Hissing roaches need help!!!

[Nmarie]

I got some hissing roaches from a friend, I noticed about a week later that they had mites...treated them with flour and rinsed them off, put them in a brand new cage, brand new everything. How do I get rid of mites and I have 50 other animals in the same room will they infect my others?!??!

 

[BoyFromLA]

I strongly recommend to study / research for what you are getting / keeping.

But for your question, check below post:

Bugs on my bugs..

I have three female Gromphadorhina portentosa (Hissing Roaches), I've only had them 2 weeks and I noticed all three have mites, which Ive read is naturally occurring in this type of roach. There are differing opinions on mites, some say get rid of them (and there's a lot of opinions on HOW to...

arachnoboards.com

 

[Nmarie]

I've done research its just the concern of my other animals if they will get to them, can't find any answer on it so that's why I came here

 

[Dry Desert]

I've done research its just the concern of my other animals if they will get to them, can't find any answer on it so that's why I came here

If you only noticed the mites a week later - then they are probably from your other enclosures - not the hissers coming in with them.
You maybe need to do a thorough check on everything.

After checking previous threads apparently all hissers come with mites.

Not to worry though they are beneficial mites, similar to the ones on AGB millipedes.
They only live on the host and don't leave the host as they will die. So no worries about them infecting anything else.

Also the mites don't stress out the hissers, they live happily together.

 

[Wolfram1]

how are you keeping the roaches?

 

[Nmarie]

If you only noticed the mites a week later - then they are probably from your other enclosures - not the hissers coming in with them.
You maybe need to do a thorough check on everything.

After checking previous threads apparently all hissers come with mites.

Not to worry though they are beneficial mites, similar to the ones on AGB millipedes.
They only live on the host and don't leave the host as they will die. So no worries about them infecting anything else.

Also the mites don't stress out the hissers, they live happily together.

Thank you!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

If you only noticed the mites a week later - then they are probably from your other enclosures - not the hissers coming in with them.
You maybe need to do a thorough check on everything.

After checking previous threads apparently all hissers come with mites.

Not to worry though they are beneficial mites, similar to the ones on AGB millipedes.
They only live on the host and don't leave the host as they will die. So no worries about them infecting anything else.

Also the mites don't stress out the hissers, they live happily together.

Wow that’s unique , wish dubia had that problem lol.. symbiotic mites !

 

[Nmarie]

how are you keeping the roaches?

Storage bin with ventilation sides and top, coco fiber, leaf litter, some moss, bark for them to climb and hide, hide hut and food dish

 

[Wolfram1]

Storage bin with ventilation sides and top, coco fiber, leaf litter, some moss, bark for them to climb and hide, hide hut and food dish

alright, so no problems there, sounds like a good setup


for all you told us you could have kept them on oats with eggcartons

i would have been surprised if that kind of environment didnt attract grain mites