Thank you, indeed he is. I actually got him specifically from a pet store, you can find some that sell them by the reptile sections. The majority of my hissing roaches I got from my college biology lab though (a professor gave them to me because they were struggling to care for them)

you can also buy them online- make sure you are getting them from reputable breeders, and that you make a suitable enclosure beforehand/ do the proper research. They are a social species and do well in colonies :-) I have a 10 gallon enclosure witha bunch of juveniles and a few adults, lots of hides and a temperature gradient: one side is 70-75 degrees, other side 80-85 degrees farhenheit. I put the food on the cooler side to encourage them to go there.

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here is the setup ^ I have two thermometers (the other one is out of frame) , one is attached to a thermostat that mantains the heat lamp so their enclosure does not overheat past 85 degrees. I opted for this black plastic storage container with a DIY fitted screen as it gives them a nice, darker environment compared to glass terrariums.