hissterical Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 My youngest hisser just molted--the first time one of my roaches has done so! I was terrified when I looked in the tank walking by. Not expecting a giant pulsing ghost roach to be sitting on top of the log in the middle of the day. Anyway, I was excited to get the old skin and pin it up, but he spun around and ate it in under five minutes, the whole thing except his old face. (I agree with him that that would be super creepy.) is this a sign that I need to add calcium or something to their options? I have an old cuttlebone around here somewhere, and also have egg shells regularly that I could throw in. Right now they get varied fruit/veg (heavy on carrots/apples/bananas with occasional other stuff), cat kibble, cricket cubes, and crushed up dog biscuits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 1 hour ago, hissterical said: My youngest hisser just molted--the first time one of my roaches has done so! I was terrified when I looked in the tank walking by. Not expecting a giant pulsing ghost roach to be sitting on top of the log in the middle of the day. Anyway, I was excited to get the old skin and pin it up, but he spun around and ate it in under five minutes, the whole thing except his old face. (I agree with him that that would be super creepy.) is this a sign that I need to add calcium or something to their options? I have an old cuttlebone around here somewhere, and also have egg shells regularly that I could throw in. Right now they get varied fruit/veg (heavy on carrots/apples/bananas with occasional other stuff), cat kibble, cricket cubes, and crushed up dog biscuits. Nah, that is normal for most roaches. I'm not sure about the reasoning behind it besides just acquiring some additional nutrition. The diet you are providing them is also fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissterical Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 My middle boy molted overnight--he's now the largest, by far--and again, didn't eat his old face (but everything else). So weird. For reasons I do not understand, the face scares me more than the entire hissing (he's the loud one) bug. Gives me the creeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenB Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I kinda like roach heads. From above it's an oval with a big blunt pronotum at the front, but from other angles - look! There's a likkle face tucked away under there... Though I can see how the disembodied ghostly crust of one might seem a little... accusatory. How big are are your hissers now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissterical Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Hi WarrenB, I like their faces when they are part of the whole roach, but the empty shells? Skeeve me. They aren't so big compared to what I see online--I specifically picked juveniles when I got them so I could see them grow. Just big enough to sex, really. My biggest one (since his recent molt) is about 2.5 inches. Here's a recent pic of him: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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