They HISS at me! New GIANT Halloween Hissing Cockroaches!.. Building the perfect pet roach habitat

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[@tarantulakat]

Spray foam is called pond & stone - it’s non toxic (even for fish) and also forgot to mention I plugged up the front vent holes with hot glue & the top wire holes so no future babies escape 😛

[@sologabbygirl1954]

Hey awesome video!! (As always!) Is the spray foam safe for tarantulas and snakes (reptiles) as well?? PS: You were the inspiration for all my current tarantula slings! :)

[@emmas_creature_corner]

I've seen it used for axolotls and I know how sensitive they can be that's awesome. Love this video really cool stuff you have going on as always!

[@sologabbygirl1954]

@@emmas_creature_corner Awesome! That's good to know honestly! Thanks! 😊

[@wendysheets1916]

This was a very good job... it looks amazing... I would LOVE to see you build an enclosure for a jumping spider made to look like a little living room... with tiny chairs... tiny coffee table... end tables... tv... and then another enclosure with a tiny bed... dresser... things that go into a bedroom... and of course a kitchen enclosure... a bathroom enclosure.... a garage enclosure... a place that looks like a tiny playground.... a highway.... a garden... you know... everything we can see... just miniature size...LOL I have to tell you that I am so afraid of spiders... EXCEPT of course jumping spiders... after seeing tons of cute videos of these cute little critters I am 100% sold on them... in fact. I want one... sooo bad.... I will find one this spring... and while I am waiting to find one I plan on making an entire miniature house enclosure for the little one... maybe just one room of a house... but something like I would love to see you do for the jumping spiders... While I am 100% sold on jumping spiders I can't ... and believe I can never ever find any of the other spiders comfortable... I can never be comfortable around them... I can say ONLY BECAUSE OF WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS... I do have a different outlook on spiders... and like I said I will never have an ounce of any comfort level around them... I just have a more positive outlook on them... I've never gone out of my way to kill a spider... never... but I do have 3 stories of killing spiders that have haunted me long before I ever found your page... I'm not going to tell you what happened... but I feel so bad about it... so horrible bad... and like I said.. I've always felt bad... but now I feel worse... I've always known spiders are so important to us and in the world.... and again never went out of my way to kill a spider just to kill it... I've never just looked for spiders just to kill them... Anyway... I have of course subscribed to your channel.. I love watching your channel and I can't thank you enough for your videos and the things I have learned about siders... EGGS WITH LEGS... never heard that before but now I of course know what they are... and what they look like.. so I o love learning from you... Thanks again for teaching me.... for teaching many people... I've seen a lot of comments where you have helped people overcome intense fear... as I said... we still have it... but it isn't intense as it once was... LOL Thank you so much for all you do to teach people about these amazing creatures...

[@miillionsofcritters1729]

Ha just realised you got the vent issue lol.... luvkly mine stayed near enclosure and if not they die fast if below 60 temps

[@phankmeansthankyoubtw8895]

The hissing noise is both menacing and adorable at the same time.

[@kenjiro2676]

I had a booming colony once, as long as you provide good nutrition, cull off runty animals, and periodically add new roaches to your colony every so often, you will have a thriving colony.

[@raybod1775]

Feed the runts to spiders.

[@theoneandonlysanta2087]

@@raybod1775smart

[@SuperZombieFanatic]

What a coincidence! I ended up getting a hissing cockroach yesterday and here's Kat making a video on them 🤣

[@ExploringExotics]

My favorite thing about keeping hissers is how dramatic they are 😂

[@mylifetalks3035]

"I don't think roaches have an option on anything but this is the first time ever roaches will have an option on something" truly Mr. Tarantula Kat what a great quote

[@caffeinatedangel]

I love these little friends! Their coloring reminds me of Tiger's Eye. Your enclosure is SOOOO cute! I just love the enclosures you build.

[@williamcozart8158]

5:30 doggo is peeing behind you.

[@mikemullikin8942]

I love your videos, Kat but roaches of any kind are my Kryptonite. My grandpa used to tell his friends, "That boy would go bear hunting with a switch and he's afraid of a damn cockroach 🪳. I make no apologies, everyone is scared of something. Happy Halloween 🎃🧡!

[@Timefortracy]

Love seeing all the hard work and effort you put into this! Like Mr. Tarantula Kat said, if cockroaches were ever to have much of an opinion on something: it would be on this! I’m sure they love it 😊

[@MGCrow-jc6ps]

I totally hate roaches. I would just end up feeding them to spiders. I am just being honest. I do not like them at all.

[@FourLetterWurdz]

I MUST know where you got that pumpkin and the little headstones!!

[@tarantulakat]

Just one of those carveable ones from target cut in half and the headstones are from Amazon just searching fairy garden stuff ^.^

[@MrDraugr666]

I do not think it's a good idea! Since they defecate too much and content things inside the tank, it becomes very difficult to clean them and that would lead to the formation of bacteria due to humidity. I have several colonies of cockroaches of different species and I keep them as simple as possible to do and. to keep them as healthy as possible.

[@PW-72648]

So no substrate and egg cartons, etc?

[@robertstano6036]

Won't that pumpkin rot?

[@legoh_puppy8145]

I'm so sad it's illegal to own any kind of roach as a pet where I live. I remember holding one of these as a kid when an exotic animal trainer came to entertain us and they were too cool. I also love that they sound like a spray bottle, like they're trying to correct you. XD

[@brittneypeyton8498]

These made me nervous on so many levels.

[@rosemiller417]

They are gorgeous! In my experience all large Bugs I had on me are scratchy just trying to hold on.😆 May Bugs, large Dragonflys are quite heavy. One of most stylish Roaches I saw recently where Emerald Roaches. A Friend hoses some of his Hissers with his very tiny Geckos. The ones he has are calm and scavenging so the Geckos are safe and ok with it. Even the Eggs they lay all around are untouched by the Roaches.

[@morrigan_the_fae]

I’ve never been this early to anything 😂

[@ElizabethAnneBoleyn]

Same.

[@doid3r4s]

You are crazy!! SPiders are CUTE but Insects are not!! I'm absolutely terrified specially of cockroaches and cicadas!

[@LuckyStone888]

I love my Hissing Beatle, Dubia Beatle, and Giant Cave Beatle colonies. The word Roach has so much negativity, when I use the word Beatle everyone is curious to see them. If I use the word roach everyone is grossed out. Roaches need a better marketing team, until then I will call them magickal Beatles.

[@alisonbennett4045]

No Bowser break aww really love to see him i am a tortoise and turtle mamma, but cool video and enclosure thank you xx

[@ragedvenom1487]

MTV KRIBS Legs Edition, Came out really nice.

[@katyann4198]

I need to get some of these guys, they're so pretty! I get attached to dubia roaches if I ever buy them for my beardie & Ts ( especially the big ones) so I have like 5 adult dubias from a yr ago I feed and take care of 🤣 they are my pets now.

[@moonbasket]

Im watchin this on my TV with my dog and she got very excited hearing your puppies bark when you were working on the enclosure.😂 She looked at me to ask "where is that doggie?" She's so cute.

[@mjoverocker6072]

Very cool enclosure, I love the hissing noise they make, can't wait to watch them grow

[@dustystotler1376]

Oh! Big feeders! lol Stirmi feeders? LP feeders? Yeah I know you don't want to use them as feeders. Snapping turtle feeders? Ok, ok, lol, I doubt we will get that (until later! lol)

[@critterlovermaria506]

Congrats on getting Halloween Hissers! I am debating which roach species to get that won’t be feeders, was looking at Madagascar hissers but the Halloween hissers are pretty too. Great enclosure too!

[@rainbowmushr00m]

Your puppy sure likes peeing on that one corner lol

[@STGCoolvids]

Hope Kat and her Huz aint onna DRUGZ!!? Luvda channel stay offa da bad stuff

[@The_weird_bug_kid]

I have this same giant cockroach’s but isn’t really a colony.(only two female’s) and didn’t really want a colony but they really are beautiful.

[@humphreybiggins8295]

do you have to worry about over-population with these guys? i know Madagascar cockroaches have up to like 30 babies. what are you gonna do with so many?? 😱

[@amandajackson668]

Interesting fact: roaches spit when scared or they don't recognize your scent. Like I have dubia roaches and when I sort through them I notice that my gloves will be moist.

[@Rat2rrj]

They sound like upset cat-birds xD

[@ulliamodell5451]

Any updates on the Jurusalem crickets?

[@miillionsofcritters1729]

Love my sons hissers... super clean and usually eat all the food so no smell unlike crickets... even traded and gace away soo many babies

[@loggymarieturtle_1367]

They sound like windex spray bottles

[@777-h6n]

Anything but a roach or roaches of any kind for me. Yikes! I do Adore all of Your enclosures🥰

[@petfunwitheliza]

they are adrable! just the thing for me, a new roach keeper, to watch and enjoy!

[@jennafibich6159]

Love the way that enclosure turned out!

[@AShoreThing]

Cuties and you put effort into making a nice place for them. Is that pumpkin fake I hope?

[@weirdgirlandproudofit9012]

They sound like mice squeaking when they hiss - weird!

[@battlecat6766]

Omg! I love their little grave yard! 🪦💀🖤🖤🖤

[@mrc2662]

Possibly the coolest lady I’ve seen on KZbin

[@tigergumby]

Did you ever have issues with nymphs escaping the sides of the doors?

[@dancurran8977]

I brought home some from the pet store in a Critter Keeper. The babies snuck out!

[@PW-72648]

Cleaning this type of enclosure not gonna be easy.

[@miillionsofcritters1729]

Oh and the babies will escape an exoterra, need to hot glue fine mesh over the lower vents and seal the cord holes on top.... learned hard way lol

[@gracio1231]

Those are the only cockroachs I let near n on me none winged of course because they scare ME XD

[@hyper8545]

I heard roaches breed fast 👀 a small group turns into hundreds fast n then you can sell them :0

[@mariadirchsen534]

I love the new inclosure. I have had hissing cockroaches for years, and I really love them. I have also brought some of them to the kindergarten where I work and the kids all love them. It’s the males who have the little horns and the kids only hold the males because the females will sometimes push out and leave the rod of eggs and nymphs that they carry inside their belly if they get stressed which often leads to dead nymphs.

[@coffee_gaming]

My hissing roaches are broken, i guess they are use to me now.

[@juliealexander7948]

the silicone didn't stick to the side because you didn't cut away the shiny parts of the expanding foam (that's why most people carve into the expanding foam) - that said, very cute enclosure :)

[@TheConnonedrum]

The hissing cockroaches 🪳 weren't having it today. I am glad you got what you wanted and did a great design. I won't be get any, but we will definitely be watching the updates.

[@22bmain]

They sound like little spray bottles.

[@BlackCatMagic0]

Their hisses sound like spiders in Minecraft!

[@Ph34121307]

Kat: *exist* Roaches: hiss! hiss!!! HISS!!!

[@adventuresofdouglasandwall1553]

How do you clean this especially the poop ?

[@joannegalway1226]

Hey Kat. Aren’t they the sweetest wee things…love their colouring. Classic enclosure for them 💚🪳xx

[@nathanieldeboyo5537]

Petko be jealous they hiss at you but wont hiss for him

[@thatmombielife]

They sound like tiny release valves

[@elizabethdurocher8308]

I love the enclosure you created. Great Job! Will you feed any of them to your tarantulas when you colony gets over grown?

[@RossyFusco]

I feel like roaches are such a different bug to have lol

[@juwawes5749]

What is that material, that you are spraying?

[@michaeltaylor2449]

Roaches creep me out but its cool how load they hiss though

[@SnapRasta]

I tend to feed hissers to my 7+ inch Ts after they molt

[@GirlofCulture]

So they are not just food for spiders and lizards.. they can be pets too. You did also a really good job on this enclosure

[@uhohspaghettios3801]

Lmao they're so dramatic

[@keithearnshaw2754]

Just make sure the babies can’t get out of the vent holes under the doors. They’ll be able to climb glass too, unlike dubias.

[@tarantulakat]

It’s hot glued no worries thanks!

[@mizarkh8745]

LUV the little graveyard

[@tracywilde5263]

Such a beautiful colour x

[@DJspacefrog]

i love roaches, they're so cool

[@NukaCupcake01]

I really like the pattern on the hissing roaches, but in my opinion the most spectacular and amazing cockroaches are the pseudoglomeris magnifica aka the Emerald Cockroach, they're colour is just so beautiful, I'm not sure if they're sold in the US, they're not very halloweeney but a great looking roach for a collection! 🪳🪲

[@robyngarfish]

What is the spray foam for?

[@dolphinsgirl253]

It’s gonna be a no for me dawg!

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@Hereintheswamp]

Looks great !!

[@santoroaquatics5038]

3 comment awesome video today kat you the best KZbin ever keep it up you always inspire me everyday 👍💪💯💪👍💪💪 my

[@jamiejfowler]

Looks awesome, nice work!

[@candyscott489]

I wasn’t sure, but the finished product is absolutely awesome !!! 👏🏻😊👏🏻

[@CKammes]

What is that stuff Kat is spraying into the enclosure? Is it a type of foam? or a glue? so far in the video she hasn't explained what it is, so I'm just trying to figure out. didn't know if it was used as a decoration or an adhesive or both.

[@tarantulakat]

Pond & stone spray!

[@CKammes]

@@tarantulakat I can't believe you just responded to me! I love you! I assumed another viewer would answer me! Never in a million years did I think you would! (Pinch me!) You are amazing, and your enclosure turned out amazing! And thank you for telling me what it was!

[@kristinmontague9084]

Hey Kat, this video was awesome....you did such a good job, really.....love it, thx for sharing....🪳🖤

[@sullyssnakesandpiders]

great video!!!!!!Anybody here have some tips for predatory ground beetles???/

[@robertgembala8532]

🤘🔥

[@AGULL]

Iiiiiiiiiiii😭😭😭😭

[@gordongrier2172]

Awesome

[@fearnotreptiles5151]

Hi another cool video. I’m not in to roaches but your roaches are so cool and beautiful . Definitely Have a wonderful day

[@jacksonsarachnids]

Def in the spirit after watching this. I just got 6 new exos and now I’m thinking, so thank you for this, Kat.

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

so cool

[@sandywalter9728]

What kind of plant is that??? Air plant??? I dig it!!!

[@tarantulakat]

Yessss

[@tyliful]

cool.

[@wendysheets1916]

This was a very good job... it looks amazing... I would LOVE to see you build an enclosure for a jumping spider made to look like a little living room... with tiny chairs... tiny coffee table... end tables... tv... and then another enclosure with a tiny bed... dresser... things that go into a bedroom... and of course a kitchen enclosure... a bathroom enclosure.... a garage enclosure... a place that looks like a tiny playground.... a highway.... a garden... you know... everything we can see... just miniature size...LOL I have to tell you that I am so afraid of spiders... EXCEPT of course jumping spiders... after seeing tons of cute videos of these cute little critters I am 100% sold on them... in fact. I want one... sooo bad.... I will find one this spring... and while I am waiting to find one I plan on making an entire miniature house enclosure for the little one... maybe just one room of a house... but something like I would love to see you do for the jumping spiders... While I am 100% sold on jumping spiders I can't ... and believe I can never ever find any of the other spiders comfortable... I can never be comfortable around them... I can say ONLY BECAUSE OF WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS... I do have a different outlook on spiders... and like I said I will never have an ounce of any comfort level around them... I just have a more positive outlook on them... I've never gone out of my way to kill a spider... never... but I do have 3 stories of killing spiders that have haunted me long before I ever found your page... I'm not going to tell you what happened... but I feel so bad about it... so horrible bad... and like I said.. I've always felt bad... but now I feel worse... I've always known spiders are so important to us and in the world.... and again never went out of my way to kill a spider just to kill it... I've never just looked for spiders just to kill them... Anyway... I have of course subscribed to your channel.. I love watching your channel and I can't thank you enough for your videos and the things I have learned about siders... EGGS WITH LEGS... never heard that before but now I of course know what they are... and what they look like.. so I o love learning from you... Thanks again for teaching me.... for teaching many people... I've seen a lot of comments where you have helped people overcome intense fear... as I said... we still have it... but it isn't intense as it once was... LOL Thank you so much for all you do to teach people about these amazing creatures...

[@colostomybaguette6122]

Clint from Clint's Reptiles recommends gorilla glue for getting the dirt to stick

[@princessnarwhal5156]

Watched this and immediately got off my butt to set up a new enclosure for my dubias. They're nothing fancy, and are also feeders for my mantids, but I think they're really pretty and fun to watch. And now they have their very own 10gal! Hopefully I'll be adding some isopods and springtails soon.

[@joerodriguez2824]

I have 1 adult male and female that I’ve kept together for about a year and still no babies any advice my regulars have been producing great

[@starrdove4100]

I just can't do roaches, this just freaks me out!!! I guess I would have to find a different pet. Still you go girl I give you props!!!

[@Rebeccasbugz]

they will eat into your foam background. And bare this in mind. nymphs will escape exoterra wire holes on the lid. my friend had a colony and even with a powder and slippery barrier his room had to be fumigated when he moved as he had no idea his room was crawling with them all into him floor bored etc, this is in the uk aswell. i wouldn't keep them in anything they even had a small chance of getting out of.. good luck tho they are pretty cool when kept inside the tank haha

[@tarantulakat]

Vent holes hot glued shut and foam is non toxic pond & stone. Anticipated this lol 😬

[@JazLilyJosh]

@@tarantulakat The babies are small enough that they can squeeze through the sides of the glass doors and the vent holes on the front.

[@tarantulakat]

@@JazLilyJosh really? I guess I can block those off too but my friends haven’t had issues with those in their exos and jsut block off the vent holes

[@dprimer422]

Verry cool ! Appropriately Spooky for "Halloween" roaches. really like the dark little graveyard area . And with a minor tweek or two this would also make a great encloser for an arboreal T. Happy halloween!

[@mandyluna]

Love watching you build the enclosure.😍

[@arachnotopia]

I love hissers... The Halloween ones are beautiful... Great video kat

[@krystalknutson7597]

First new video since I subscribed, but have been binge watching alot. I sent you a Facebook message a little while back, I hope you get to read it sometime 😊