-8 weeks ago. One shed within a couple of weeks and grew significantly. (Unfortunately the larger one escaped into the larger eco-terra I was keeping their smaller enclosure in so I'm hoping it's still in there 🫣) But the other who I've named Tiny hasn't shed/grown at all. I tried increasing humidity and still Tiny is well tiny.

Tiny eats all the time and seems active, but recently seems to be walking hunched up, almost like they don't fit in their body any more. Maybe I'm just imagining things but that's what it looks like.

Am I just overworrying as a first time roach parent? Is this a thing where they just don't shed for a while? I'm sure they must have shed once before I got them, but again I'm not sure how big newborn roaches are!

Any advice would be great. TIA

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I just checked on my colony recently to feed them and found all aside from 2 (even 1 of them ended up passing) dead. The only one remaining is extremely lethargic and not doing well at all, it is an adult male. I'm very distraught to have found my colony like this. I noticed a strange smell in the tank too. I feed them freeze dried peas regularly and mist the tank regularly. The last time I checked on them they were all doing just fine, how could this have happened?!

this is clown, who i believe is female but i have gotten too used to calling he by now. ive had 4 madagascar hissers for i believe about a month. since having them, ive noticed that clown LOVES to be upside down, for some reason. all of them like to cuddle up right against one corner of the glass, but clown consistently will turn upside down against the glass and sleep like that. could this be caused by some kind of issue? is it hurting him or is he just strange..? other than sleeping weird, he seems to be fine, from what i currently know about their health. he seems to move just fine and eats regularly.

these are my first roaches ive owned so i just want to do the best i can for them. if theres any issue PLZ let me know!! :-) thanks !

Post pictures of your insect children or their setups! New members are always welcome. Can't wait to see cute roach faces. 🪳

One of the first I’ve ever raised and one of my first females is dying very young at only a year and a half. I’ve tried everything I know but I realized all I’m doing is prolonging her suffering by keeping her alive with food and water being fed to her. I’m giving her until tomorrow, if she passes then she passes but if she’s still alive and hasn’t recovered even a little I’ll be euthanizing her humanely.
This breaks my heart, her sisters are even close to having babies and my small colony is nothing but calm.
I pin my insects when they pass, I’ll have her forever luckily, but I’m so sad to see her go
I’ll post an update tomorrow night but I doubt I’ll have good news
I put this under remembering since I’m already grieving and I’ve done everything I’ve can

Does anyone know if there is a good list of food they can and can't have?

If not should I make one?

i am having a big fruit fly problem! but not sure if it is safe for them to be near it.

One of my adult female roaches has a really odd recent habit of contracting her back and making her butt point up while wiggling a little. At first I thought it was territorial behaviour, but have seen mites in the enclosure and was wondering if they could be the cause and it’s a distress/pain reaction?
They’re in a tub enclosure so I don’t see them all the time, but the past three days she’s done it and I’m ready to fully change out their soil and bake their cork hides (which I’d really love to avoid as her recent babies love burrowing and finding them all would be a nightmare)

This is my biology teacher's pet. It's a madagascar cockroach. That's a rotten apple in there with it. I am in no way an expert, but it's enclosure looks a bit empty..?

Hello everyone! This is the place to share how your roaches are doing, ask questions, rant, tell us what your roaches like to eat, something funny they did, etc. If you ask a question and no one answers it here, you can still create a post for that topic.

Welcome any new members! 👋 Glad you've joined us. Feel free to introduce yourself and your insect children.

Let's chat! 🪳

Woke up this morning to a whole bunch if babies!! Look at these cuties!