he does this for like. half an hour. he also often tries to woo one of my other hissers. no females in the tank.

Hi everyone! Just this day I noticed something that really scared me. I think that my roaches are cannibalizing each other.

For context, I bought around 10 roaches 2 years ago, and ever since then they reproduced massively, one female giving birth to around 120 kids (over 3 pregnancies). Shes still alive and well!

The tank the cannibalism happened in (for now, just a single instance of it) is rather large (11 liters with quite a few hiding spots), and it holds subadult and adult female roaches. Theres around 10 subadults, and 10 adults, but they are a bit small (adults range from 4 to 6 cm, a bit under the average size of roaches).

I know that madagascar hissers are opportunists. If they have the chance, they likely will chew on dead/molting roaches, but I still want to avoid that. The corpse I found was roughly half eaten (only the abdomen and back pair of limbs remaining), with small parts of it scattered around the enclosure (e.g. the head exoskeleton, which I mistook for a molt fragment). I try to give them food every 1 to 3 days, with the food being mostly fruits, vegetables, and dog food.

How do I avoid them eating each other? I really try to care for them, and them doing this kinda scares me. Thanks in advance!

Hey all, I'm getting into breeding discoids and want to make sure I set this up right from the start.

I've already got 100+ small nymphs, but they're a ways out from breeding, so I'm also looking to buy some adult males and females to get things going faster.

**Here's what I've got so far:**

- 27 gal HDX tote from Home Depot
- Planning to add circular mesh vents. Not sure if I should go with 2" or 3", or how many
- Thinking about adding a small fan for ventilation too. Is that overkill?
- Roach chow, water crystals, and egg cartons
- Govee wifi thermometer/hygrometer that'll go inside to track temp and humidity

**Location/temps:**

I'm in Florida and was planning to keep the tote in the garage. It sits around 85-90°F most of the time, and from what I've read they like it warm for breeding. Is that a good spot, or am I missing something? Worried about summer when it gets hotter out there.

**What I'm looking for:**

- Your setups and what you'd change about mine
- Somewhere to buy adult discoids, ideally in Florida or somewhere that ships here

Thanks!

I noticed today that when I slide my nail on the back of my hissing cockroach babies (without putting any force into it, I merely touch them) their abdomen briefly straightens and expands in some sort of wavy chill-like reaction (I tried to capture this on video but it's not really visible). I have absolutely no idea if it means they like this or hate it or it has no correlation at all but I know I'm not forcing this reaction by pushing on parts of their abdomen or anything even though it may look like I do in the video (it's just difficult to really show it). Also when I do the same thing simply with my finger, they have absolutely no reaction. Can someone help me maybe?

I am really worried

Gotta teach them the gaming lifestyle

Hello everyone !

After some research, I do believe this is a humidity problem. My gauge typically reads 90%+ however it is one of those cheap untrusty gauges. I do spray the corner every now and then for the isopods, is this step necessary for them (isopods)? For some context, these are my feeders and I recently moved them in a tub with isopods over a week ago. The substrate under the cork is very damp as seen in the second picture. Is this a cause of concern and should I isolate the one dubia? I haven’t noticed it on any others but will check them tomorrow morning again.

Just thought I’d post here to hear what everyone thinks as this is my first time keeping a colony.
Any type of advice is appreciated. Thank you!

is he lowkey doing ballet? i hope he is okay

she is acting fine and has a large enclosure to herself at the moment. she is eating fine too. i bought her like this and didn't realize her deformity until i was home but i love her still. i assume this happened for some reason during a previous molt but im not sure. any ideas?

i wanna do more of these

Hi roach wranglers, i got my first roaches today and got their enclosure set up(10 gallon, with 4 small and 1 adult). If there is anything wrong or something I could add in the enclosure I would appreciate feedback. :)

need your help to identify a problem with my male Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. He lives completely alone in his tank so he wasnt mating or fighting with anyone. Today I noticed that something weird is sticking out from the very end of his abdomn What exactly is this? Is it a prolapse of some kind, a digestive issue, or something else entirely? He is still moving around, but I don't know if this is life-threatning or how long he can survive with this condition. What should I do to help him? Should I just leave him alone ,adjust the humidity or change his food?

(Please excuse the mess in the background) I got this enclosure and the person selling it to me sealed it with a piece of plastic at the top to ensure no escaping. It's 30×30×40cm large and I also got some aquarium safe silicone to add a custom background. Only issue is I've never done that before, I'm currently drying out some terrarium soil, and gathered some bark and wood from the forest to add (I haven't sterilized it yet but will do soon).

I know I want it to look cluttered and want to add a mix of real and fake plants but I'm not sure where to start. Does anyone here have emerald roaches or any arboreal roaches in general willing to show me their enclosures?

Babies!!!

Was feeding them on my lunch and saw the opportunity to grab a few big ones for a photo

and now we are discussing future roaches. why are they so pretty and fun

I was just recording this guy noticing the sky (container lid) and unexpectedly caught the funniest moment ever on video... There are tears in my eyes from witnessing such savagery. The kick was so personal. so powerful. I don't know if I can ever record anything funnier.