Last night I tripped while carrying a container of M Hissing roach nymphs. Not a little trip, a complete crash - resulting in a broken toe and nymphs escaping everywhere. These were mostly tiny ones, destined for the mounts of mantids, and a few about 2cm in length meant for the chams. I know this isnt a chameleon question, and perhaps I should therefore not be posting this, but I'm desperate! Many of you keep roaches as feeders, as I do, and I'm hoping you can help me. I need to know the best way to attract / kill the escaped nymphs, without killing off / hurting the chameleons or the roach colonies that are safely in their bins. We're experiencing a "heat wave" (well, its warm for Victoria, 30C /86F) so the whole house is more than warm enough for these little hissers to set-up new lives in comfort.

Oh my goodness... Sorry to hear about your mishap, but I'd be calling in an exterminator asap...

Your post made me think of when my daughter visited and brought some of her chams and roaches. She droped the roach container in her bedroom and all the roaches escaped. (I am terrified of roaches) She told me she thought she found them all. We live in warm sunny Florida but so far have not had a problem. Good luck with your clean up. Jann

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I don't think they will survive no food or water or your winter they are a tropical species. You could always set off a bomb or two, fallow directions carefully.

I wouldn't use a bomb...that gets in the air. Buy roach hotels....they will go in and die. Also, an exterminator will use stuff that will keep your chams safe and you will find them dead all over the house for a couple of weeks which is why I like the roach hotels.

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I'll start with a roach hotel (where does one buy these?), and if necessary move on to an exterminator. Its true they wont survive even our mild winter outside, but I suspect they will thrive indoors. Especially in the nice warm, humid chameleon room. The thought of having to relocate all my pets (many of which are insects) to somewhere else while an exterminator does the job is overwhelming. Let's hope it doesnt come to that!
S

Bummer!!! This sounds like a job for .... THE ORKIN MAN!!!

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LOL - I forgot to mention the first time I let my hubby help me de-box my crickets he dumped about 1/3 of the box on the floor. Our exterminator comes 1x/month and we found the dead crickets all over.

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SoCali

Oh man I saw this post and was almost sure you were going to recommend the House Gecko.

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That might be a good idea if they are mostly small nymphs. I think an adult Hisser would eat a house gecko! J/K I kept hissers for a while, I actually have a small colony I am raising...(the local pet store gives me nymphs for free, whenever the ones in their tanks have babies). I am always so paraniod on how to house them because of their ability to climb! They are interesting little bugs. I keep them in the tall plastic deli cups that roaches get shipped in, with the lid fastened tight. I am trying to think of a clever way for you trap them... Maybe some kind of heat pad, with fly paper on it, and stick it under a dresser, or under your washing machine.

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