Hisserdude Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 he was my first cockroach, a madagascan hisser, he is the roach that is my avatar. i got him three years ago, as an unexpected present from my grandfather. i had been wanting one for years, so i was stoked that he had got me one. he was slow and old, no one knew how old he was when we got him. i loved him sooooo much, he got me interested in keeping all types of roaches, and led me to this forum, he was my favorite roach out of all the others i kept. he lived three years in my care. i buried him in my fern pot ( my fern has grown more then it ever has!) and had a little funeral for him. he will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Sorry to hear he died, if you got him as an adult and had him for 3 years that means he was 4 ( or older), which is very old! My first Hisser was a male named Monty, he only lived a few months I got him from discarded breeding stock and both his antennae were gone and he couldn't climb anymore, but he had a last few good months. Now I'm raising my own hissers from birth its so rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Hissers of all species are GREAT ! They are strange , most days the adults and nymphs are all buried in substrates and rotting wood but certain evenings and nights , there might be 100s of babies up at the top of the containers while the adults are still chillin under their substrate. I don't know if these are brand new babies or mixed ages nymphs ... Anyways , sorry to blab about nothing , LOL ... Sorry for hear your loss. I had no idea hissers only lived 3 or 4 yrs , I thought maybe they might lived longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Hissers of all species are GREAT ! They are strange , most days the adults and nymphs are all buried in substrates and rotting wood but certain evenings and nights , there might be 100s of babies up at the top of the containers while the adults are still chillin under their substrate. I don't know if these are brand new babies or mixed ages nymphs ... Anyways , sorry to blab about nothing , LOL ... Sorry for hear your loss. I had no idea hissers only lived 3 or 4 yrs , I thought maybe they might lived longer. Some can live up to 7, the OP said he didn't know how old his Hisser was when he got it so it might have been 7 who knows? And yeah Hisser nymphs tend to stay near the top of the cage liking to climb where adults stay put on the ground great observation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johningeorgia Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I have yet to get a hisser but I could only hope for four years. You could get attached to the bigger roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 thanks guys it means alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre72 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 he was my first cockroach, a madagascan hisser, he is the roach that is my avatar. i got him three years ago, as an unexpected present from my grandfather. i had been wanting one for years, so i was stoked that he had got me one. he was slow and old, no one knew how old he was when we got him. i loved him sooooo much, he got me interested in keeping all types of roaches, and led me to this forum, he was my favorite roach out of all the others i kept. he lived three years in my care. i buried him in my fern pot ( my fern has grown more then it ever has!) and had a little funeral for him. he will be missed. Awwwe!! I'm sorry to hear also and am impressed with such love for an individual. My times almost up. Tomorrow I'll tell of my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Congratulations on keeping a roach alive for that long. Your care must have been exemplary, and now thanks to Big Ben, you have a fun new addiction to eat away at your free time and money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Thanks guys, i guess he did live a pretty long life, for a roach. Lol yep I am gonna be getting a bunch of roaches for Xmas, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Thanks guys, i guess he did live a pretty long life, for a roach. Lol yep I am gonna be getting a bunch of roaches for Xmas, that's for sure! Just bought myself 100 or so of various species. Tis the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Heck ya it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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