Hissing roaches tips plz

[misshissingroaches]

Well first of all i need to know if i can sell them for like $1 a piece or more. and i have read in some places that they need a red heat lamp and in others they dont. and how many can i produce a month if i have 20 breeders? and what is their nutrition status? (sorry for all the questions!)

Sincerely,
Miss Hiss

 

[fluxlizard]

You probably won't sell many at $1 each.

How many you can produce each month depends a lot on how many females and males you have, and how much heat they have.

If you are trying to maximize production, heat is necessary, so is humidity- especially if you only start with 20 individuals. The more you start with, the better they will do as a colony. if 20 is the best you can do, increase humidity by adding a humid substrate for them to crawl around in. A few inches of mulch or oak leaves, kept slightly damp will work great.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Full size adults retail for $3each in my area, when you can find them for sale. prices will be lower in places where they are more legally available.

I suggest a heat mat on one side of the bin. whether or not you need a heat lamp (non-light emitting) or heat mat or whatever will depend on the temp of the room and how fast you want them to breed.

nutritional info: http://bamboozoo.weebly.com/the-feeders.html
how you gutload will of course impact nutritional values.

how to tell if you have a male or female hisser: https://www.chameleonforums.com/sexing-hissers-18557/

other useful info:
http://www.anapsid.org/hissingroaches.html


https://www.chameleonforums.com/madagascar-hissing-roaches-123738/

 

[misshissingroaches]

Full size adults retail for $3each in my area, when you can find them for sale. prices will be lower in places where they are more legally available.

I suggest a heat mat on one side of the bin. whether or not you need a heat lamp (non-light emitting) or heat mat or whatever will depend on the temp of the room and how fast you want them to breed.

nutritional info: http://bamboozoo.weebly.com/the-feeders.html
how you gutload will of course impact nutritional values.

how to tell if you have a male or female hisser: https://www.chameleonforums.com/sexing-hissers-18557/

other useful info:
http://www.anapsid.org/hissingroaches.html


https://www.chameleonforums.com/madagascar-hissing-roaches-123738/

I'm in cali and probably wont have enough time to wait till they are adults to sell them. how much do u think they are worth after about 3 months? and I read about how to sex hissers. and mine isnt a bin, im keeping them in a large glass tank, and heat mats r known to melt plastic bins. Thx for all ur help!