how many hissers?

[fangsalot]

so how big of a colony can fit in a 10 gallon tank?ive seen alot of zoo displays where there eclosures have carpets of hissers covring almost every square inch of corkbark..i wish i could have something like that!is that overcrowding?what is too many for a 10g tank??

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

Hissers huddle close to each other all the time. I would say if your hissers start a mutiny and throw you out of the house, then the tank is overcrowded. :}

 

[fangsalot]

hahaha!!and thats when my army of T.blondi's come in! im thinking 200 in a 10g would be pushing it.am i crazy?

 

[Scoolman]

hahaha!!and thats when my army of T.blondi's come in! im thinking 200 in a 10g would be pushing it.am i crazy?

It is the males you have to worry about. If there are too many they fight for territory. This usually does not lead to any damage, but too many many males leads to constant battling, which in turn leads to legs and antennae being chewed off.
As for the carrying capacity of a 10G tank, I agree with Scott, wait for the mutiny.
I use odor as an indicator, if I start notice an odor I will move them to a larger enclosure. I am currently thinking of moving my colony (150+) to a 20L tank, as I have begun to notice a very slight ammonia like odor.

 

[fangsalot]

wow,,no wonder those zoo displays look so awesome!the more hissers bunched up together and visable,the better the display looks.thanks guys.oh,how many hissers did you sart off with and how long did your colony take to get to 150?

 

[Scoolman]

wow,,no wonder those zoo displays look so awesome!the more hissers bunched up together and visable,the better the display looks.thanks guys.oh,how many hissers did you sart off with and how long did your colony take to get to 150?

I started with one male and four females. The had a couple broods. Then just recently I purchased a breeding colony of 15 females, 5 males, and 40ish nymphs and juvies; I got tired of waiting, and I wanted to quit buying crickets. I now have a large number of gravid females dropping little grey nymphs every couple days. A female can have about 30 nymphs every 40 days, and they take about 6 months to mature.
Check out http://www.happyhissers.com/index.html

 

[fangsalot]

cool.by the way scoolman.,did you find any pics of your enclosure?

 

[Scoolman]

cool.by the way scoolman.,did you find any pics of your enclosure?

Sorry, no. The one I have is a blurry close up of my huge male. I will take a couple tomorrow and post for you.

 

[fangsalot]

thanks cant wait