I'm completely flabbergasted as I sit here typing. I don't even know what to say......
Let me start at the beginning:
Several years ago we bought Mac a Madagascar hissing cockroach we named Becky. After several months, she gifted us with a WHOLE lotta baby cockroaches. It was quite a shock, but kinda fun too. We re-homed a few and donated the rest to the zoo. When we got home we found we'd missed one, and decided to keep her, naming her Caitlynn. A year later Becky presented us with ANOTHER batch of babies, and we separated Becky and the newly re-named Calvin. Now living completely seperate lives, they lived happily eating peanut butter and strawberry tops.
A few months ago, I noticed that Becky had an egg sack, and I did a lot of frantic research on whether hissers could lay empty eggs, spontaneously give birth without a mate, etc. and found nothing, so we watched carefully, and counted the days, and no babies! Whew.
So guess what I found today? Yup. Babies. In Calvin's cage. We've now renamed them both MARY, and will be soon taking a trip to the zoo!!!
Anyone Else Need to Hear This?
6 months ago
2 comments:
yikes! that is crazy! next time you'll have to give them gender-neutral names :)
Have you figured out what has happened??? That's just CRAZY.
I'd be emailing some bug guy who specializes in cockroaches! You might have something new on your hands! :D
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