Who would want
a pet roach?»
Not exact matches
And check this out: because this a more environmentally friendly option than harsh chemical
roach killers, it's safe to use around your
pets.
Peter the Great was afraid of
roaches!
One of the best ways to remove the stigma of the
roach is to embrace it, and to turn it from vermin to
pet.
Dog kibble, cat food, table scraps,
pet foods of all kinds — after all, they are
roaches and thus camp followers to human diets for many millennia.
We also offer a few other
roach species for food — the «dubia»
roach being the most common — but only the hisser seems to have caught the public imagination as a
pet.
While my shop sells each
roach as a
pet for a few dollars, we offer them in bulk as feeders for a fraction of that cost, thus opening two sorts of markets for the same creature.
I certainly enjoy the giant murderous
roaches of the Mimic film series, but if you want to see your exact species of
pet in a horror film, check out the outrageous, over-the-top, unintentionally funny movie, Bug!
I myself was surprised how much of a warm reception was given the Madagascan hissing
roach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) when it first appeared on the
pet market some 20 years ago.
The oft - maligned
roach is here to stay, so retailers might as well profit from the inherent - and perhaps surprising - upsides to having
roaches as
pets.
The active ingredient in many of these products is mixed with a food attractant that will smell sweet or often times like peanut butter to our
pets which will not only attract the ants and
roaches but also our
pets.
Dr. Morales» personal
pets include 2 sphynx cats, 2 dogs, a hermit crab, a hissing cock
roach and many tropical fish.
Some
pets (like tortoises) enjoy a vegetarian diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, while others prefer mealworms, crickets, and dubia
roaches.
Most amphibian species commonly kept as
pets will accept a wide range of prey, including crickets, mealworms, fruit flies,
roaches and even un-weaned mice.
While a
pet store may keep some animals in tight quarters on the theory that the caging is temporary, spiders, scorpions, stick insects, mantids and especially
roaches all thrive in small spaces.