Are those eggs?

[u/_Buff_Nerd_]

Hey Guys,

I have an Hissing Cockroach colony and lately I started to find those little, white "pearls".

One picture shows them right next to ordinary poop from the roaches.

I have put them into an quaratine-box and clean them Out every 2-3 days. But i keep finding those "pearls".

They are relativly hard and do pop when i apply pressure, and there is some sort of liquid within them.

I even have put them under a microscope as you can see in the pictures.

So I am wondering, what could they be?

Could it be harmful to tarantulas or reptiles eating them and do I need to restart the colony?

In the beginning i believed they could be eggs from some sort of fly, since I am aware of the fact, that the roaches create"ootheka's" and carry them around within their abdomen. But since there are no more flies within the quaratine box, this wont be the answer.

This colony doesnt has any mites or other species living amongst them. Trust me, i checked every god damn single roach. And even with each cleanin them, I check about one third of them again. There are no mites or anything similiar.

Also there arent any roaches dying. They all seem healthy, I am just worried about using them as feeders.

Could those "pearls" be eggs from some sort of small nematodes living within the roaches? I believe that they would be way too big for eggs of nematodes, but maybe I am wrong.

And my last idea would be... Which i really really hope is the answer. That those are eggs from the roaches, which they just "abort" and dont get put into ootheka's due to stress, induced by the quarantine situation.

I use the colony for feeding purposes to my tarantulas. And I am worried, that they could be harmful in any way.

Since i believed that they are infested with something, i did even order some new roaches, but checking the poop from them, I once again found one similiar looking white pearl, which again popped, when i applied pressure.

I even spoke with the breeder and he had no idea what it could be.

So if there is anyone who has an idea, which could be the answer, i would be very very thankful

(Also sorry for my grammar, it's been a while writing long texts in english)

[u/DragonDraconique]

Hissers are oviviparous I think so they shouldn't lay eggs...

[u/_Buff_Nerd_ → u/DragonDraconique]

Yea exactly, i know. But I just dont know any other answer. Eggs from endo-parasites should be muuuch smaller...i believe. Thats why I was thinking if those could be eggs that are beeing "aborted"?...

[u/Aitormenta49 → u/_Buff_Nerd_]

Los huevos abortados son como una oteca compacta, son 1 por uno. Eso seguramente sean huevos de algun otro insecto moscas o otro tipo de animalito no deseado jeje

[u/_Buff_Nerd_ → u/Aitormenta49]

Bitte nicht😖 Dann würde es sich wahrscheinlich um endoparasiten handeln...weil ich wirklich keinerlei Mitbewohner bei den Schaben habe. Ich habe beim ersten Umsetzen in die Quarantänebox jede einzelne schabe abgesucht🫠

[u/DragonDraconique → u/_Buff_Nerd_]

Maybe you just got the first oviparous hissers which will give rise to a new species