I'm actually not a fan of the hissers. I don't like my snakes hissing at me, and I'd rather my roaches didn't do it either. I e-mailed him about pricing and availability and which he thinks make the best pets and what not. I've happened across his site once before looking for Dubia roaches for my skink. I completely forgot about him, so I'm glad you reminded me!

As for the "getting one to get over your fear" thing - that's exactly what I did when I purchased the skink. I forced myself to pick her up but I was still really jumpy while holding her. When I see a wild lizard I still get scared (especially if they jump at me) but at least I don't jump onto chairs or counter tops anymore. I only had her for 11 days, but she helped a great deal in that short amount of time. I'm still so sorry that she passed away. I wish I knew what happened... Even the vet couldn't tell me.