$400 in 40 Days

[Zephyr]

Well, the other day I had a very astonishing conversation with a roach friend of mine and found out that he'll be importing 4 pairs of Marcopanesthia rhinoceros, the world's largest and heaviest cockroach. The only problem is... A single pair is $400. My parents have agreed to let me purchase a pair of these awesome bugs if I can raise the money through selling cockroaches and my other "wares" in 40 days. I've wanted these ever since I set eyes on them in Allpet roach book and I finally have my chance!
So, if you need feeders or are looking for new snakes, here's what I've got! Now's the time to buy!

Feeder Cockroaches:

Blaptica dubia
Guyanna orange-spotted cockroach
$20 for 40

Eublaberus posticus
Orange headed cockroach
$20 for 30

Nauphoeta cinera
Lobster cockroach
$10 for 150

Blaberus discoidalis
False death's head/ Discoid cockroach
$20 for 35

^^^ These are the best candidates for a feeder set up. If you need care info, I can provide it!

Pet Cockroaches:

Archimandrita tesselata
Peppered cockroach
$5 each. Best price on the net guaranteed. Grows to 3+ inches and is very social; They'll eat out of your hand. :)

Gromphadorhina portentosa
Hissing cockroach
$20 for 30. Individual prices arrangeable. THE pet cockroach.

SNAKES!!!:

Butler's garter snakes, unsexed. $30 each. Feeding on either worm pieces, salmon/tilapia/pinky mix or both. Approximately 8 left.

Red sided garter snakes, unsexed. $25 each, 2 for $40. Feeding on the above. Mother is very spunky. :P


Thank you all for your support. Let's hope I can pull stuff together! :)

[Zephyr]

Also, here's a picture of what I believe to be a juvenile preparing to molt to the adult size:
http://www.dannesdjur.com/bilder/macropanesthia_rhinoceros_2.jpg

[Aundrea]

Thats a pic of the worlds largest and heaviest roach??? :eek::eek::eek: That pic scared the hell outta me LOL.. Im scared to death of Roaches!!! :eek:

[Garter_Gertie]

Orkin. CALL ORKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zephyr]

Orkin. CALL ORKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You' d need a lot of pesticide to kill one of those things. lol

[Zephyr]

4 baby red sideds left! :)

[Lori P]

Kyle, I'll get you the email for Off The Ark, the place I've been selling some of my roaches to. I'll pm you with it when I find it-- hit him up for a roach order.

[Lori P]

Crap. Now I'm tempted to finally get those hissers. Darn you, Kyle! Darn you!!! LOLOL

[anji1971]

I saw peppered roaches in one of the exhibits on vacation. They're cool! I wouldn't mind one or two as pets..........no colonies for me though!
And if it weren't for the leettle issue of it being illegal, I'd be over there at this very moment collecting a couple of the Butler's! :D:rolleyes:
Good luck, Kyle. I hope you pull it off!!

[Zephyr]

Crap. Now I'm tempted to finally get those hissers. Darn you, Kyle! Darn you!!! LOLOLlol
Personally, I prefer the Tesselata over hissers. They look a lot more like mantids than roaches. :)

[Zephyr]

Good news!
I have a series of transactions already taking place; if all goes well I should have 1/3 of my funds!

[GartersRock]

Awesome!! Thats great news!!

[jitami]

Nice job Kyle! My guys are out canvassing the neighborhood begging for swim-a-thon money for their high school aquatics program... I think selling snakies and roaches would be easier or at least a lot more fun :D

[Garter_Gertie]

This thread shows up on my unread. I come in here JUST to get it off my unread threads.

You guys ARE NUTZ, CRAZY, SICK AND HOPLESS!

ISSH! I can't stand ****'aroches! (shudder)

[troglodyte]

I'm interested in 2 of the peppered cockroaches... Since I'm new to this forum I apparently can't PM people...

Does anyone know which roaches are legal in Florida? I'm trying to find a colony but B. dubia and B. lateralis are both apparently illegal here!

[infernalis]

Awe come on, show some love. Buy a bunch, it's for a really good cause.

Just like that fund raiser candy,

[Garter_Gertie]

Dekay, add DERANGED to the above!

You're one sick puppy!

[GartersRock]

Lol!! But Gertie. You have to rememeber. You once didn't like snakes right?? ;)
But no. I don't do roaches either... Icky. Although scorpions are drawing me... lol! I have a WC one in the house and might pic up an emperor at the expo. lol!

[Garter_Gertie]

Missy 'Ster... When I lived in San Antone... Yeah, this is the troot...

I'd NUKE [in the microwave...] scorpions and ENJOY watching them FRY. FURSHURE! EWEBETCHA!!!

Riddle me THIS, Batmam! Hows come all the carpet in [rentals] in San Antone is NEUTRAL and SANDY colored???????????? Can't see one o'thse MONSTERS with your contacts in, let alone with your contacts OUT!!!!!!!!!!

I HATE SCORPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NUKE THE BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hornets23]

I nearly bought some scorpions a few days ago. They were fighting in their cage. I dont know a lot about their care though so i resisted.

[Garter_Gertie]

Christa... DO NOT!!!!!!!!!!! go into that light! Resist!

Those that have those icky things are trying to draw you into their isshy circle

RESIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GartersRock]

Missy 'Ster... When I lived in San Antone... Yeah, this is the troot...

I'd NUKE [in the microwave...] scorpions and ENJOY watching them FRY. FURSHURE! EWEBETCHA!!!

Riddle me THIS, Batmam! Hows come all the carpet in [rentals] in San Antone is NEUTRAL and SANDY colored???????????? Can't see one o'thse MONSTERS with your contacts in, let alone with your contacts OUT!!!!!!!!!!

I HATE SCORPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NUKE THE BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rofl!!!! :p You are so funny!!

I am so strange (duh!) because I HATE scorpions and spiders when they are around me... But if they are under my control, I know where they are and that they can't jump on me or hurt me. I am ok. Same with venomous snakes... Hmmm...

But yeah. Hate them all you want I guess. :p lol!!

[Stefan-A]

Also, here's a picture of what I believe to be a juvenile preparing to molt to the adult size:
http://www.dannesdjur.com/bilder/macropanesthia_rhinoceros_2.jpg
Didn't I see those in Starship Troopers?

[Zephyr]

Didn't I see those in Starship Troopers?Yes, but they weren't nearly as cute. :3

[Zephyr]

Okay, if I can hit the $300 mark I'm golden; mainly because I have a reptile show coming up in 2 weeks and I can easily pull $100 there. :)

[Snake lover 3-25]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! wow gertie wow.

[Zephyr]

Cracked open my piggy bank and found $50. Raided my clothes drawers and found $20. :)
Next week I'll be getting $40 for cleaning my grandpa's fish tank.
Making oh so very sweet progress. :)

[jitami]

Good job Kyle!!! I have a feeling you'll get there with time to spare :D

[Zephyr]

Ironically, I now have so many orders being filled that if all goes well I may have enough for two pairs! XD
Oh dear Lord I'm in heaven. :)

[Garter_Gertie]

Crack me up! In heaven over cockroaches! Too funny!

[GartersRock]

Rofl!! Wow Kyle! Great job!!

[Zephyr]

Well, I have a lot of funds now, no doubt about that, however I think I'm not going to get another adult pair; possibly a juvenile pair. :)

[Hornets23]

Nice job kyle..i had a feeling that you'd meet your goal in no time. Those roaches that you're getting are pretty sweet.

[Zephyr]

Nice job kyle..i had a feeling that you'd meet your goal in no time. Those roaches that you're getting are pretty sweet.
Yeah, and if they can just provide me with a few babies, say 10, I can sell 4 and gain my initial payment back. :)

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow so how much have you made so far???:D

[Zephyr]

Hmm... $50 in my possession, and if all my transactions end $190... And with funds from cleaning the fish tank $40... And with the reptile show around $100+.
Of course more orders could pop out of anywhere. :P

[Snake lover 3-25]

awesome!!!! maybe i should sell roaches!!!! yeah right!!!!lol:D:D:p

[Zephyr]

Just a sort of "bump," I'm going to post what I think are the only pics of my pen at the moment. lol
Sorry for the late-ness. XD
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7818/img1103no3.jpg
The blue dish is the water bowl, which is constantly green due to the fact that sunlight + water = algae. The other bowl was intended to be a feeding dish for while I was on vacation and for days that I feel lazy, but I prefer feeding the gals by hand. :)
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6605/img1106rd4.jpg
After taking the first pic I realized I didn't like the little board shelter I made, so I replaced it with one full of leaves and made of wood. Apparently, my butler's liked the new one better.

[Garter_Gertie]

NEAT habitat! Very cool and natural!

I still HATE ****-a-roaches - especially those BIG AS A HAND MONSTERS. (shudder)

[Zephyr]

Also, as far as cleaning snakey poo-poos... I never knew ants could be so helpful. :)

[GartersRock]

Wow! I was just about to ask how you deal with cleaning! Ants? Cool!!

[Zephyr]

They take care of excess sheds, poo, and left overs. :P

[Aundrea]

Im so happy for you about you getting your roaches!!! Congrats!! Even tho im scared to death of them im happy for you. :D

When you gonna get them and are you gonna post pics of them? :D

[Zephyr]

Im so happy for you about you getting your roaches!!! Congrats!! Even tho im scared to death of them im happy for you. :D

When you gonna get them and are you gonna post pics of them? :D
1. Hopefully by the end of September if all goes as planned.
2. MANY. OH SO MANY THERE WILL BE!!! >D

[Aundrea]

LOL you are just as happy about getting them roaches as a kid getting a new power wheel :D

[Zephyr]

The power wheel ain't got nothin on this right heeya! lol

[Aundrea]

LOL hahahahaha that was too damn funny!!!! :D

[reptile3]

Orkin. CALL ORKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would be doing the same thing!!!!!!!! that gave me the jibbies just looking at it!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

(High-fiving Rep'3)

FURSHURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Also, here's a picture of what I believe to be a juvenile preparing to molt to the adult size:
http://www.dannesdjur.com/bilder/macropanesthia_rhinoceros_2.jpg


Oh my gosh....

ohhhh myy...

::shakes::

...
.....

....
...
.......

that...

has got to be....

the ....

CUTEST
most
ADORABLE
Cockroach
I have ever seen!!!

[Zephyr]

Oh my gosh....

ohhhh myy...

::shakes::

...
.....

....
...
.......

that...

has got to be....

the ....

CUTEST
most
ADORABLE
Cockroach
I have ever seen!!!I KNOW!!!
The stubby little antennae make me squeal like a little schoolgirl!! :D:D:p
Or Shanley. lol

[Aundrea]

I KNOW!!!
The stubby little antennae make me squeal like a little schoolgirl!! :D:D:p
Or Shanley. lol

OMG Zephyr you are cracking me up here. That is too damn funny LOL :D

[Zephyr]

You should see me with my little six-spot cockroaches. My ma thought I was crazy cuz I just HAD to pick up every itsy-bitsy baby and tell them that they were a "leetle beefcake."

[Aundrea]

You should see me with my little six-spot cockroaches. My ma thought I was crazy cuz I just HAD to pick up every itsy-bitsy baby and tell them that they were a "leetle beefcake."

OMGGG You got me cracking up here hahahahahahaha. I can just picture you baby talking to your roaches LOL:D

[Zephyr]

Some of my other less flattering quotes (spoken to my oh-so-attentive mother dearest):
"Say mommy, I'ma grow up an' make bebies mommy! I'ma make lots a bebies! But I'ma go eat now, den later make bebies, kay?"
"Mommy, I'z gots leetle bebies inside me mommy!"
"Say mommy, I'ma run aroun on da floor for a bit kay?"

[Hornets23]

Haha...that is really funny. They are pretty cute though.

[Aundrea]

LOL hahahaha thats funny!!! Your mom must think thats funny or think ummmm hes not my son LOL

What does a 6 spot roach look like? lol

[Zephyr]

http://www.minizoo.donetsk.ua/Eublaberus1.jpg
^^^ Leetle beefcake. lol

[Aundrea]

http://www.minizoo.donetsk.ua/Eublaberus1.jpg
^^^ Leetle beefcake. lol

OMG that pic scared the crap outta me LOL For a sec I thought it was moving :eek::D

I love the name tho LOL Cute name hahaha

You must have LOTS of roaches

[Garter_Gertie]

They are disgusting, you are disgusting and your saintly mother is a SAINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[Zephyr]

Yes, many. Although I've yet to compile a photo list of my whole collection.
I PROMISE I'll do it once I have my rhinos. lol

[Aundrea]

Coool I would like to see your collection. I probably will have the willies for a week and dream about Roaches crawling all over me and wont be able to sleep for weeks LOL :eek::D

[Zephyr]

Well, it's not as bad as it actually happening.
I did a shipment for Rhea (drache) once of turkistan roaches, and while cleaning them out of their container one got loose in my room. It was around 10 at night so I went to bed, and I was staring at the ceiling and all of a sudden I felt something on my arm.
LOL

[Aundrea]

Well, it's not as bad as it actually happening.
I did a shipment for Rhea (drache) once of turkistan roaches, and while cleaning them out of their container one got loose in my room. It was around 10 at night so I went to bed, and I was staring at the ceiling and all of a sudden I felt something on my arm.
LOL

:eek::eek: OMG I WOULD OF FREAKED OUT!!!!!! LOL.. I would scream hahaha I bet I would not go to bed for the rest of the night. LOL

[reptile3]

LOL hahahaha thats funny!!! Your mom must think thats funny or think ummmm hes not my son LOL

What does a 6 spot roach look like? lol

You had to ask!!!!!!!!!:eek:

[Zephyr]

:eek::eek: OMG I WOULD OF FREAKED OUT!!!!!! LOL.. I would scream hahaha I bet I would not go to bed for the rest of the night. LOLMy instinct was so mechanical: I grabbed it off my shoulder, crushed it a little, then chucked it across the room. lol

[Garter_Gertie]

"...one got loose in my room. It was around 10 at night so I went to bed, and I was staring at the ceiling and all of a sudden I felt something on my arm."""
LOL


AAAAKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

(shudder, cringe... ----------------> running, screaming into the night)

[Aundrea]

hahahahahaha Stephanie you know me.. I just had to ask LOL

Hey I thought you were a roach lover? LOL Crushed the poor little guy hahaha well if it were me I would be too damn scared to crush it. I would just fly off outta bed running and screaming outta the room LOL

[Zephyr]

I'm not quite fond of red runners... They give me a bit of the willies actually. lol
http://gotroaches.com/blogit/wp-gallery/roaches/b.lateralis_cpl.jpg

[GartersRock]

Ewww! Now THOSE I don't like. lol!!

[Lori P]

Kyle, my husband has said NO MORE ROACHES. NO WAY. He's still totally weirded out by the lobster roach colony and he never even sees those!!! He was totally adamant about NO MORE-- NO HISSERS-- NO PET ROACHES!!!!!!!

So, ok. Just had to be fair to him and let everyone know his position.

Now, send me a quote on which you think I'd like better-- either the checkered or the hissers-- sounds like you think the checkereds are cooler?? And I'll shoot ya a check. :-) :-)

[Aundrea]

I'm not quite fond of red runners... They give me a bit of the willies actually. lol
http://gotroaches.com/blogit/wp-gallery/roaches/b.lateralis_cpl.jpg

EEEEEEK :eek: Now those are the ones that im scared of. They just freak me out LOL. I had a dream about spiders and bugs... hmmmm wonder why LOL

[anji1971]

Actually, the roaches themselves don't creep me out a bit. They're cool looking bugs.
It's just what finding them in your home signifies that's the problem. Kind of like flies. They live on your garbage and other unmentionables, yet the insect itself is not a scary looking thing.
I'd love a couple of peppered roaches for pets, Kyle. Can you send them over the border, or is it like snakes? (My husband will kill me on the spot, but what the hell.:D)

[Aundrea]

What do they eat??? and what do them HUGE ones eat? :eek:

[Snake lover 3-25]

I'm not quite fond of red runners... They give me a bit of the willies actually. lol
http://gotroaches.com/blogit/wp-gallery/roaches/b.lateralis_cpl.jpg

EEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!! OMG i found one of those in my room!!!!!!:eek: OMG!!!!!!!! it was missing a leg!!!! i picked it up with a sock and gave it to my new addition...... a praying mantis:D




I KNOW!!!
The stubby little antennae make me squeal like a little schoolgirl!!
Or Shanley. lol



HEY!!!!!!!:mad::( lol:D

[Aundrea]

[quote=Snake lover 3-25;75105]EEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!! OMG i found one of those in my room!!!!!!:eek: OMG!!!!!!!! it was missing a leg!!!! i picked it up with a sock and gave it to my new addition...... a praying mantis:D


Heyy I have a praying mantis also:D Wow I didnt know they eat roaches also LOL

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol well...... the roach is gone now...... :D:D:D:D so are a few moths and crickets:D:D

[GartersRock]

I have been feeding roaches to my WC Scorpion. :D

[Zephyr]

Actually, the roaches themselves don't creep me out a bit. They're cool looking bugs.
It's just what finding them in your home signifies that's the problem. Kind of like flies. They live on your garbage and other unmentionables, yet the insect itself is not a scary looking thing.
I'd love a couple of peppered roaches for pets, Kyle. Can you send them over the border, or is it like snakes? (My husband will kill me on the spot, but what the hell.:D)I do know some people who have done it LEGALLY, so I could ask them and find things out. :)

[Zephyr]

What do they eat??? and what do them HUGE ones eat? :eek:Dog food. The huge ones supposedly will only "nibble" on the dog food once in a blue moon; otherwise, dried oak leaves.

[GartersRock]

Oak leaves??

[Zephyr]

Oak leaves??
Oak leaves, having stemmed *pun* from the oak tree. :)
http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/upload/img_400/Oak_tree.jpg

[Aundrea]

Oak leaves and dog food? wow what a combo LOL. I bet they tickle when you hold them.. Are they kinda heavy? :eek:

[Zephyr]

Apparently they're little tanks. *AKA leetle beefcakes.* lol

[Aundrea]

Apparently they're little tanks. *AKA leetle beefcakes.* lol

leetle beefcakes is a cute name LOL. Perfect name for them. Little takes lol. Are you gonna start breeding them?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Gertie.... roaches are adorable. and sweet. and cute, and cuddly!!! I used to have a hisser, her name was hissy.... she had three babies... and I loved them!!!!

[GartersRock]

Oh, I know what oak leaves are. ;) I have a massive shade oak tree in my yard. It's TX. :D
I was just curious as to the fact that thats what they EAT. lol! Very interesting.

[Garter_Gertie]

Gertie.... roaches are adorable. and sweet. and cute, and cuddly!!! I used to have a hisser, her name was hissy.... she had three babies... and I loved them!!!!

On this, ShaNicki, I'm gonna have do disagree with you. You are a nutcase. Loveable, but a nutcase nonetheless.

****-a-roches are HORRIBLE. Little, big, hisssing, blah, blah, blah. THEY'RE HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No way would I IEVER huggle and snugge and kiss one of those HORRIBLE THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anji1971]

I do know some people who have done it LEGALLY, so I could ask them and find things out. :)

Yes, that would be the most appealing way to do it!! I'd be really upset to be in trouble with the law over a couple of bugs.;)

[Aundrea]

A roach can be cuddly? Do they bite?

[Zephyr]

A roach can be cuddly? Do they bite? Yes. :)
They can be cuddly, especially if there's food around, but then again garters do the same. XD
And to stop any possible rumors...
ROACHES DO NOT AND WILL NOT BITE YOU.
They think the smell of human is repulsive. Go figure.
However, if you happened to soak your hand in strawberry juice for a half hour then left it (lol) in a colony of lobster roaches, I'm pretty sure you'd be missing plenty of skin after around 3 minutes.

[Aundrea]

WOW I think that is so weird that they dont like our smell LOL Thats kinda funny

I never thought a Roach could be cuddly LOL

Now why do the hissers hiss? Just for the hell of it? LOL

[Zephyr]

Now why do the hissers hiss? Just for the hell of it? LOL
YES.
GOOD QUESTIONS!!! :)
The primary use is defense; a predator is a lot less likely to grab onto to a throbbing spikey mass that's suddenly started hissing at them. They get really mad if you grab them wrong and males are the worse; they push air through modified spiracles, or air holes, on their sides and that makes the sound. Many other roaches can do it but hissers do about 10 times as often.
The second use is courtship. The male hisses to assert dominance over an area (While bumping and fighting with rival males using modified ridges on the head shield, or pronotum) and seduces the female with a gentler hissing. If they start doing the dirty deed and the male stops hissing, the females stop being receptive and that's the end of that.
:)

[Aundrea]

WOW that is very interesting. Im learing LOL. I have never heard them hiss. Is it loud?

You should change your name from Zephyr to Mr Roach Man LOL :D

[Zephyr]

WOW that is very interesting. Im learing LOL. I have never heard them hiss. Is it loud?

You should change your name from Zephyr to Mr Roach Man LOL :D
Some of the little ones have somewhat startling hisses, but I have a big boy who can scare you from across the room. :P

[Lori P]

I found a big huge beetle at work a while back that hissed!! It was so cool to hear such a loud hiss from such a little thing.

Kyle, could you please post detailed care instructions for peppered roaches?? :-) Just, you know, for informational purposes.... LOL

[Aundrea]

WOW.. Damn I really want to see your collection :D I know if I saw one of them hissers and it hissed at me I would run away screaming LOL

[Zephyr]

Kay! :)
Scientific name: Archimandrita tesselata
Common name(s): Peppered cockroach, giant peppered cockroach, giant brazilian cockroach
Adult stats: Males 3 - 3 1/2 inches Fully winged; capable of short "flights"; longer visually than females; 12-30 month lifespan
Females 2 1/2- 3 inches Fully winged; capable of gliding if given the oppurtunity; short n' stubby 12-40 month lifespan
Diet: Mainly oak leaves, but likes fresh fruits, dog food, and veggies.
Temps: 72- 82 Fahrenheit.
Setup: Lots of burrowing space for nymphs; last instar nymphs require a vertical molting platform to ensure the wings don't retain fluid or deform. No supplemental heating is required. Substrate should consist of only oak leaves for an easier to clean setup, or oak leaves on top of potting soil for a more aesthetic setup. Copulation will occur almost immediately after the final molt if a male and female are together. Nymphs will appear anywhere from 4-8 months after copulation.
**EDIT- For water, you can lightly mist lightly, give them a very shallow dish of water, or use water crystals. Or keep a dish of fruit/veggies always available. :)
Here's my "conservative" setup. There's a lot more oak leaves now, and I secured the plank in the background.
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh76/ZephAmp/Cockroaches/IMG_1170.jpg?t=1219965473

[Aundrea]

WOW.. Well im shocked to say this but they are kinda neat looking:eek: LOL

[Zephyr]

WOW.. Well im shocked to say this but they are kinda neat looking:eek: LOLThat's step number one to roachdom. lol
The adult in that pic just molted; they turn a dark tan color with peppered spots, hence the name, when the tannins in their "blood" dry. :)

[Aundrea]

Ohh wow I didnt know that was the same kind of roach.

I didnt know there are so many different kinds. You must have a million LOL

[Zephyr]

And now, the ACTUAL size of an adult male peppered roach. Females sometimes look this big when they're full of babies, seeing as the abdomen will extend past the wings. :)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4485/pepperedmy9.jpg
My #1 favorite roach. <3
The rhinos should be 1-2 inches longer than this and A LOT HEAVIER and filled out. :)
Just put your hand to the screen for a good appreciation. :P

[Aundrea]

WOW.. Do they give live birth or lay eggs?

[Zephyr]

Most roaches lay eggs; but the most commonly kept species give live birth. There's also one species, the Pacific beetle mimic, that is viviparous.
Peppereds give live birth.

[Aundrea]

probably LOTS of babies eh? How would anyone keep up with the babies? lol

[Lori P]

Omg, Kyle, hubby is gonna die!!! LOLOL I love them-- I can't wait!!! Going to gather up BAGS of oak leaves tomorrow... :-)

[Aundrea]

You getting roaches Lori?? Feeders or pets? LOL. Welp wonder what hubby is gonna say? :eek: My bf will KILL me if I brought home any roaches LOL :eek:

[Lori P]

I'm getting some of those peppereds. :-) I already have a colony of lobster roaches that Kyle got me started on many months ago, and hubby is still totally weirded out by that. So that's why he told me NO MORE ROACHES, NO WAY.

But you know, I live by the principle that it's easier to beg forgivness than to ask permission.... lol Worked for me so far. :-) And I'm sure once he sees how personable these guys can be, he'll get over it... or not... LOL!!!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

Lori, when your Hubs files for divorce, tell him about me and that I'd NEVER EVER EVER do cockaroches because I HATE them.

Thanks. I'll treat him well.

[Lori P]

ROFL!!!!!! Deal!!! I'm sending him with 4 pugs tho.... :-)

[Garter_Gertie]

OH, $H!t!!!!!!!!!!! Better yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to have a MAN in my bed. Six Pigglettes, him, and the cats... Snot gonna be fun with a full.

w00t! With two incomes, we can get a KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lori P]

Gertie, no, no.... he said the next woman he gets has to support him. He wants to be a kept man. LOLOL

[Garter_Gertie]

Cool! I'll keep him! In bed, in chains! I'll keep him busy cleaning the house... As I tap my stilleto-heeled shoes. I'll keep him in line - YUBETCHA! - with my whips and chains.

Ooooooo! Send him to me! We're destined!!

p.s. Make sure the Puggies come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Zephyr]

o.o
I go away for 30 minutes to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl and my thread gets high-jacked by husband-swapping loonies. lol

[GartersRock]

Lol!! Funny guys!! ;)
And yes Lori. You do what I do. Beg for forgiveness works best. :D

[Loren]

I'd just like to say that I am enjoying this thread. :) :)

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol that's what i'm doing now..... my mom said 2 snakes is all i can keep....... i have 31:o:)

[Loren]

Yes, Shanley, they add up real fast. I am hoping to trim down to a more respectable 65-70 snakes, from almost 90 now. Many are extra babies that I ended up with unintentionally(all born from from snakes that were given to me), so rehoming them will help a lot.

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah..... 26 of mine are going back (or for the first time) to the wild b4 wed. :(:) it'll be almost too easy with only 5.......

[GartersRock]

Loren... :D Send me a list of what you decide to let go! lol ;)

[Garter_Gertie]

What 'Rockster said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zephyr]

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8350/img1121os1.jpg
Lori, here's a pic of the other species in the genus of roach I'm sending you. I set the little guy out on the kitchen counter and handed him some cucumber to munch on. :P

[Aundrea]

:eek: You can hand feed them??? :eek:

[Zephyr]

:eek: You can hand feed them??? :eek:Yes. They're that nice. :)

[Zephyr]

TODAY IS JUDGMENT DAY.
If I can convince my 'rents to fund the extra $100 or so I'm missing, I can purchase the rhinos today and have them shipped tomorrow for Wednesday arrival! :D

[drache]

keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kyle

[Zephyr]

Coincidentally, I may be able to sneak in another species with'em... I've been eying Ailuropoda insignis or Gromphadorhina oblongonata for a while now... :P
**AEluropoda. XD AIluropoda are pandas. LOL

[jitami]

Good luck Kyle :) Be extra nice to those rents for a while :)

[Zephyr]

Good luck Kyle :) Be extra nice to those rents for a while :)Well, I think I was nice to my grandpa; He handed me a hundred yesterday for the "corporation." lol

[Aundrea]

WOW thats nice of your Grandpa to give you that money to help:D Soo looks like its getting close eh?

I didnt know you can hand feed them. Thats pretty neat:D

[Zephyr]

WOW thats nice of your Grandpa to give you that money to help:D Soo looks like its getting close eh?

I didnt know you can hand feed them. Thats pretty neat:DYeah, it's pretty cool to sit there with a big ol' roach at the table and feed it cucumbers. XD
And the big girls are even better; I've watched TV with them on my shoulder before.

[jitami]

Dontcha love grandparents? :) My mom is just like that with my boys, too... and my grandpa was the same way with me... special people those grandparents :D

[Aundrea]

OMG that is just too wild... They dont move alot on your sholder? That is neat..

Can you train them?:eek:

[Zephyr]

OMG that is just too wild... They dont move alot on your sholder? That is neat..

Can you train them?:eek:They certainly do learn. When I'm doing cleaning/feeding duty by the time I get to their bin all the adults are out waiting for handouts. lol

[Aundrea]

LOL thats funny.

How did you get into Roaches? LOL :D

[Loren]

Yeah, it's pretty cool to sit there with a big ol' roach at the table and feed it cucumbers. XD
And the big girls are even better; I've watched TV with them on my shoulder before.

You make me feel very normal.:D


But serously, I think your roach hobby is neat. My Dubias are starting to multiply like crazy, finally. I should really expand into a second bin.

[Zephyr]

You make me feel very normal.:D


But serously, I think your roach hobby is neat. My Dubias are starting to multiply like crazy, finally. I should really expand into a second bin.
1. Thank you. XD
2. You could do that, or you could benefit the whole colony in the long run and do a culling after all the nymphs of a certain instar mature; pick the biggest males and females and put them into the other bin. Let them multiply and use the first bin as your feeders. Eventually, after a year's worth of this cycle you'll end up with bulked up feeders that will produce better than what you started with. :)

[Zephyr]

LOL thats funny.

How did you get into Roaches? LOL :D
Well, it started 2 years ago when I saw some hissers at a science and engineering day I went to for science club. I came home and I remember what my ma said to me when I asked if I could get some: "Ha, roaches? In this house? You know what they say: Them toenails are tough."
lol
So in January I convinced them to let me get 20 hissers to start breeding my own food, seeing as I was paying around $10 a week for crix. Over the summer they multiplied; then I attended my first reptile show in August and saw some orange head roaches at one of the back tables. I asked my mom if I could get them; she said no. However, by the next show in September I was allowed to purchase my first orange heads and discoid roaches. From here everything snowballed; I was trading out tons of hissers for lobster roaches, giant caves, everything. By October I had gone from 3-4 species to 20.

[Aundrea]

Wow thats pretty neat. So she gave in and got used to it eh? LOL Does she like them or just kinda stays away?

I just never knew there are so many different kinds. I just know the scary ones that run like hell LOL

[Zephyr]

Wow thats pretty neat. So she gave in and got used to it eh? LOL Does she like them or just kinda stays away?

I just never knew there are so many different kinds. I just know the scary ones that run like hell LOL 1. She's not a fan of the smaller ones but she likes the big ones you can handle. :P
2. There are over 4000 species of roaches, about 5 of which are serious pests and 5 that are area-dependent pests. :P

[Aundrea]

I dont know if I could hold one of them big ones. Maybe cuz they kinda dont look like roaches.

Does your big ones have names? LOL:D

[crzy_kevo]

good question aundrea exactly how close to your roaches are you (emotional wise)

[Zephyr]

good question aundrea exactly how close to your roaches are you (emotional wise)Seeing as there are so many of them, it's hard to name 'em. However, for the ones who stand out or I can identify, I have names. One of my big black hissers was Joker, and my large male giant morph hisser is TuffStuff.
I die a little inside when I have to feed off one of the "pet" species due to a mismolt, but with feeders I try to concentrate on the animal it's being fed to. :)

[GartersRock]

I saw some very interesting roaches at the reptile expo on sat..... Hmmmm.... lol!

[Aundrea]

I was wondering if how you feed the feeders off to and does it hurt you and upset you when you know they are food.

I never knew anyone that is so into roachs :D LOL

How do you get really close to a roach? Well I guess the bigger ones I can see since you can kinda train them lol

[Zephyr]

I was wondering if how you feed the feeders off to and does it hurt you and upset you when you know they are food.

I never knew anyone that is so into roachs :D LOL

How do you get really close to a roach? Well I guess the bigger ones I can see since you can kinda train them lolThe feeders I'm not very attached to; but occasionally there's the bigger ones who have molting problems that I have to feed off. ):

[Aundrea]

Hear roachie roachie roachie LOL

Are you close with any? Like do you have a fav?

[jitami]

Well, how'd it go with the parents Kyle?

[Zephyr]

The parents eventually accepted things Tami, as you can see. :P
Aundrea, I just lost one of my newest acquisitions, a dwarf peppered roach. I'm a little down, but seeing as I hadn't "gotten to know" her yet I'm not hysterically sobbing at the moment. :P
I guess my fave would be one of the normal peppered roach females; I've seen her give birth and she's preparing for it again.

[jitami]

Congrats on convincing the parents... must have missed that somewhere :)

Sorry to hear about your little dwarf peppered girl.

[Zephyr]

Yeah, now I need to contact the rhino roach people. The shipment supposedly came in yesterday, but I think it may have been today they meant.

[anji1971]

We saw Giant Cave Roaches at one of the exhibitions during vacation. Now they were cool! Can you find those around?

[Zephyr]

We saw Giant Cave Roaches at one of the exhibitions during vacation. Now they were cool! Can you find those around?I received a colony of those last year in September when I was "green" to roaches; they didn't produce until last month when I only had 6 of the original 24 left. A switch in substrate made all the difference; I went from using green oak leaves and no dirt to using potting soil with dead, seasoned oak leaves on top; there were babies in no time. :D

AND ZOMFG!!!

THE ROACHES ARE IN AT THE SUPPLY!!!
AND MY PARENTS ARE ORDERING THEM WITH ME TONIGHT!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D

[Aundrea]

Your ordering them great big expensive Roaches tonight??? :eek:

[Zephyr]

ORDERED!!!
THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY!!!
Will be here tomorrow by the time I get home from school! :D

[jitami]

How exciting! Congrats Kyle!

Don't know if I really want pictures or not... oh, what the heck... will be watching for pics tomorrow afternoon :D

[drache]

congrats Kyle - very cool
can't wait to see pics

[Aundrea]

OMG Kyle thats WONDERFUL NEWS!!!! Im so happy for you. I bet you just cant wait to get them. Are you gonna be able to get thru school without thinking about them? LOL I CANT WAIT to see pics.. Take LOTS of pics :D

[Zephyr]

OMG Kyle thats WONDERFUL NEWS!!!! Im so happy for you. I bet you just cant wait to get them. Are you gonna be able to get thru school without thinking about them? LOL I CANT WAIT to see pics.. Take LOTS of pics :DMany will be on the way!
I've been prepping the tank tonight; lots of "muddy" work to do. lol

[Aundrea]

Many will be on the way!
I've been prepping the tank tonight; lots of "muddy" work to do. lol

But its fun and exciting eh? LOL.

How come they cost so much? Are they rare?

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow congrats!!!!!:D you did it!!!!:D:D

[count dewclaw]

Congratulations! Can't wait to see pictures.

[Zephyr]

But its fun and exciting eh? LOL.

How come they cost so much? Are they rare?Rare, hard to get to the US, and slow-breeding. They had to be shipped to either Norway/Denmark from Australia before they were allowed to come here.

[Aundrea]

WOW:eek: Thats alot of traveling.

How long do they live? Sorry about all the questions. Im LEARNING LOL:D And its kinda neat to know about them:D

[Lori P]

I can't wait to see.... and I am on pins and needles, waiting for my guys to arrive. I hate shipping anything. I haven't told the girls at work what's coming in the mail... lol... what a surprise they'll have!!!! :-)

[anji1971]

Great that they're on the way, Kyle! That didn't take you long at all...........congrats!:)

[Zephyr]

OMG.
THEY'RE HERE!!!


They came in when I got home from school, so I was all lyke, rushing them into their new home. When I opened the box to get them out I thought. "... DAMN. These things are MASSIVE!!!"
So I let them settle into their new digs for a while; panicked for a moment because upstairs was around 85 which could easily kill them, so now they're residing at a comfortable 74 in my basement.
I pulled the male out of his burrow for some pics. ^o^
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2971/img1125tt5.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2624/img1126zw3.jpg
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/378/img1128of5.jpg
They are little TANKS.

[infernalis]

Those are massive!

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/happy.gif

[anji1971]

Those things are ginormous!!!!:eek::eek:
Very nice, though. I can see why they make good pets. I've seen dogs smaller............:D

[infernalis]

I think they look very yummy:D Bet they go good with gravy:eek:

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/chomp/2gravy.jpg

[drache]

congrats Kyle
that's an enormous bug . . . beetle
how many miles to the gallon?

Wayne - keep that big lizard on a leash
do not let him cruise the internet
he could easily run up a bill if he starts ordering them

[Lori P]

ROFL!! DOWN, Chomper... not at $200 a piece, they're not!!!!

Wow, Kyle, they are truly huge!!! I want to see lots of them as they aclimate and warm up to you.

I GOT MINE TODAY!!!! I was really worried as it's been in the mid 90's... and they were pretty hot in there. But it looks like everyone is just fine!!!!! Thank you so much for pushing me closer to divorce by including the extras... LOL!!!! :-)

How old are these little guys?? The hissers are SO TINY!!!! I'll get pics soon.. want them to settle in first. THANK YOU! :-)

[Zephyr]

congrats Kyle
that's an enormous bug . . . beetle
how many miles to the gallon?

Wayne - keep that big lizard on a leash
do not let him cruise the internet
he could easily run up a bill if he starts ordering them
Cockroach. :P
From captive accounts around 10 years, although seeing as they're so rare and husbandry problems have abounded, I'm sure it's more like 15. The ones I have are around 4 1/2; they take 2-3 years to reach maturity.

And yes, the bill for such "fine dining" could easily tally up. lol

[Zephyr]

ROFL!! DOWN, Chomper... not at $200 a piece, they're not!!!!

Wow, Kyle, they are truly huge!!! I want to see lots of them as they aclimate and warm up to you.

I GOT MINE TODAY!!!! I was really worried as it's been in the mid 90's... and they were pretty hot in there. But it looks like everyone is just fine!!!!! Thank you so much for pushing me closer to divorce by including the extras... LOL!!!! :-)

How old are these little guys?? The hissers are SO TINY!!!! I'll get pics soon.. want them to settle in first. THANK YOU! :-)
lol
No problem Lori. :P
Just make sure you keep them separate or one species will out compete the other.
Those hissers are either newborns or 2nd instar, the peppereds possibly around 4th.

[Lori P]

Separate now? Or can they stay together for a little bit?

[Zephyr]

Separate now? Or can they stay together for a little bit?Seeing as they're so young, yes. The hissers will snack on the peppereds or vice versa when one of them molts, seeing as they're such different species they don't recognize each other's "I'm molting, leave me alone" pheromone signals.

[count dewclaw]

Congrats Kyle, those are awesome cockroaches! :D

[jitami]

Congratulations Kyle! They're huge!!!

[Aundrea]

WOW Congrats Kyle!!!!!! Thoese guys are HUGE. How did you make it all thru out the day at school knowing you are getting these guys all excited?? LOL. I cant wait to see more pics. Neat looking guys.

Damn Wayne your BAD!!!! LOL Chomper would have a gravy feast with them guys :eek:

[reptile3]

WOW that is huge!!! Congrats on your cockroaches!!! Enjoy!!

Chompers, those are his pets... not for food!! lol they would probably
takes better with gravy!! ha ha

[Zephyr]

Every day is something new with these guys!
Yesterday, they set up one of their permanent tunnels; RIGHT ON THE GLASS!!!
Now I can observe them during the day; so far, at night, no success; they seem to come out around 2 and go back in their burrow at 5.

Today, I noticed bits of oak leaves in the tunnel; I think they're actually stockpiling food!
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2750/img1132gb0.jpg
The tank. You can see them at the bottom. :)
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/880/img1131gx2.jpg
Close-up. Male left, female right.

[Lori P]

Too cool!!! Hey I just gave some of the lobsters oak leaves; think they'll eat them?? OH and Kyle I found hisser #3; still looking for #4... :-)

[Zephyr]

Too cool!!! Hey I just gave some of the lobsters oak leaves; think they'll eat them?? OH and Kyle I found hisser #3; still looking for #4... :-)I feed my lobs oak leaves all the time. If you really want to see them go at'em, dip the oak leaves in apple juice and let them air dry.
Good luck. :D

[Loren]

You are definetly the Roach King, Kyle.

[Zephyr]

You are definetly the Roach King, Kyle.
lol
Reminds me of
"You ARE the banana king, Charlie!" XD

[reptile3]

very interesting... those pictures are cool.

[Aundrea]

How are the Rochies doing Kyle? Did you pick names out for them? LOL

Lori I wanna see pics of yours. Are they pets?

[Zephyr]

Doing well; working on tunnels.

I think Samson and Jude may stick as their names. :P

[Aundrea]

Cool names.. They are really neat. I cant wait to see more pics of them :D

[reptile3]

Doing well; working on tunnels.

I think Samson and Jude may stick as their names. :P

great names... I stink at names!! lol

i like that they are making tunnels!

[Lori P]

How are the Rochies doing Kyle? Did you pick names out for them? LOL

Lori I wanna see pics of yours. Are they pets?

Mine are pets. :-) They are sooooo small I just haven't taken pics yet... and the peppered all vanished into their bedding. I'll see what I can do tho!!! :-)

[Zephyr]

Mine are pets. :-) They are sooooo small I just haven't taken pics yet... and the peppered all vanished into their bedding. I'll see what I can do tho!!! :-)As my friend says...
"I have a Kritter Keeper full of pet oak leaves."

[Lori P]

LOL yes!!! That's what I have-- two of them now!! That's ok... they will soon be big and impressive.. and the cool thing is, hubby has no idea they're here yet!! :-)

[Zephyr]

LOL yes!!! That's what I have-- two of them now!! That's ok... they will soon be big and impressive.. and the cool thing is, hubby has no idea they're here yet!! :-)That's always pleasant. lol

[Aundrea]

LOL Lori. You must be hiding them pretty good.. :D

[drache]

very cool, Kyle
I like the tunnels a lot
good names too

[Zephyr]

Finally I've paid it ALL off. :P
Of course, I've got sphagnum moss, 'phib containers, a fridge, and mice to buy this week so there's another $250...

[Loren]

Yep, always something to spend money on in our hobbies... I know I'm never done. Got pretty much all my aquariums now, so now I have to start thinking about the 10 tub tall rack (roughly 34" x 17" x 6" tubs)I need to build for some of my breeding projects that are out-growing their current tubs.
Dont know how I keep fittting all this in a 9' x 15' room, but I do it. :)

[Zephyr]

Yep, always something to spend money on in our hobbies... I know I'm never done. Got pretty much all my aquariums now, so now I have to start thinking about the 10 tub tall rack (roughly 34" x 17" x 6" tubs)I need to build for some of my breeding projects that are out-growing their current tubs.
Dont know how I keep fittting all this in a 9' x 15' room, but I do it. :)Try 9' by 9'. With a bed and two dressers. x.x

[Loren]

Sounds like my first house. Small 2 bed, 1 bath, with a wife and all her stuff(lots) too.
Snakes(mine) and storage boxes(hers) everywhere.

[Lori P]

Kyle, just had to tell you, thanks for the info on the oak leaves. My lobster roaches just devour them!!!!! Free food, whooo hooo!!

Loren, my hubby would feel you on that... he always says, when he leaves me some day, it will be easy as all he owns here is the tv and the stereo!!!! LOL

[Loren]

:)






.

[Lori P]

Kyle!! Look how big they've gotten already!!!!!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Peppered_9_23_08_resize.jpg

This is the first time I've gone looking for them... haven't seen them since the first day, literally, so I was shocked!! And excited-- that is, as long as you can assure me they will stop growing eventually and not eat me!! lol

I LOVE the speed of these guys.... sloooow and relaxed. Now that's my kind of roach. :-) I haven't looked for the hissers yet.

[Aundrea]

awwwwwww Lori hes kinda ummmm cute LOL :D He dont look like a roach at all.

[Zephyr]

Kyle!! Look how big they've gotten already!!!!!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Peppered_9_23_08_resize.jpg

This is the first time I've gone looking for them... haven't seen them since the first day, literally, so I was shocked!! And excited-- that is, as long as you can assure me they will stop growing eventually and not eat me!! lol

I LOVE the speed of these guys.... sloooow and relaxed. Now that's my kind of roach. :-) I haven't looked for the hissers yet.
What a cutie. :P
Make sure you have a vertical piece of plywood in there when they get bigger; otherwise they'll molt with not so pretty wings. :P

[Lori P]

Done. :-) In fact, I'm moving them to a bigger tank this weekend. Wow, they grow fast! :-)

[Aundrea]

Hey Kyle, How are your tanks doing? :D

[Lori P]

We need new pics!!!

[Aundrea]

YES we need to see new pics!!

How are your roachies doing Lori?

[Zephyr]

Um, well... Yesterday was cleaning day, though I didn't get any pictures. ((Too hectic generally on Saturdays.))
I'll try to get some pics after I feed the baby garters and the butler's. :P

[Lori P]

Mine are great-- I moved the four of them to a 10 gallon tank with a rock and a propped-up piece of bark to climb to shed on. They mostly stay burrowed, but now, since they are larger, I can see the dirt and oak leaves move as they move around. :-)

[Zephyr]

Kay, got a few pics of some faves.

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4277/img1178hk0.jpg
Horseshoe crab cockroach, Hemiblabera tenebricosa

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9316/img1180ug1.jpg
Golden medeiran cockroaches, Rhyparobia maderae "goldii"

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8677/img1181nl6.jpg
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4651/img1182vj4.jpg
Adult and nymph smokey brown cockroaches, Periplaneta fuliginosa

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/6817/img1184zs6.jpg
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3508/img1186ym0.jpg
Male and female Egyptian sand roaches, Polyphaga aegyptiaca.
((They were particularly flighty today; I found out first hand that males CAN fly...))

[Zephyr]

Okay, time to dust off this thread.
So I'm sitting here on the comp when I hear a little scratchy noise. I thought it was the mice, but when I turned to look I saw both the rhinos out and about!
I grabbed my camera, and I got a nice vid with size/sex comparison. :)

[reptile3]

me & Aundrea call you: Kyle the roach guy!!!:D:D

[Aundrea]

me & Aundrea call you: Kyle the roach guy!!!:D:D

LOL Yessssssssss thats what we call ya :D

I cant wait to see the pics :D

[count dewclaw]

Okay, time to dust off this thread.
So I'm sitting here on the comp when I hear a little scratchy noise. I thought it was the mice, but when I turned to look I saw both the rhinos out and about!
I grabbed my camera, and I got a nice vid with size/sex comparison. :)

Ok, so where's the vid? Come on, you can't just tell us about it, let's see it! :D

[Zephyr]

YouTube - GIANT Cockroaches! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLCuBl-j62U)

Ta-da.

My friend Matt told me that after a few months in captivity they might start to feel comfortable above the litter and treat that as their "burrow."

[Lori P]

I LOVE them!!!!! Omg, they are HUGE... I laughed out loud when that male ran by your finger, and then had to show the other girl here the video. She is NOT as impressed as I am.

Now I have to go dig up my peppereds again and see how big they are!!

[reptile3]

Great video... glad they are yours & not mine!! ha ha:D

[Aundrea]

WOW they are HUGE :eek: Neat to see them roaming around now :D

[reptile3]

WOW they are HUGE :eek: Neat to see them roaming around now :D

She really wants one too... Lori, how do you like yours?

[Aundrea]

She really wants one too... Lori, how do you like yours?

:eek::eek: I think YOU want one or maybe a few.. :D

[reptile3]

:eek::eek: I think YOU want one or maybe a few.. :D

Maybe I do!!!! :p:p:p

[Aundrea]

Maybe I do!!!! :p:p:p

When you get yours name him cuddles LOL :D

[Zephyr]

They are awfully spikey... lol

[Aundrea]

They are awfully spikey... lol

oops I guess they are not good for cuddling LOL So I guess she can name hers Spike LOL :D

[reptile3]

oops I guess they are not good for cuddling LOL So I guess she can name hers Spike LOL :D

Your too funny Aundrea!! See you can get one & name it Cuddles!!:p

Are they easy to care for?

[Lori P]

Cuddles!!!! I'm naming mine Cuddles! (All of them, since, you know, it might be hard to tell them apart... LOL) Mine are fine... I guess... I never see them. (I have peppereds, remember, not the monsters that Kyle has.)

They are super easy to care for... they really take care of themselves. Here's their tank...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Peppereds_tank.jpg

They're in there somewhere... :)

[reptile3]

Awesome, thanks for showing me their tank, you are very creative in decorating. There in there somewhere.... LOL:D that was cute!!




Cuddles!!!! I'm naming mine Cuddles! (All of them, since, you know, it might be hard to tell them apart... LOL) Mine are fine... I guess... I never see them. (I have peppereds, remember, not the monsters that Kyle has.)

They are super easy to care for... they really take care of themselves. Here's their tank...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Peppereds_tank.jpg

They're in there somewhere... :)

[Aundrea]

ooooooooooooo ok Kyle looks like Stephanie wants some so I guess you better send her some rochies!!!! :D

LOL Lori hahaha I love it. Are they getting bigger? Well I guess you kinda doing know since you said you dont see them really LOL

[count dewclaw]

Thanks for the video, Kyle. Those are pretty amazing cockroaches. They are huge!