Hi Jon,

yeah, it sucks to run out of feeders....Since I now have the tarantulas the crix get eaten when Luna is on a hunger strike - when they are ALL eating I will have to stay on top of things!



As for the hissers, mine are pets (all girls, no babies there! lol!) but from what I understand they need pretty high temps (70 ) to breed/lay. When I had my lobster roaches (touted as abay machines) I intentiaonally kept them cool to limit the amount of babies - it worked pretty well. You might want to try a heating pad or other heat mat under or on their cage at night. Just be CAREFUL that there is an air space and be aware of where you put it (melting, fire - they can easily overheat if no airspace). I used a waterbed heat mat for propagating plants once and did not take precautions and ended up with a fried mat and a melted tank frame! This is why I bring it up!



Here is an article on roaches in general



lele



>>i just reorded some crix and i got some superworms for now. ill try some of the items listed. thanks. maybe if my hissers would lay thier babies on time i would be ok.... the low temp in phoenix right now is 50 but it should get down to 30 by the middle of the week. does anyone know if these temps would affect the hissers as far as laying? the females are nice and fat and the guy at the herp show said they should lay in 2 weeks and its been 3.

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>>-jon

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>>1.1 veiled chameleons

>>0.0.1 normal cornsnake

>>1.2 leopard geckos
roaches


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0.1 veiled - Luna

0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta

1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper

0.5 Mad. Hissers

0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)

?.? Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula (no name yet)

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