Zephyr's Amazingly Awesome Roach Thread

[tikichick]

Lol, well I tried not to get into trouble, but I met up with a friend off a local reptile forum to pick up a frilled dragon needing some serious tlc and behaved myself at the petstore and just got crickets. But then I followed him over to a guy's house to look at some bp's and the guy's fixing to go to Australia for a year and gave me his Chaco Gold Stripe and two Curly Haired Tarantulas! Then I followed my friend to his place and he gave me a Texas Brown Tarantula and 20 enormous roaches, plus some bowls, branches and a lamp. All for free! I made out like the proverbial bandit, lol.

Funny thing about the roaches... on the way home, I kept thinking I smelled hot dogs with mustard and onions. I figured it must be some fast food place I passed. I got home and a few minutes later, I smell the hot dogs again... then I realized it's the roaches I'm smelling! LOL

[Zephyr]

Awesome roaches! (I can't believe I just said that, lol).

I'd love to read Zephyr's Amazingly Awesome Guide to Breeding Roaches! I just picked up a bunch of hissing roaches last night and I need to get my learn on

Well for one, keep them with a Vaseline barrier if you're using glass. It works best at keeping them in. *I proved so in my science fair project.*
Secondly, keep things VERY warm for them. 80's is best, with semi-high humidity. Make sure there's always something to munch on. Romaine lettuce is a favorite. Also, give them plenty of multi surfaces. Egg crates work best, but you can also use paper towel rolls.

[Zephyr]

Lol, well I tried not to get into trouble, but I met up with a friend off a local reptile forum to pick up a frilled dragon needing some serious tlc and behaved myself at the petstore and just got crickets. But then I followed him over to a guy's house to look at some bp's and the guy's fixing to go to Australia for a year and gave me his Chaco Gold Stripe and two Curly Haired Tarantulas! Then I followed my friend to his place and he gave me a Texas Brown Tarantula and 20 enormous roaches, plus some bowls, branches and a lamp. All for free! I made out like the proverbial bandit, lol.

Funny thing about the roaches... on the way home, I kept thinking I smelled hot dogs with mustard and onions. I figured it must be some fast food place I passed. I got home and a few minutes later, I smell the hot dogs again... then I realized it's the roaches I'm smelling! LOL

Hmm... Could you get some pics of the roaches he gave you? For ID purposes.

[tikichick]

Sure! They're the hissing kind if that helps narrow it down. I'll post pics later this evening

[Zephyr]

This morning I peered into the peppered enclosure to find this lovely newly molted female.


And for those trying to keep peppereds, this setup appears to work well.

[Lori P]

Roaches smell like hot dogs??? Ohhhh I like that....

"Honey, I swear, it's a hot dog in your bun, just smell it... No of COURSE those aren't legs waiving around, just eat it honey..." LOL

[tikichick]

LOL EW! I may never eat hot dogs again! :P

I took pics last night, my batteries died, forgot to recharge them but I'm doing that now so I can show u my big bugs I think they're Madagascar hissing roaches.

[Zephyr]

LOL EW! I may never eat hot dogs again! :P

I took pics last night, my batteries died, forgot to recharge them but I'm doing that now so I can show u my big bugs I think they're Madagascar hissing roaches.

If they're a different species *If they are massive...* I may bribe you into trading. :P

[tikichick]

They're easily as big as my thumb. Hurry up batteries!! Lol.

[drache]

what's up with that?
I've seen some really big ones - over 2.5" for sure, but mine never grew past a couple of inches
did I have dwarfs?
or are mine normal, and those others some super strain?

oh and do they always look colourless when they're molted, or might I have albinos?