Bhjjr Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I caught it yesterday trying to flip back over and helped it out. Scary! I'm thankful (Happy Thanksgiving!) it is still running around today. The substrate is only a cm or two deep. I see them getting in top of each other at times. I'm considering separating them. Thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I've had this happen once or twice. While it's dangerous, I think even kept alone they can sometimes flip themselves over, probably just from attempting to climb out of their setup or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Hisserdude said: I've had this happen once or twice. While it's dangerous, I think even kept alone they can sometimes flip themselves over, probably just from attempting to climb out of their setup or something. I see your point. Thank you, Hissersude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 I've found a flipped over rhino three more times. What's worse is I just lost one to an unsuccessful molt yesterday. That's the same way I lost my original pair about 10 years ago. I suppose it got too dry while I was away for the week at work. Bummer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 I just misted the enclosure on Friday when I got back home though. Before the molt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadupul Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Maybe try putting something in their enclosure that they would be able to grab and right themselves with. If you do put something in, make sure it's big enough or heavy enough that they won't just grab it and spin it with their legs like beetles will sometimes do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 3 hours ago, kadupul said: Maybe try putting something in their enclosure that they would be able to grab and right themselves with. If you do put something in, make sure it's big enough or heavy enough that they won't just grab it and spin it with their legs like beetles will sometimes do. I made a quick cardboard ledge/frame that goes all the way around the edges and fits above the bottom of the tub. Then I attached fine brass mesh to the cardboard frame the length and width of the frame. I just wanted to wait another week and see how it worked before posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I put plastic deli lids in the cage so they can hide under it and be able to turn themselves around. I don't have problems with them getting stuck on their backs except the uncommon adult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Allpet Roaches said: I put plastic deli lids in the cage so they can hide under it and be able to turn themselves around. I don't have problems with them getting stuck on their backs except the uncommon adult. That's encouraging I was worried that the mesh insert I made might have been the cause of the bad molt due to movement restriction (albeit the mesh doesn't weigh hardly anything). I imagine if yours could hypothetically molt successfully under a deli cup lid then mine should be able to handle a lightweight mesh. I'd like to try 3d printing a tunneled and textured living space for them, if I only had a 3d printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 6:45 PM, Bhjjr said: That's encouraging I was worried that the mesh insert I made might have been the cause of the bad molt due to movement restriction (albeit the mesh doesn't weigh hardly anything). I imagine if yours could hypothetically molt successfully under a deli cup lid then mine should be able to handle a lightweight mesh. I'd like to try 3d printing a tunneled and textured living space for them, if I only had a 3d printer. That would be cool if you could print the long spiral cavern they live in but of course you'd need a lot of plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucarachacamina Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Where do you guys buy your rhinos from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadupul Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Cucarachacamina said: Where do you guys buy your rhinos from? I got mine from https://www.roachcrossing.com/. Feel free to message me for more info on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Cucarachacamina said: Where do you guys buy your rhinos from? Got mine from Allpet Roaches I like your username 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucarachacamina Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Thank you guys! I will take a look at all these. Just got my son (2yrs) some hissers and got myself a juvenile pair of flat hissers. I hope to build on my collection as time goes. Im just glad my son has the same interests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucarachacamina Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Any of your rhinos just eat like ALOT, like you think they might be done for a few hours or a day or two and they just keep consuming? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Cucarachacamina said: Any of your rhinos just eat like ALOT, like you think they might be done for a few hours or a day or two and they just keep consuming? Lol Who'd you decide to buy from? The image I got in my head reading your post was that of a grazing cow in a field. What are you feeding them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucarachacamina Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Allpet! right now i got so baked oak leaves as base and i have added some banana, apple, bugburger (which the rhinos and the other roaches DEVOURED) and just added some butternut squash, ate almost all of it. Like holy moly they just dont stop lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucarachacamina Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Bhjjr said: Who'd you decide to buy from? The image I got in my head reading your post was that of a grazing cow in a field. What are you feeding them? Allpet! right now i got so baked oak leaves as base and i have added some banana, apple, bugburger (which the rhinos and the other roaches DEVOURED) and just added some butternut squash, ate almost all of it. Like holy moly they just dont stop lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Fresh just in the last couple hours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I have an old male that I've been finding on his back now and then for a year. He can't live forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhjjr Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 22 hours ago, Allpet Roaches said: I have an old male that I've been finding on his back now and then for a year. He can't live forever. Is he still breeding? I think the two I have left are a male and female, and I'm hoping both are adults with this last molt. I got a pair from you born in 2022 a long with a 2021 female last year. The last segments are different sizes underneath. But there isn't really any difference in the "horns". I was expecting a difference there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/31/2024 at 3:34 PM, Bhjjr said: Is he still breeding? I think the two I have left are a male and female, and I'm hoping both are adults with this last molt. I got a pair from you born in 2022 a long with a 2021 female last year. The last segments are different sizes underneath. But there isn't really any difference in the "horns". I was expecting a difference there. He might be good for breeding, hard to say. The horns aren't like hissers but the pronotum should be a bit different in shape except small males aren't so different. Big and small males come from the same parents so it's really hard to say if you'll get a monster or a runt. Like hissers a brother can be 1/3 the mass of another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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