Madagascar Hissing Cockroach CARE GUIDE!

[@rebeccasiler3619]

Thank you! I never thought I'd ever love a roach as much as I do. I grew up in south Texas and as we all know everything bigger there and the includes the roaches so I had an awful phobia of them growing up. Fast forward to a last week I go back to Texas to visit family for Christmas and took my kids to the science museum where they had hissing cockroaches for sale. My oldest just had to have one and I was not feeling it but I finally caved and let her get one on the condition she kept it away from me. But as soon. As we got home and started setting up his enclosure I mustered up my courage and picked him up to transfer to his new home and I immediately fell in love.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yes! They are fun little pets it’s crazy. Who would have though having a pet roach could be so fun

[@Jammilogy]

Thanks For This Care Guide! My Female MHC Got Back After A Month Missing. What A Miracle She's Safe And Healthy. I Hope Her Partner Who's Escaped Too Will Be Back Soon. 🙏🏼💙😊

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Oh no! I hope you find him. My colony just all had babies for the first time so I’m worried about the now 200 babies getting loose 😂

[@Jammilogy]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse Yeah I Hope He Will Be Back Just Like His Wife. LOL. Wow That's Amazing!

[@sazzorakskills1614]

My professor gave me two of these from the university’s colony, I’m really looking forward to seeing them grow! Thank you for the video

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

No problem they are really fun pets

[@missiekenney6110]

Thanks for the video. I bought a breeding pair of Hissers a few months ago and they arrived with a lot of babies so I got enthusiastic fast and now have an enclosure for each gender and hope to make them really perfect as I learn more and more. It's great how simply you made a great home for your kids!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

That’s awesome seperating them by gender is super smart. Mine bred and now I have hundreds haha

[@jensjeppesen]

Nice video, Chief! I like how you set up the big aquarium with lots of challenging things for them to crawl on and keep them entertained :) Are you solely keeping them as pets, or are you thinking of breeding too? Take care, my man :D

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

definitely thinking of breeding down the line. thank you

[@Sottiaux2077]

Great video! I’m setting up an enclosure tomorrow and the Vaseline will be a lifesaver!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

No problem some people also use shipping tape! Haven’t tried that one myself

[@fadiasam5371]

I've recently gotten 3 adult females and Im just wondering when it is appropriate for me to handle them! Super informative video!😊

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

You can handle them even as babies I handle mine all the time.

[@fadiasam5371]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse thats perfect! I have just gotten mine about 5 hours ago and as they are adults and were initially raised as feed, i am just worried about handling them too soon and causing them stress. It is now 8:25pm and i got them at 3pm. They have been in their new home for almost 1 hour, would it be too soon to start handling them? Should i let them settle in first?

[@blank3097]

My roaches get roach food. Jelly’s. Fresh fruit and veggie. Dehydrated veggie mixes from imported gourmet instant noodles(hell no they don’t get my noodles) Random leftovers Protein and multivitamin blends(of course chocolate. Sometimes creatine and other mass building substances I love my roaches They even have a tiny homegrown jungle canopy in the enclosure Grown with locally sourced plants Their enclosure theme is coastal mostly Shells rocks kelps barnacles. All hugged and dressed in live plants for a full on bioactive enclosed environment. They even get to go outside. And when it’s warm enough. I’m taking to the beach I have 5 roaches. 3 are hissers 1 dubia. 1 giant South American cave roach I think the tank is a 20 high There is live moss and many types of random plants My blaberus giganteus (Icarus) Has eaten bits of fresh jellyfish and other grody things off of the beach

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

What a life! That’s awesome I went bioactive with my hisser colony makes everything so much better.

[@blank3097]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse man you need some coastal isopods for clean up I picked em right off the beach They do a great job along with the smaller cleaners

[@torpedoesntarantulas2691]

On the subject of water. Sponges, as a general rule for any keepers of invertebrates, is a terrible idea as they can harbor bacteria which can kill off your colony. This has been general knowledge for a few years now. The best source of water for feeders so they don't drown in water dishes is water crystals. They are pretty inexpensive on ebay. Nice video btw

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah I’ve only been into inverts now about 3 years and when I got into them the amount of wrong info I got is insane haha. However I don’t even do water crytals now I just give them romaine lettuce and they stay very hydrated. No sponges needed haha. Thank you so much

[@torpedoesntarantulas2691]

I use romaine myself. I have been keeping tarantulas for almost 10 yrs now and several years back most care videos called for sponges so critters wouldn't drown. People didn't know. But now we do. I use water crystals as well as oranges and romaine. Every few days I rehydrate the water crystals which causes splashing on the sides. I've seen then drink from that. Either way they stay hydrated and safe and healthy. Happy keeping!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

@@torpedoesntarantulas2691 very nice! I appreciate you a lot happy keeping!

[@trenaebowers1968]

I just realized something about these roaches, and it's quite funny The way they hiss is by forceing air through their spiracles which are also the same holes they use to breathe We also Force air through our nose and mouth when hyperventilating So the hissing sound made by play cockroach is essentially their version of hyperventilating, which is something I would also do if I were about to be eaten by a lizard

[@roughseas5915]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

No problem thank you

[@alexanderjohnson2309]

Thank you! Great video.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Thank you

[@tayyraee5948]

Hello! Would it be okay to use reptisoil by zoo med says “a special blend of peat moss, soil, sand and carbon” I saved a mhc from a little feeder container at petco there were two in the container and the one was dead already so I felt bad and bought her bc I knew she was going to just died there. I know people keep them as pets I keep my house around 70-73 so I don’t have a heating pad idk if that okay I think it is. Been feeding carrots and dark greens. She has a little water bottle in there too. I mist her everyday.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Oh yeah reptisoil is honestly better. Definitely go with it. That’s awesome you saved her

[@robertjackson5925]

Thanks...my son loves roaches....its gross ..like dirty bug roaches...clean roaches are cool but city roaches noooooo....im going to get him a few hissing roaches soon so thinks for the info...it was easier to follow than most vids

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

No problem. You are a great parent! 😁

[@SketchingGecko]

The Vaseline trick doesn’t work

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

It’s been working for me. Has to be the length of there bodies.

[@Emily-gw6di]

Is it coconut repti bark or a diffrent kind?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah it’s the repti bark. I now use a 85/15 mix of peat moss and play sand. Better humidity control.

[@leodoingthings1706]

My roaches are very passive and barely eat, temperature is about 25c. They also gather and sit in one spot on piece of wood

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah the roaches do like to group up. Mine do that as well. I keep mine at higher temps to make them more active.however I keep them at room temp and they do great

[@leodoingthings1706]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse they barely move or i just dont see it, they are in shower room with higher than room temp and higher humidity. Also its dark there most of the time

[@ishidakun5904]

hi what should i do if this cockroach getting lot? throw away? or something else? and i don't have and any lizard or animal eat this

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

No do not release them otherwise they will go and breed and you will have even more. What you should do is separate all the males and females into two tanks. Then they will not reproduce anymore and will all reach there full life cycle in two years.

[@Ratxgirl503]

Damn I wish I thought of the Vaseline trick 😭 one of my juvies escaped like 6 weeks ago and I haven't seen it since 💀

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Haha don’t worry he will probably show himself sooner or later.

[@ninecatsandaboxofwine]

lol nice video

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Thank you 😊

[@ray-sattler]

We have around 200 hissing roaches and discovered clumps of mites on them all over the head legs and back and on some lesser infected ones you can see tiny white mites running around. You can't even wash them off and when we looked closely in the container, there where some dead roaches in there with thousands of mites on them, so we cleaned everything out. It also looks like the mites kill the roaches or they at least die because of them. All 3 enclosures we have now have mites :( It sadens me to tears cause my girlfriend and me love them so much. Do you have any idea, what i can do to get rid of them, i don't want to loose our cute hissers? I tried the flour method on some of them but I'm not 100% sure if that did the trick. Thx a lot in advance mate and thx for the interesting video. Ray

[@ray-sattler]

@perrypete420 They are super cute and every one of them has their own personality...

[@synnesilentweb]

These roaches have a symbiotic relationship with a certain type of mite. Are these different mites?

[@ray-sattler]

@@synnesilentweb Yeah, different ones. Much smaller and white.

[@synnesilentweb]

@@ray-sattler Ohh I see. Could they be springtails?

[@NeonAmnesia]

@@ray-sattler Those are the mites these roaches have symbiotic relationships with. I don't think there should be anything to worry about. There could be a large mite population than usual because you have so many of these roaches.

[@cocochanel8532]

I got one female Madagascar roach and now I’m terrified to hold her I don’t know how😭😭

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Just reach in and grab her. They are very hardy

[@nathanieljacobquijada2329]

I’m gonna let the Cockroach drive

[@mightylotan]

My adults don't really seem to do much... they just basically sit there. Is that normal? I've had for coming up on a year maybe

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

They are mainly active at night but mine do move around a bit

[@PrincessPieGirlRotation]

Is a water bowl absolutely necessary? Would the moisture from the fruit/veggies and misting the enclosure be enough water for them?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Oh yeah I actually don’t use a water bowl anymore honestly. The water from the cage and vegetables is enough

[@desvlogs6139]

Where did you get the roaches

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I bought mine from flukers farm online very cheap and ships to you quickly

[@desvlogs6139]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse in Omaha Nebraska?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

@@desvlogs6139 yep

[@oliviapate6360]

my house normally sits at 70-72 would you still recommend a heating mat or do you think it’d be okay without

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

They would be ok with that.

[@monkeyymanvr]

does this work for any hissing cockroaches?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yes

[@TypicalDad1980]

How many would you recommend to keep in a 10 gallon? 3-4?

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah that’ll be a good size honestly you could keep 3-4 in a 5 gallon

[@maisey1979]

What do they eat because i have one

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

I feed mine carrots and many other fruits and vegetables plus they eat dead leaf litter as well

[@ichig0mane311]

do i NEED multiple or will one be okay or naybe just 2??

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

You can have just 1.

[@silzas4909]

Do you need to keep females and males or can i just keep like two or three females together so i dont get like hundreds of them.

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Yeah you can keep females alone so you don’t have hundreds

[@silzas4909]

@@ChiefSweetsUniverse Thank you

[@luwildy]

Lol i do live in alaska

[@ChiefSweetsUniverse]

Lol then you might get a low wattage heat lamp or mat