Pyxie Project Update

[Jace]

I've had my hissers (started out with 3...now have more! ) and I love watching them just for them. My daughter has claimed two of the males and has them in her bedroom even. Gherkin, because of his size, is not overly impressed with crickets anymore, but he loved the hissers! My only problem with them is that unless you have a large, established colony, it takes a long time to get the necessary sizes. Of course, now that I have more females, I am going to try and breed them at specific intervals so that I have a variety of sizes for not only my Bullfrogs, but also my toads and geckos.

The one female sounds like mine. Obi is about 4" but can puff herself up to twice her size almost. And she hisses louder than the roaches. I just love the personality though. Gherkin is so laid back and likes to be touched; Kadesh is a hider and grumpy; Obi is like a teenager girl and wants everything her way. Between my 13 year old and my frog, I've got my hands full!

[Jeff Kennedy]

Jo-Anna, LOL on the girl comment. We actually purchased a colony of 8-10 thousand hissers. I know right?!?!? Was lucky enough to find a guy that had his colony for several years and was looking to part with it. It wasn't cheap though

[Jace]

WOW! I had to beg for the original 3...and they were 99 cents a piece. I think I got my $3 back with the two batches of young that were birthed. I have to admit, that must be the sight to see-10, 000 hissers. What a rush! Of course, I love insects almost as much as frogs. With that colony and a steady supply of all sized young, you are going to have some monster frogs on your hands. I think I might send my guys down to you just to fatten up some!

[Jeff Kennedy]

HaHaHa!!!!! We'd surely do it if you had a way to get them down here!! As far as the hissers, I am thinking (hoping) that with that amount on hands, I will not only have the endless supply of food but will also be able to make my money back on the original purchase. I am finding that you just can't go wrong with roaches. Each time a momma gives birth it's money (or food) in your pocket!

[Kevin1]

I used to love playing with my dubia roach colony. The way the function as a colony is so intriguing to me. I've been searching for a good replacement dubia species that won't cause me allergies. I miss all the food lol and the entertainment.

[Jace]

My females love to climb on the top of their wire lid, and it makes a rather creepy sound. Watching horror movies late at night and hearing that...I like a good scare, but I kept one of the lamps on anyway!!

Jeff, do you think with my small colony I should worry about all the interbreeding? After all, I'm pretty sure the original three were two brothers and a sister, or does it not really matter with insects?

[Jeff Kennedy]

Hi Jo-Anna! I don't think that it matters with insects but I could be wrong. I mean, after all. All we want them to do besides breed is to get there guts full and get ate so I don't think that it really matters how smart they are or whatnot . HaHa!!! No but really, I can't answer that 100%. I know that with my dubia colony, it probably has at least 16 different bloodlines in it because I purchased from 16 different people to build it. If you think that I can get them to you, I'll send you a batch of hissers when ours come in. That will ease your worries about having roaches that date their sister