Pregnant roach (pics included)

[SolFeliz]

I have a small colony of roaches (wasn't planning on expanding, but if babies are on their way...), and I've noticed that my big female, who was always big anyway, has gotten bigger, and started burrowing right down to the bottom of the enclosure and not coming back up. I've included some (very horrible) pictures. Can anyone tell me if she's pregnant or just fat?

 

[SolFeliz]

How many babies do hissers have?
And what can I do with all the babies?!

 

[Mojo288]

hissers give birth to about 30 live nymphs if im not mistaken.

Personally I use hissers as feeders for my T's

 

[SolFeliz]

hissers give birth to about 30 live nymphs if im not mistaken.

Personally I use hissers as feeders for my T's

30?!?! Man that must be hard..

 

[Mojo288]

 

[SolFeliz]

That's awesome! Looks brutal!

 

[Hisserdude]

It's hard to tell whether she's gravid or just full of food... If babies are on the way though, expect quite a few! Females can give birth to at least two dozen nymphs per litter! Sell them off as feeders or feed them off yourself if you end up with too much.

 

[SolFeliz]

It's hard to tell whether she's gravid or just full of food... If babies are on the way though, expect quite a few! Females can give birth to at least two dozen nymphs per litter! Sell them off as feeders or feed them off yourself if you end up with too much.

I have been thinking that she is jus fat but she is always underground and never comes up even to drink, so maybe she is finding pieces of food in her tunnels!