Hey all
It's been pretty slow over here in my den. So slow, in fact, that I've decided to sell a large chunk of my collection. Look, to be honest with you, my mental disabilities have not gotten better. I've mentioned before how I've been trialing medications for the past 3 years and unfortunately none of them have been effective. We're talking a lot of drugs here. I cannot count the amount on my fingers. But, we keep moving forward, and I'm continuing to trial new treatments. In the mean time, my mental capacity is unable to keep up with the number of species I have. I just don't have the drive to apply my best husbandry and the mere thought of the number of species I have stresses me out. To experienced keepers, 26 species is not a lot. To someone with a severe executive dysfunction and no serotonin, it's overwhelming. I may have taken on more than I can handle... just maybe.
That being said, I'm listing each species up for grabs here. To claim, please email me at Offthefentroaches@gmail.com. We can negotiate price there. Paypal or Venmo is offered. My shipping is USPS Priority Mail, which is $15.60 and takes 2-3 business days to arrive. If you want Hold For Pickup please mention so.
N. rhombifolia - large colony
S. conserfarium - large colony
H. roseni - few individuals (around 5)
P. punctatus - starter colony
O. orientalis - few individuals (around 5)
P. aegyptica - few individuals (around 5)
T. regularis - few individuals, plenty of ootheca
E. cf. silphoides - few individuals (around 5)
E. pacific - colony
The reason some of those species are in so few numbers is because I had just bought them so the weak ones died out and not enough time has passed for them to mature and their numbers to grow.
No, I'm not quitting the hobby, just sizing down so as not to stress myself out so much that I'll want to quit. Admittedly, I've become very fond of tarantulas because of their ease of care so I'm not as focused on roaches any more.
I've come to realize I'm not the type of keeper to collect 'em all and study them. I'm more of a casual pet-owner that only keeps the species that interest me the most and builds them attractive display enclosures. When I started this brand I got ahead of myself (as I normally do because I'm impulsive) and tried to make it out to be a big name that collects, sells, and educates people on an overlooked invertebrate. But that isn't true to who I am and what I actually want. Certainly, I did want to help educate others on cockroaches and still do, but I'm no business woman and I have no interest in marketing myself. If I worked as part of a team that'd be a different story - I wouldn't have to fulfill the roles that stress me out and aren't true to myself, such as making sale deals with strangers and creating social media content to promote the brand and stay relevant. But I don't have any one around me willing to partner up and make a team, so.
Furthermore, I'll be moving out of my mother's home soon and into a home that, albeit being entirely my own, will have just about the exact same amount of space for my bugs as my tiny bedroom does now. I live on a single income and can't afford anything more than an RV. It's a nice RV, being about 43' in length, but it's still not large enough for a brand-sized collection, especially when my interests lie entirely on having them as display pets rather than bin colonies used for study.
TL;DR i was cursed by an evil wizard and must suffer a crippling cycle of self-damaging behaviors and continuously fight off a wicked creature that plagues my mind with false truths and warps my sense of reality.
Anyway, here's some new things for your viewing pleasure:
The Honduran cave roaches (Blaberus sp.) were given a crib update. It's not aesthetically pleasing right now but it will be.
Here they are all grown up. Mother's so proud. 🥺
Oh and my Guyana Pink Toe tarantula also got an upgrade.
That's it.
