Hi, I know nothing about these things but I just want to comment on the hairs. Idk if you've ever kept a tarantula but their hairs are also not hard and thorny but instead very fine and are able to pierce and severally irritate the skin. Just thought I'd throw that out there as this can be the...
Hi, I had a panther with Gular edema( look back in my old threads to see pics) he went on to love a perfectly normal life. Some days of got worse then others and on those days he did seem a bit sluggish but he ate and basked and moved around perfectly fine.
P. Nivea, dubia, oxyhaloa deusta, red runners, and gyna lurida. I use to be crazy about roaches a few years ago but I'm just now getting back into them. Some species still creep me out but the patterns and colors on others are beautiful. I too use to believe they couldn't fly. But I witnessed...
I'm 100% this was flying. I had an escaped roach it went on top of a tall enclosure I had and it was flying. This wasn't a glide to where it went downwards it stayed in the air and was able to move upwards. At first I believed it was a moth as I was sleeping and heard it banging agaisnt the...
No they don't jump. People will tell you they can't fly. Those people can kiss my butt (jk) I've had males fly across my room and keep flight for a good amount of time.
They eat pretty much anything you put in there if the heat is right. Also be sure to provide ventilation or it will get nasty in the enclosure. I feed my roaches (I keep several species) lots of greens as well as fruits for moister. I have roach chow which you can buy from several locations but...
No substrate needed. They do need something to climb and hind in as well to avoid trampling eachother. Most people use egg crates. Make sure they are paper not foam.