Tongue Flicker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hello there welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Not a great picture of the pronotum but it looks like a male. Males have horns and thick antennae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Alright. We went back to the pet store and got the adult female. I named her Lady. So now we have Chika, Lady, and Carlito. Chika is the juvinile. Do you guys know how long gestation is for? My friend told me he saw someone pushing out an eggcase but that they sucked it back in? How long till we know if the eggcase is viable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Gestation is usually 2 months sometimes long sometimes less. They thermoregulate their egg cases (pushing it out sucking it in) You'll never know if the egg case is viable. If it's not the female will push it out and drop it. Don't try saving it cause it's not gonna happen lol. With egg case laying roaches, if it shrivel ups it's definitely not viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 oh thank goodness, i thought pushing it back out and pulling it back in was her way of trying to reject it and then changing her mind? We have been keeping one side of the enclosure moist and have the whole thing sitting on a heating pad, which is evaporating the moisture in the enclosure pretty quickly. We are having to moisten one end of the enclosure every day. I hope that is normal. Soon i'll be ordering some Question Mark nymphs and another enclosure to house them in. i'm so excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 If you have a screen top, you can use Saran rap to help with humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 i do have a screen top, and would that suffocate them? :C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Not if you are constantly poking around in there. You can also cut a slit in the plastic wrap to have air flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 welp,.our critter keeper cracked. im thinking its from the heat and moisture? idk. Im going to walmart on the 6th when i get paid to buy that little 15$ tank made of plexi. trying to find a nice 2gallon tank made of glass is a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Go to pet smart or petco or a local pet store for a glass terrarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 LOL after talking to my friends at the Fish Bowl shop in town they are going to sell me one of their little 2gallon glass tanks with a glass lid for like 10 bucks when i get paid. Totally happy about that. Also,.what you guys think about this? http://s316.photobucket.com/user/thelocolady/media/fat%20girl_zpskjwaz1le.jpg.html She looks a lil tubby eh? My boyfriend thinks its been too long and that she cant possibly still be preggo,.but shes pretty rotund compared to the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 They can be gravid for quite a while. What I did for my hissers was I heated them for a while to get them in the mood and then took them off heat. They always gave birth once I took them off of heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 well, we have them on a heating pad right now,.but because the little thing we had them in cracked we've had it turned off all day, trying not to melt it or crack it further. and no babies yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Okay so, i got the container for my Question Marks today. I'll be ordering them soon. Like five for so just because idk. im a girl and i just want to feel like im giving them all attention you know? i want to get them out and hold them like we do the Madagascars. I'll be keeping my Q'Marks in a 2 gallon hexagon fishtank with a heavy lid. I paid my BF 1.50$ because i feel bad for using his coconut fiber xD I still need to buy a climbing branch for them from the Fish Bowl (my friends' shop) and silicone up the hole in the lid. I like the shape of this tank, i just wish it were glass because the heating pad cracked the Hissers' enclosure. The temperature strip says its about 86-87 degrees in there. Is that enough to crack the plastic? or is it the hot/wet combo? Can someone PLEASE take some pictures of the QM's in their hands? There are seriously TWO videos on YouTube and neither are exactly helpful. ======== Also, about the QM ooths. Should i take them out when i find them? In a container like a 2g hex, will the number of ooth pile up and litter the ground? Ill only be getting five or so, and i know it takes the ooth a while to hatch (3 months from what ive heard) but how often to they lay ooth? What temperatures should i keep the eggs at if i do decide to remove them? should i set them aside so i dont damage them while cleaning the container? Should i /not clean/ the...how often should i clean it? im worried. My goldfish died today. im depressed. i really want my roaches to be healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 oh jeez. someone just told me the adults only live for a couple weeks. and that the nymphs take a year to turn to adults. what in the name of.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The adults usually live a few months, not a few weeks, and nymphs can sometimes take 2 years to mature lol! They only need temps of 70 or above to breed, so you could keep them colder than you are right now and not risk breaking the tank. I believe they lay many ooths, and you can keep them in the tank with the adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 My female matured when I got the shipment in way back in September of last year. Leave the ooths in there. It's truly the best especially since if they are laying in the cage it usually means the conditions are right. I would suggest keeping them at least 80 degrees as they will be more active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Okay, so,.Chica is trying to expel an egg-case i think. or maybe shes acclimating temperature? but uhm.. Chica is a juvenile????? I didnt think a juvenile madagascar could get pregnant?! its freaking me out. We've been waiting for Lady to have babies, shes /obviously/ pregnant. but ughghhhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Well, if chica is truly pregnant, then she is an adult. She may be a small adult, but an adult nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 but shes so dark. i thought madagascar hissers were the pretty orange? Both Carlos and Lady are orange, but Chica is almost black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 but shes so dark. i thought madagascar hissers were the pretty orange? Both Carlos and Lady are orange, but Chica is almost black. Hissers can vary a lot in coloration. I've had both black and orange ones pop out from a single litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 and shes pretty small too. Its making me thing the other two at the pet store arent Madagascars either. Even the little male (not Carlos) is small and black like Chica. Maybe they are hybreds or another type of hisser? Chica does hiss, she hisses to herself even when the others arent near her. Quite loudly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 http://s316.photobucket.com/user/thelocolady/media/roach%20bellies_zpsbyca4s7h.jpg.html http://s316.photobucket.com/user/thelocolady/media/roach%20colors_zps8bbojgq7.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 It's nearly impossible to tell if hissers are hybrids. Hissers do hiss randomly even when there is nothing to provoke them. It happens. Depending on the size of it it probably is an adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 She's a full grown adult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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