EDIT - We have confirmed ootheca! I’m reporting my own post.
The cockroaches themselves aren’t really all that dull, if you ask me, but the way they came into my care feels like classic dull man happenstance.
I got 2 males and 3 females; I’ve separated them, but I’m pretty sure two of the females are already impregnated.
Fun facts about Hissing Cockroaches:
-They can reproduce every 2 months, but usually no more than 3 times per year.
-They give birth to 10-40 live babies (called nymphs) at a time.
-They do this by laying an egg case (called an ootheca) INSIDE THEIR OWN ABDOMEN. After a few weeks, the case ruptures and they push it and their babies out the backside of their abdomen.
-While pregnant, they will often open the rear of their abdomen and allow the ootheca some fresh air.
-When born, the nymphs are only a few millimeters in size, but they can grow to over 3 inches (~7cm) long.
-Nymphs can reproduce after 6 months.
-They can live for up to 4 years on average!
-Other than a few sharp little spikes on their legs, they are completely harmless.
-Contrary to popular belief, they are VERY CLEAN. They feed on decaying wood, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables and the occasional meal of dead meat, but they prefer the fresh stuff.
dint realize how big the pest ones can be until i saw them 2 one time in a subway station one was on its back struggling to get up, and the other on the wall. i assumed it hitchiked on a homeless mans belongings and it dropped of somehow, we have ton of homeless people. and then are tiny roaches that infest produce. mice are probably worst, because they are so destructive.