I DID IT, I HELD A DUBIA

[catsclawfurniture]

I think I love my roaches :"( I don't have a problem feeding them since I know that is their purpose, but I like taking care of them and observing them. They're so gentle and docile. I haven't been able to hold a male yet, not without a glove haha.
It took some time though, I worked with the babies and then finally I was able to get a female to crawl on my hand. She was very scared though ): I put her back in the safety of her colony promptly after this picture.
My mom is rather grossed out by them, but it's getting to the point where she's starting to find them endearing. I just teach her and my step dad what I learn as I go along, and I think they just really appreciate the care and fascination I put into these little buggies.

When were you able to FINALLY hold the roachies?

 

[brittani299]

I think that I would be way to freaked out

 

[Durke]

Congrats on overcoming your fear!

I'm really freaked out by my dubias too. I'm okay with holding nymphs, and I can even hold a female if I have to, but I'd have to agree about the males. They're just too fast and look more roachy.

 

[kelii]

Youre braver than me I'll hold the nymphs, but the adults are still too creepy.

 

[mutinyofthemind]

Nymphs didn't bother me on day one but adults did. Took a week to get used to picking them up, now I just get mad whenever one of the males uses their sticky leg super powers on an egg crate if I remove one. Used to keep the extra males in the feeder bin, eventually got fed up enough to pull them all out, freeze 'em, and now they're turtle treats. (They also moved too quick to feed to my beardie, the freshly molted males aren't though and he loooooves them)

 

[Twobeardieguy]

See I new you could do it!

 

[Lenewen]

*shudders*
I've held them for feeding purposes but that's it. They are just too creepy for me! I have a colony as well but don't find them quite as endearing as you. You're lucky, I'm too scared!

 

[Menolly07]

Ok..... I think you have given me encouragement. *gulp* I REALLY didn't want to do the colony thing. Roaches freak me out. Not the way spiders do. I'm TERRIFIED of spiders! But.... Ew. Like my husband has a visceral, stomach dropping to hornworms, but I don't even have THAT extreme of a reaction to the roaches. I think it's because I'm an ExFloridian, and they remind me of palmetto bugs? But I feel like seeing others get over being sqiddgy makes ME feel like I can too... And I recently took in a second beardie, a baby, so a colony is something that would be a very good idea....

 

[Brieana]

I love my Roachies! My favorite thing about them is when they molt and are all white, they still have little black pupils. I think it's sooo cute! I know I am definitely in the minority here for liking them, but I've liked bugs since I was a little kid.