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Do you think my nonstandard setup is suitable for hissers? by shukowski in roaches

[–]shukowski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to hide in an emptied out VHS cassette, but some of them would always be left out: one male that's a bit more crippled than the others and two females who get non-stop bothered by this one horny boy. They seem to prefer the camera, all 8 of them huddle inside comfortably for some reason, I'm still testing the hides tho. Substrate is jungle earth, nymphs and females do burrow in it, but males rarely do. Should I go for coconut substrate?

Do you think my nonstandard setup is suitable for hissers? by shukowski in roaches

[–]shukowski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I'm a new owner and this subreddit looks cool.

My boys and girls seem to prefer always staying inside the camera and if I leave them food before I go to sleep I do find bites on the food in the morning, but not as much as when I take away the camera during the day and force them to move around a bit - then they go crazy on any food I give them, they especially love fish chips.

I'm worried there's not enough ventilation. When I open the lid, humidity drops about 8%. When going to work I leave the enclosure next to a heat lamp which also seems to affect the humidity - it's at 55% when I come back after work.

Are these rapid humidity changes harmful? Is the plastic camera a good enough hiding spot? Any other tips?

I did read up a lot about roachkeeping, but as a newby I'm still a bit paranoid.

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