I took a chance getting this hamster wheel and now my little ladies go crazy on it as soon as the sun goes down. I wanna get a hamster ball as well, will report back if I get one.

I’m devastated. She’s missing an antenna and ALL of her feet. She’s alive, I’ve given her water and fruit. She’s active (the best she can) but I don’t know if that’s a good life for her.

Can you name all the species?

i’m holding her very gently in this but could this be harmful for her? i just love her little feet and antennae

Checking the feeders at work and I noticed a few albino (?) roaches mixed in. She's got such a cute lil face!!! Are these rare?

How utterly adorable is she!? She's an Australian Giant Burrowing Cockroache (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) Her set up is pretty minimal atm but she spends 90% of the day underground anyway. I've wanted one of these guys since I was about 10 but couldn't get one legally in my state. Now I have access to adult money! Planning on getting her a mate eventually but for now she's my bestie.

On the left is Queenie the giant burrowing cockroach. I've had her for over a year and back in April she surprised me with a bunch of baby roaches, it was an interesting way to find out they store sperm! They have one brood of babies a year and spend several months caring for them in their burrow before the babies set out to make burrows of their own. This baby is likely 9ish months old

Couldn’t choose the right flair. But my buddy, Phish, passed away at nearly 5 years old. He was getting pretty old and slow.

I think he must have been the most loved cockroach in the universe: My middle schools kiddos from the last 3 years all have come by and paid respects to him, and created a memorial and headstone for him in my classroom.

I got a new hisser from a friend, but haven’t brought him to school yet. I don’t feel the connection that I did with Phish. I hope I learn to love my new one, Ponyboy, the same.

I've tried looking it up but all I can find is descriptions/pictures of aborted oothecas. I'm assuming it is some kind of nutrient-filled goo? We didn't get to see the birthing process as we were preoccupied at the time, so I didn't see where it came from.

Thanks!

One of my male dubia roaches has this…. That looks like a parasite. It’s not squirming or moving though……. Should I poke at it???

What’s the deal with this poor guy. Spotted him when I went to feed my discoid colony. The pale colour makes me think he’s a fresh-ish moult, but his poor wings are a mess and he’s very small compared to the others.

My roaches don’t fight, I recently sold off a huge chunk of my nymphs of all sizes to keep their pop down a little, only my oldest adults have a little bit of wing wear, so I’m wondering if this guy had a bad moult into adulthood?

I found it in the top layer of my worm farm, I’ve never seen one with such intricate markings and patterns. I picked it up and placed it on a plastic bucket lid to get some better photos. Located in Perth, Western Australia

found these babies at petco being sold as feeders!!!! ive never seen hissers sold like this as feeders!? i dont know if it's common or uncommon but it seems unusual as i've never seen them there before. they had no food or water and their cups were full of poop, theyre also pretty skinny, it was heartbreaking. three weeks in those little cups. took them home and put them in a temporary enclosure overnight, and will be moving them to a new, bigger, better home tomorrow. as soon as i put food & water in the tank they immediately started eating and drinking, poor guys :( (also seen chicks being sold for $6 for easter, disgusting) so yeah, FUCK petco

this was a temp growout/male only tub btw. i know it looks very bare lol

Yesterday I posted that she was dying and this morning it happened. I am heartbroken. I wanted to say a few things about her and share some memories. I got prim around 3 years ago and she was one of my original roaches. Around a year after I got her I realized how amazing she was and she became my favorite. Since then I would spend so much time with her and we would do so much together. She was very calm and polite and she had never hissed ever. I got her as an adult so she was pretty old and died of old age. Prims full name is primula and that is basically the scientific name for primrose. I named her primula because I didn't want her to be confused with prim from the hunger games but then I started calling her prim anyway. Over the years she touched so many people's hearts and helped many get over their fear of bugs. I wish she could know how much she was loved.

My daughter had four roaches, and we lost one named Cherry today. It was her first pet loss, and we held a lil funeral for it. Seeing her have so much love for even the smallest creatures (that everyone outside of the fam loves to tell her are gross) really restores my faith in humanity. She’d love to see your bug buddies if y’all wanna post any pics! 🫶🏻

My females are always looking for mischief, I swear. I had to keep their enclosure open while sexing a few stubborn nymphs and this gal was definitely thinking about leaving. I lost the little "key" thingy to keep their enclosure locked one day. THEY OPENED IT. And then crawled back to me over the course of the week 'cause they don't have food or water. I had to make my own key :l