Hisser babies

[redmantodd]

Hello,

I got a bunch of hissers from a guy who was overrun with them. They were free except for shipping. I have had these guys from nymphs. They are now adults, probably like at least 30 of them. After about 4 or 5 months they finally had some little ones. I was really surprised this morning when I looked in their bin.

Red

[sg1trogdor]

Is that part of an adult in the bottom of the pic. Looks half eaten.

[redmantodd]

Is that part of an adult in the bottom of the pic. Looks half eaten.

It is a part of an adult's shed. They aren't eating all of their sheds now. When they were younger, they must have been eating every bit of their sheds, because I never found them. My wife even thought that we had some kind of rare albino roach every time we saw one that was white. Then I did some investigative reading and question asking. Found out that a freshly shed roach is solid white until their exterior dries. As they dry, they darken until they are back to the normal color. Kinda neat.

I got these with the intention of feeding off the young'uns to our bearded dragons. There are probably around 30 or 40 adults in the tub. I've had them for so long, I didn't think that they were going to produce anything. I was real close to getting rid of them and then the little ones appeared.

Best,
Red

[redmantodd]

Oh, I actually got to witness a female with an egg case. She was airing it out and then brought it back in to continue incubating it. They have live birth. Here is a pic.

[SlitherinSisters]

OMG *faints*

Those are so scary!!! I can't believe you raise them, the babies aren't so bad Have you ever had them get lose? I can't even touch crickets they freak me out, I could never be on fear factor

[sg1trogdor]

OMG *faints*

Those are so scary!!! I can't believe you raise them, the babies aren't so bad Have you ever had them get lose? I can't even touch crickets they freak me out, I could never be on fear factor

I prefer the adults the little ones are too fast. They remind me of regular disgusting wild roaches.