HELP! I inadvertantly got a new pet!

[Green Ghost]

Originally Posted by Athen

...well there was a dresser type end table that we decided to change the useage for which required the removal of the drawers so my fiance was cleaning them out when all of a sudden i heard a shriek and stuff getting thrown and her screaming OMG THERE IS A HUGE BEATLE IN THERE!!! ( she isnt all that fond of insects) so i decided id give it a look fully expecting to se like a potato bug or something huge and ugly like one.. and low and behold there in the bottom of the drawer was a cockroach that i quickly descerned to be of the madagasgar hissing type so i scooped it up ...

You wanted to know how to take care of it?

Your answer is right there, bud....

was just looking for a sweater keep itself warm.....

You can lend it one of your sweaters and it should be fine!

hehehe

[Pavel]

They also love citrus. You can find a pic of the male and female here:

creepy

[janelc]

I have kept hissers on and off for years. This is how I keep my set up:

-a glass tank with a screen top
-a thin line of vaseline around the top (escape artists!)
-an undertank heating pad for warmer temps (especially for breeding)
red flaky bran as a substrate (this is a horse feed item, it smells good, the roaches eat it, it's cheap as heck, and it doesn't get all moldy and funky for a very long time)
-feed them whatever you want, they love carrots, bananas, apples, cake (long story), greens, cat food (they do well on some protein), I used to make my own "roach bites" with powdered milk, egg whites, vitamins, minerals, sugar, carrot and beet juice, etc...
-lots and lots of places to hide (egg CARTON and paper towel tubes work well)
-I have always noticed a real down turn in their reproduction during the cooler months
-I haven't noticed any need for supplemental humidity and I am Southern California

Hissers rule!