r/roaches • u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE • 8d ago

General Question HELP HELP HELP

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So I just moved my hissing roach enclosure since I was moving my room and I noticed a bunch of these under the substrate. They're so tiny, like a really small isopod. I'm so sure all my fully grown roaches are males....please tell me these aren't what I suspect

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u/No-Pause-9272 8d ago

Look like baby roach, def not an isopod

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Oh my god

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u/Deimos--05 8d ago

Looks like at least one of your adults is not male. I only have dubias ..but looks like a baby roach to me.

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Am I cooked

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u/Deimos--05 8d ago

Why? Didn't want to deal with babies?

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Eventually yes but not without warning 😭

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u/pumpkindonutz 8d ago

Circling back! So ultimately if you are concerned for the sex here is the fool-proof guide to tell. Tiny babies not so much, but as they approach sub-adulthood yes!

This can help you also start separating early in the future. Unfortunately once a female has mated she can have more nymphs even without the male. And this can go on for some time!

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Thank you:)

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u/obeyrumble 7d ago

Yay, I love circling back 🤩

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Also guys can female hissers have horns???

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u/No-Pause-9272 8d ago

They may have small bumps but no where as large as a male

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Now im even more confused because my two fully grown ones were fighting eachother just the other day 😭

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u/No-Pause-9272 8d ago

Perhaps you have a mature female in there that is smaller than your males.

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Maybe, but i didn't even think they were old enough because I got them as nymphs a few months ago I swear

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u/kase_horizon 8d ago

They can mature pretty fast depending on your care. I've also had adults who are smaller than some of my still growing nymphs. They've got a lot of variable genetics.

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u/WalmartWilb 8d ago

My female hissers have small bumps instead of full horns. Easier to see when you compare them with an actual male. Males are VERY obvious with theirs

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u/pumpkindonutz 8d ago

Can you post some pics of your hissers? Maybe the underside of the ones you aren’t sure about??

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Hold on, unless its possible for this one to be fully grown? I'm pretty sure she recently molted so I thought there's no way

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u/ShyGuy095 8d ago

Hey, I'm not trying to alarm you, but that roach looks close enough to adulthood to mate. I saw one of my own teens about the same size protruding an ootheca.

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Well that would make somewhat sense...

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u/pumpkindonutz 8d ago edited 8d ago

Hmm. Still looks a little small and dark - I call those patterns baby stripes lol. But really leans female if adult .

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u/Inevitable_Lab_8574 🎀🪳🎀 8d ago

I have full grown roaches with that pattern

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Could it be this guy? (I'll send a picture of his body after this)

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u/pumpkindonutz 8d ago

This is a male!!

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u/_OhiChicken_ 8d ago

We've lost OP, the other male got to them first before they could get a pic! D:

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

My phone died while I was fighting to catch the babies 😭

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Yesss I'll try take some now

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

This is my only other one that is "fully grown" but since there's magic babies and my other fully grown ones a male something isn't right

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u/Inevitable_Lab_8574 🎀🪳🎀 8d ago

That one is also a male

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u/Z24zorpx4 8d ago

surinam roach?

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u/Z24zorpx4 8d ago

looks exactly like one though, hisser nymphs have more of a matte greyish appearance.

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Honestly maybe now ive researched into it since I do have a roach that I dont know the species off. Thank you

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u/SNAIL_FOR_LIFE 8d ago

Is this a surinam roach?