PuppyMintMocha Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Hey all! Back in March, I got myself 5 halloween hisser nymphs. The guy I got them from tried to pick out only males for me, because I want them as pets only and am not currently interested in having a whole breeding colony. Now that they are adults and easier to sex, I have realized that one of them is female and I caught her mating with one of the others a couple weeks ago, so I'm guessing I should be expecting babies in late July/early August? Their enclosure isn't big enough to handle 30+ adults, and I don't really want to upgrade and have a breeding colony, so I should probably figure something out. Should I give the female by herself to someone else before the babies come, or try to handle all the babies in a separate enclosure and then sell them with the female? Do babies have to be a certain age before they can ship well? I've also never shipped anything living before, so I'm a little nervous to, but I don't know anyone local that would take her. PS: I know killing her would also solve the problem, but I'm rather attached to my hissers... I really don't want to get rid of her either but if she's just going to keep popping out unwanted babies, then I feel it's the best option for me at the moment.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmaines96 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 How large is the enclosure you have them in? You can fit a surprising number of roaches in limited space. Otherwise you could seperate the female and sell the nymphs off once they have molted once or twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyMintMocha Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 12 hours ago, Bmaines96 said: How large is the enclosure you have them in? You can fit a surprising number of roaches in limited space. Otherwise you could seperate the female and sell the nymphs off once they have molted once or twice. 10x6x8 inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmaines96 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Oh yea that'll hold like 40-50 adults relatively easy as long as you give them a decent amount of bark etc to hide on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadstar Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 If you can't find anybody to give them away to, then putting them into a jar and into the freezer for a few hours is another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyMintMocha Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Just to update this, I decided to wait and see if she has babies, and grow them out a little bit before finding other homes for all the nymphs and the female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axolotl Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 If you need to rehome, send me a msg. I'll happily add them to my colony! I can even send some males if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficerKitty Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I would gladly take any if you ever have unwanted babies again, I love hissers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that_bug_girl Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Same here. would gladly take some if still an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW.White Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I'd be interested in pure Halloween hisser's what's the price and if shipping is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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