I’m disappointed to hear that that about Josh’s Frogs. I’m a fan of the company overall and had great experience with them, but I have never bought live food or live animals from them. So, I’m a little surprised to hear that they’re shipping roaches and crickets this way. Otherwise, they’re my go to for a lot of other hobby related stuff, so I hope they have made some improvements on that front.
For clarity, I imagine that the species of roach you ordered were likely something like dubias.
For anybody that might see this, most of the roach species used as feeders (or even kept as “pets”) are not associated with diseases in humans and would be highly unlikely to become an infestation issue in most domestic situations outside of fully tropical climates (and even then it would be unlikely). These are critters that need stable, warm temperatures and fairly high humidity, as well as appropriate food sources and surprisingly clean environments just to keep them alive in cultivation. Your home or the post office (in North America) is unlikely to be conducive.
I used to work as an exterminator. So many people don’t understand that the little brown German cockroaches are the infesting guys. Big American roaches do not infest.
These are the bad guys-
If you see even a single one of the babies you need to take action immediately. Before I knew, about 12 years ago, we saw a group of the babies in our bathtub. Our slumlord told us not to worry, those are just “water bugs”. The new tenants below us brought roaches and bedbugs. The infestation was so bad I have PTSD from it. We couldn’t even eat in our apartment and it took three months to save up enough money to move. Luckily fast food wasn’t nearly as expensive back then, because we couldn’t save money by cooking at home.
When we moved we had to throw away most of our belongings, and we were poor as fuck. They were in the electronics of the microwave.
To be fair, this was a while ago! Plus it was during C×vid, so I’m sure things were much more difficult logistically around that time. If you’re wary, I’d suggest you give them a chance! Don’t think they operate that way as a current standard.
And, yes, they were dubias. I live in the far far north, and they do not survive the cold here. Heck, they barely can survive my house if they breech containment!
I’m disappointed to hear that that about Josh’s Frogs. I’m a fan of the company overall and had great experience with them, but I have never bought live food or live animals from them. So, I’m a little surprised to hear that they’re shipping roaches and crickets this way. Otherwise, they’re my go to for a lot of other hobby related stuff, so I hope they have made some improvements on that front.
For clarity, I imagine that the species of roach you ordered were likely something like dubias.
For anybody that might see this, most of the roach species used as feeders (or even kept as “pets”) are not associated with diseases in humans and would be highly unlikely to become an infestation issue in most domestic situations outside of fully tropical climates (and even then it would be unlikely). These are critters that need stable, warm temperatures and fairly high humidity, as well as appropriate food sources and surprisingly clean environments just to keep them alive in cultivation. Your home or the post office (in North America) is unlikely to be conducive.
I used to work as an exterminator. So many people don’t understand that the little brown German cockroaches are the infesting guys. Big American roaches do not infest.
These are the bad guys-
If you see even a single one of the babies you need to take action immediately. Before I knew, about 12 years ago, we saw a group of the babies in our bathtub. Our slumlord told us not to worry, those are just “water bugs”. The new tenants below us brought roaches and bedbugs. The infestation was so bad I have PTSD from it. We couldn’t even eat in our apartment and it took three months to save up enough money to move. Luckily fast food wasn’t nearly as expensive back then, because we couldn’t save money by cooking at home.
When we moved we had to throw away most of our belongings, and we were poor as fuck. They were in the electronics of the microwave.
If I recently watched the Game Grumps play Bad Mojo, do I need to be concerned?
To be fair, this was a while ago! Plus it was during C×vid, so I’m sure things were much more difficult logistically around that time. If you’re wary, I’d suggest you give them a chance! Don’t think they operate that way as a current standard.
And, yes, they were dubias. I live in the far far north, and they do not survive the cold here. Heck, they barely can survive my house if they breech containment!