Do hissers make a lotta noise at night time??

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I been considering madagascar hissing Cockroaches as feeders because they get big & reproduce fast
I ditched crickets for dubias.. cuz I hate crickets chirping -
are hissers low at night time?? I dont wana lose sleep listening do roaches making a lotta noise
I need hissers evenualy as larger species of Ts luv em

General price for hissers??
thanks!

 

[jt39565]

I havent had a problem with the noise - I keep them in a rather large aquarium( I like to see them ) and once they get in their little "colonies" they pretty much tend to themselves. In fact I went so far as to put some deaths head roaches in with them and will soon be adding a few millipedes.

 

[Tenodera]

Mine often make enough noise that I move them out of my room at night, but then again I get annoyed by just about any irregular noise when I'm going to sleep. The amount of fights they have does level off once the males establish their territories although it never stops entirely. Also, don't feed them right before bed unless you want to hear tiny chewing noises for an hour or two.

It's pretty easy to find hissers for 1-2$ each (often in larger lots) online.

 

[SkyeSpider]

Most nights ours are quiet, but every so often, they'll start hissing and thumping around.

That said, hissers are terrible feeders. Their shells are too hard for most animals. I can't recommend them for that purpose at all.

 

[ZephAmp]

Some species are noisier than others. Aeluropoda insignis can cause quite an uproar, whereas Elliptorhina sp. have a quiet, almost soothing hiss which is usually not produced during fighting but during mating. Adult hissers are generally unsuitable feeders for anything short of monitors (which will crunch right through them) or mammals (which can tactically dismantle them.) The nymphs of most any hisser, however, are very squishy and slow-moving, making them very good feeders.

 

[Bugs In Cyberspace]

There are many other "quiet" species on the market to consider for use as feeders. Even in a colony of hundreds though, "hissy" fits are rare. I suppose you could double up your cage to sort of soundproof it during your sleeping hours, maybe wrap a blanket around it or something. It just seems easier to choose one of the other 50 species on the market though.