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    Hey Jace, Thats the same with my son, He's 12 yr old and wants two of my Locusts as pets. My 11yr old daughter wont even touch them.
    I saw some American Cockroaches for sale here, I don't know where they get them from. Do your Frogs really love them? Ive never dealt with them before and well do they bite? Ive heard that they are very fast and I wouldn't want them running around my house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ebony View Post
    Hey Jace, Thats the same with my son, He's 12 yr old and wants two of my Locusts as pets. My 11yr old daughter wont even touch them.
    I saw some American Cockroaches for sale here, I don't know where they get them from. Do your Frogs really love them? Ive never dealt with them before and well do they bite? Ive heard that they are very fast and I wouldn't want them running around my house.

    I'm not sure if Sam will touch them-she's brave to a point!-but she likes watching them and hearing the noises they make. Having locusts as pets would be really neat-the bigger the insect the better in my opinion. I almost got a praying mantis, but it sold before I could....another time.

    My roaches are Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches-one of the larger, more docile species. They are slow moving and do not have wings, so no attempted flight patterns. I've also heard that if they do escape, they do not do well in cities and houses-or cold winters. Hissers don't bite, but they do have very spiky feet that feel weird. I've never had American Roaches, but if they are like what I think, that is one of the few insects I wouldn't want in my home! If you can find Hissing Roaches, get those. They are fascinating pets, easy to care for, and for an insect, they have interesting personalities. And the hissing sound they make helps me fall asleep at night too!

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    Sorry, forgot one of your questions, Ebony. I don't know if my frogs like roaches yet, as they have yet to be fed one. I'm hoping they do, since that is the whole point of me trying to breed them. I hear that it is best to feed the roaches right after they molt and are white....plump, juicy and soft.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jace View Post
    one of the larger, more docile species
    I would hate to meet the aggressive dangerous species!
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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I would hate to meet the aggressive dangerous species!
    Bummer, I was going to give you one as a present. Oh well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I would hate to meet the aggressive dangerous species!
    Lol-I've had one of the winged, flat, gross ones come at me. I doubt if it was aggressive per say, but it startled me nonetheless. Ugly bugger. Little beady eyes...shudder. Worse the hissing ones do-besides hiss-is wave their bums around. Not very intimitating!

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