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Black Chandelier's infamous Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Brooches as seen on America's Next Top Model cycle 6. Not only are they dazzling, they're alive! These Black Chandeleir originals are waiting to steal the scene wherever you go!  Each Roach is carefully jeweled with brilliant crystals in a range of color schemes causing no harm or pain to the roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches hiss when they feel threatened or discomfort, thus our roach jewelers hand select only the roaches who enjoy being handled and are completely compliant during the jeweling process.  During jeweling, which involves affixing jewels to the exo-skeleton of the roach, a small metal loop is also attached allowing you to clip your roach to a pin and chain that doubls as a brooch and leash for your fancy friend.

Important notes: Our Roaches, Gromphadorhina portentosa, are live creatures who require proper care to be in tip top shape to accompany you to all tomorrow's parties. With the purchase of your Roach Brooch you will also need to provide it a place to live, we recommend a small to medium terrarium with a place to hide and rest, along with a damp sponge to absorb moisture and healthy snacks like fruits and veggies. Roaches l When we ship our roaches to you, we must make proper carriage for them to travel safely so shipping is not based entirely on weight in this case. We know you will fall in love with your new Roach friend. All we ask is for you to love them as much as we do!

Life Span of Hissing Cockroaches: 2-3 years on average (sometimes up to 5!)

Size: Madagascar hissing cockroaches reach a size of 1.5 to 3 inches long

Appearance: Madagascar hissing cockroaches are dark reddish brown to black, with a hard exoskeleton and no wings. Though our have beutiful jewel adornments.

Temperament: Madagascar hissing cockroaches are hardy and docile and can easily be handled. Good for beginners.

Housing: A 10-15 gallon tank with house several Madagascar hissing cockroaches comfortably. Use a secure mesh lid. Aspen wood shavings (1-2 inches deep) can be sused for a substrate (don't use cedar or pine). Provide some hiding places, which can be as simple as cardboard rolls from toilet paper, pieces of cardboard egg cartons, cork bark, driftwood, and small cardboard boxes.

Temperature: Being tropical, hissing cockroaches do best if kept a bit above room temperature (tolerate anywhere from 75-90 F or 24-32 C).

Feeding: Hissing cockroaches should be fed a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables (do not feed head lettuce, stick with romaine and other green leafy types) in combination with dry dog food. Carrots seem to be a universal favorite; oranges, apple, bananas, tomatoes, celery, squash, peas and pea pods, and others can be fed. Remove uneaten food after a while to avoid spoilage.

Water : Water should be provided in a shallow dish with cotton or some other absorbent material in it to prevent cockroaches from drowning.

Hissing: Hissing cockroaches have a pair of modified spiracles (the tubes insects use for breathing) that they use to produce the hissing sound that inspired their name. They will hiss when disturbed, and males hiss when courting females. Sometimes a whole colony will hiss in unison (for reasons not clear to us).