Javan Hissing Cockroaches are an attractive, medium sized species of hissing cockroach. Being tropical, hissing cockroaches do best if kept a bit above room temperature. Despite its fearsome name, the Javan hissing cockroaches are described by their human fans as hardy, docile, and easy to handle.
Origin: Madagascar
Scientific name: Elliptorrhina javanica
Common name: Javan HissersSize: adults may reach 4-6cm
Activity: mostly night active.
Terrarium: keep ⅓ moist with moss, pieces of rotting white wood and also decaying leaves. Check out also our premium substrate.
Temperature: 24-32°C
Humidity: 55 – 70%
Diet: fruits, veggies, greens, fish-food, rotting white wood, decaying leaves and also love moss and lichen. They will enjoy a slightly higher protein-based diet.
Difficulty: easy.
Reproduction rate: takes some time to start reproducing, but when established they breed well.
Growth rate: normal to slow.
Price Per Unsexed Juvenile Roach
