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Hissers have their own mites that live on their bodies. Some observations show the mites aren’t harmful and actually clean the roaches. These don’t normlly leave their host bodies, however. From your vid, these look and move more like springtails, which are everywhere food and moisture is...

Lats desiccate so easily in my experience. Unless your home is a humid paradise and has left over food out and about, spilling 1000 lats isn’t going to do anything. You’ll just find dried individuals over a period of a few weeks. Like any roaches, it is possible, but they’re not “infesty” imo...

Not really. In a bind I even use paper towels haha. So long as it can block phorid flies, it’ll work.

I used the heater system as well in the beginning but as they grew in numbers ventilation became extremely important and the heater hasn’t needed anymore, ooths hatch just fine with just a regular under tank heater or hot garage. You MUST have ventilation at least on half on the opening or else...

@KezyGLA! Weigh in please! :) thank you guys!

@KezyGLA! Weigh in please! :) thank you guys!

In the past week I got a female OBT in a trade, a suspected female B. hamorii with a bald butt + a suspected female N. chromatus form a guy on CL. My wife was not happy but even she said this little girl is a cute one.

Another CL pickup. Seems to be maybe 5” DSL. Also thinking female.

My craigslist pick up from the other day. Approximately 3” DSL. I’m thinking female? I’m waiting a molt... :)

Got an unsexed 3” B. hamorii and unsexed 5” N. chromatus for $60 total. Quick look and the chromatus looks female, need to confirm.

Oddly I find Ts kicking hairs just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen from an invert. She’s a fighter, this one. I bet she’ll molt just fine next time for you.

The little porteri I adopted a few weeks back molted last week.

Looks exactly like my G. porteri :)

Juvie porteri for $15. Came in a small critter keeper without a bowl and filled with dead food parts and old molts. Drove 1.5 hours for it (looks male).

An abundance of mites doesn’t seem to cause any sort of concern for my colony. It can be unsightly, but you can use a paint brush (I use an old soft makeup brush my wife gave me) to gently brush them off. Keep in mind that when the Hisser is harrssed the mites tend to bunch up underneath and...

That hatching container will work, just make sure you watch for mold. I’d be ideal if you could add some springtails as well. They keep things really clean.

Ootheca will hatch for me even at 70F, it just takes forever. Optimal temps for production are 85F+ and good humidity to keep the ooths from desiccating. Remember to keep the air flow fresh.

Made this for my wife’s kindergarten class. Got a bunch of them from the awesome Garin! Created a nice moisture gradient with compressed peat/sand mix at the bottom and 100% dry sand up top. These little guys are so much fun! They run all over the place, pick up kibbles and hide them from one...

All my feeder roaches are kept without sub for easy monthly cleanings. I do add dried hardwood leaves often for them to nibble on.