Name: 馬拉加西嘶嘶聲蟑螂作為寵物｜動物保健 (Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches as Pets | Animal Care)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:31:32.000Z
Duration: 11 min 29 s

Today I'm going to be talking about one of my favorite invertebrates, the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach. The Madagascan Hissing Cockroach is an animal which I

今天我要來聊聊其中一種我喜愛的無脊椎動物，馬達加斯加蟑螂，我想大家聽到

feel gets unduly hated. Give them a chance,

馬達加斯加蟑螂會感到極度厭惡，給牠們一個機會

I'm sure I can change your mind about them in the next couple of minutes.

我保證在接下來幾分鐘我會讓你們對牠們完全改觀

Also if you haven't already, please hit that subscribe button. And you can find in the description box below a link to all my different social media where you can

同時如果你還沒訂閱，請按下訂閱按鈕，然後你可以在資訊欄中找到我的其他影片連結

你可以在其他影片中跟我保持互動

see the pics and videos I put up of all the animals that I work with. What kind of cockroach video would this be without

也能看看平常跟我相處的動物們的影片與照片。如果沒有蟑螂，這還能叫蟑螂影片嗎？

Madagascan Hissing Cockroach. I have here a male and a female.

馬達加斯加蟑螂，這裡是一公一母

I'm going to show you which one is which just by holding them up.

我要把牠們拿近點，讓你看看哪隻是公的，哪隻是母的

differences on the heads? This one over here is a female, this one over here is the male. The male has these humps on

差別嗎？在我右手上的是母的，左手上的是公的，公的頭上有一些圓形突起物

top of his head which he uses for dueling with other males, whereas the female has a completely rounded head

是用來跟其他公蟑螂決鬥用的，相反地母蟑螂的頭是完全的圓弧形

because females are a lot more sensible than males. One thing that does surprise people when they first meet the Madagascan

因為女性比男性通情達理多了，許多人第一次看到馬達加斯加蟑螂會感到驚訝的是

Hissing Cockroach is that they don't have wings. There are a lot of species of cockroach out there

他們沒有翅膀。有許多品種的蟑螂

which do have wings. These guys don't have any wings

whatsoever. If you wanted to know what they feel like, they kind of feel like polished wood.

如果你想知道牠們感覺像什麼，牠們有點像拋光木材

That's what we tell children when we go out onto shows to get them used to the idea of wanting to hold them.

當我們在外面介紹馬達加斯加蟑螂時就會這麼告訴孩子，讓他們有想要碰牠們的想法

They're also incredibly clean. They like to clean themselves,

牠們也是不可思議地乾淨，他們喜歡清潔自己

they like to be clean. Often I see these guys cleaning themselves after I've held them.

他們喜歡自己是乾淨的，我常常看到牠們在離開我的手之後開始清潔自己

They are kind of repulsed by us because we are actually so much more dirty than cockroaches.

牠們有點對我們反感，因為其實我們比牠們髒得多

Look at them, all those dirty people out there, watching Youtube. These guys were brought over from

看看他們，那些正在看 Youtube 的骯髒人類。這些小傢伙

Madagascar to other countries, not just for the pet trade as pets, but also as a food source for other animals.

從馬達加斯加被帶到其他國家，不只是當作寵物來販售，也是其他動物的食物來源

Um, some people like to keep reptiles as pets. I personally love to, and we do have monitor lizards at work

有些人喜歡養爬蟲類當寵物，我個人也很喜歡，我們工作的地方有些巨蜥

which very typically get fed large Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches as a source of food. They are super high in protein.

牠們就是典型地把馬達加斯加蟑螂當食物的動物，馬達加斯加蟑螂的蛋白質很高

I'm going to see if I can get my male to make that hissing noise.

我要看看我是否可以讓公蟑螂發出嘶嘶聲

I just have to tap him very gently and he should do it.

我只要輕輕地拍牠，牠應該會發出聲音

This guy's not used to being held. He's not one of our working cockroaches,

牠不常被捧在手上，牠不是我們工作場所飼養的蟑螂

he's just one that lived in the bigger colony that we have. We have roughly,

牠只是我們工作場所的飼料蟑螂之一，我們有大約…

I would say maybe close to a thousand at work including all the little babies. We have plenty of cockroaches.

我只能說包括幼年期的，大約近千隻蟑螂在工作場所，我們有一大堆的蟑螂

Um, again, they are used as a food source for some of our other animals at work, so we do have to have a plentiful supply.

再次申明，牠們在我們工作場所是作為其他動物的食物來源，所以我們必須有足夠的供給量

Males and females if they're kept in the right conditions

如果公蟑螂跟母蟑螂飼養在對的環境下

they will breed very readily. They can have between 50 and 60 young at a time. The females when they are giving birth,

牠們會繁殖地非常快速，他們一次可以繁殖 50 到 60 隻小蟑螂，當母蟑螂在生產的時候

they actually gives birth to live young. They don't lay eggs. They give birth to live young and what they do is

牠們會真的產下活生生的幼年期，牠們不生蛋，牠們會直接生下幼年期，牠們怎麼做的呢

and they give birth and they come out, the babies, in like a string. When the nymphs are born, um, nymphs being baby cockroaches,

然後生產，幼年期出來時就像繩子一樣排成一列。當蛹孵化，蛹變成小蟑螂時

um, they are completely white, almost like a translucent white. Then over the course of a few hours

牠們是純白的，幾乎有點半透明的白，經過幾個小時候

they do darken down as the exoskeleton hardens. If you are interested in keeping Madagascan hissing cockroaches as pets,

當骨骼變硬，顏色就變得黯沉。如果你有興趣養馬達加斯加蟑螂當寵物

um, then you'll be pleased to know that not only are they very easy to come by and very cheap to buy,

你一定要知道牠們不只是非常容易獲得、非常便宜

um, they're very very easy to keep. Um, I'm gonna do a

牠們非常非常好養，我打算拍個

more in-depth video about how to care for cockroaches properly,

更深入的影片談談怎麼照顧蟑螂

um, in particular the Madagascan hissing cockroach, because they're probably the most commonly kept pet cockroach.

尤其是馬達加斯加蟑螂，因為牠們可能是最好養的蟑螂

So I will do that at some point in the future.

Let me know if that's something that you would want to see. But typically they can be kept in a plastic or glass

如果你有什麼想看的，請告訴我。通常牠們可以養在安全的塑膠或玻璃容器裡

container which is secure, because they are great escape artists, and yes

因為牠們是逃跑的藝術家，還有，是的

they can climb glass as I learned many years ago when I first started keeping them. They can climb glass, they climb glass very well.

牠們可以在玻璃上爬行，我也是好幾年前第一次養的時候知道的，牠們可以在玻璃上爬行，而且很擅長

Um, here's this myth that if you put Vaseline at the top of an enclosure it will stop them from climbing out.

有個迷思是你如果在開口端塗凡士林就能阻止牠們爬出去

No. You need a secure lid, maybe something with mesh, um,

不，你需要一個蓋子，或是有網眼的蓋子

and that will hopefully stop them and their babies from escaping. If they do escape from their enclosure

那比較有可能阻止牠們跟小蟑螂逃脫，如果牠們真的逃脫了

you don't have to worry about having a cockroach infestation, especially if you live in a

你不用擔心會有一大堆蟑螂橫行，尤其如果你住在

colder climate like I do here in England, because they unfortunately will not survive in a cold climate.

寒帶氣候，像我住在英國，因為牠們無法在寒帶氣候存活

They won't breed in a cold climate. So if they do escape, they're completely benign, you're not going to have an infestation in your house.

牠們不會在寒帶氣候繁殖，所以如果他們逃脫了，反而是好事，你家就不會有一堆蟑螂肆虐

They're super easy to feed. They love to have their vegetables, so we give them, um, vegetables such as romaine lettuce. They love

牠們很好養，牠們喜歡吃蔬菜，所以我們給牠們蔬菜像是萵苣

carrot, love carrot they adore it. They also like overripe banana, and I also give them a little bit of

牠們喜歡胡蘿蔔，牠們愛死它了，牠們也喜歡過熟的香蕉，我也會給牠們一些

ferret food too, just as a source of protein. Typically they don't eat too much of this, they prefer their leafy greens and their, um,

雪貂食物，因為要補充蛋白質，通常牠們不會吃太多，牠們比較喜歡多葉的綠色蔬菜，還有

apple and carrot. Yeah, they love apple too. Um, the apple and carrot, but I do leave a small dish of these all the time,

蘋果跟胡蘿蔔，對，牠們也愛蘋果，蘋果跟胡蘿蔔，但我總是會放一小盤雪貂食物

um, even in between days when I feed them. Typically I feed these guys three times a week, um,

即使是我有餵食的時候也會。通常我一週餵牠們三次

but if they don't have fresh leafy matter in their enclosure

但如果牠們沒有一些新鮮菜葉在旁邊

then I do leave them at all times a dish of, uh, ferret food

which is high in protein if they want that. Some people choose to feed cat food which is fine too,

雪貂食物富含蛋白質，如果牠們想吃的話。有些人會選擇貓飼料，那也可以

um, dry cat biscuit as a source of protein. But because I actually have a ferret at home

乾的貓餅乾當作蛋白質來源，但因為我有雪貂在家

it's just more practical to feed them ferret food. Although not strictly nocturnal,

餵牠們雪貂飼料比較實在。雖然不是完全地夜行性

I do find that Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches prefer to come out at night. You know when you've misted  their enclosure.

我發現馬達加斯加蟑螂偏好晚上出沒。然後你需要在牠們周遭噴水霧

They do need to have quite a high humidity, because that's what they would be used to in their native climate.

牠們需要很高的濕度，因為那是牠們習慣的天然氣候

So I spray these guys twice a day with warm water and that keeps their humidity up at about 60 to 70

所以我一天會用溫水噴兩次，保持牠們周遭濕度大約 60 到 70%

percent. And you can easily keep track of your humidity by investing in a hydrometer(hygrometer).

你可以很簡單的透過濕度計來掌握濕度

Hydrometer(hygrometer) I can never get it right. Hydrom hydrogome- hy-hydrometer. Hy-hydrometer.

我一直沒辦法搞清楚濕度計怎麼念

Lifespan-wise, they're not the longest lives of invertebrates.

壽命部分，牠們不是最長壽的無脊椎動物

Um, typically you'll be looking at about two to three years. Some people say four to five years

基本上大約是 2 到 3 年，有些人說 4 到 5 年

but I've never known them to live that long. There are three kinds of hisses that these guys can do.

但我沒看過牠們活這麼久，牠們可以發出三種嘶嘶聲

Uh, the first one is a "don't touch me" hiss, which is when they're startled or surprised or uncomfortable or under attack,

第一種是「別碰我」的嘶嘶聲，當牠們受到驚嚇、被偷襲或感到不舒服、被攻擊時會發出的

um, and the other one that they do is a, um,

sort of like a more of a romantic hiss to try and entice the ladies for breeding.

有點浪漫的嘶嘶聲，為了引誘母蟑螂來繁殖

then you'll here it at night time when they get jiggy. And the third one that they do is they combative hiss

晚上牠們在「辦事」的時候你就會聽到這種聲音。第三個是殺氣騰騰的嘶嘶聲

所以當公蟑螂要爭奪權力的時候

um, dominance, they use these little humps which you should be able to see. Let me see if I can get my camera to focus.

牠們用頭上的小突起物，你應該可以看到，讓我試試看攝影機能不能對焦

top of his head. They use those for fighting with each other until one of them backs down

在頭頂上，牠們這兩個突起來打架，直到一方放棄

and then that one is the winner. There is something pretty cool about these guys is they have these little mites that live on them and

然後另一方就是贏家，有個很酷的是這些傢伙身上有一些螨與他們共生

get a glimpse of them if they're particularly large mites. And these mites will basically live on the cockroach.

稍微瞥見那些稍大一點的螨，而且基本上這些螨只會待在蟑螂身上

Um, they won't come off onto you, don't worry. They have no interest whatsoever in, in,

牠們不會跑到你身上，不用擔心。螨對你沒有興趣

being on your hand or giving you some kind of weird disease.

不會想跑到你手上或帶給你奇怪的疾病

Um, still you should wash your hands after handling them just in case, but they live on the cockroach

你在把玩牠們之後還是要洗手以防萬一，但螨還是只住在蟑螂身上

and they will use the cockroach as a food source, so they will nibble on the exoskeleton.

螨以蟑螂為食物來源，所以螨會一點一點的啃食骨骼

They will also, um, eat some of the cockroach's food when a cockroach walks over food like apples and bananas, et cetera.

螨也會吃蟑螂的食物，當蟑螂走過蘋果、香蕉等等食物時

Um, and, not only that, they actually work really well

不只如此，其實螨跟蟑螂合作良好

in keeping a cockroach clean and free of mold spores as well. So it's what we call a symbiotic relationship.

螨可以保持蟑螂的乾淨，也釋放黴菌孢子，所以我們可以說牠們是共生關係

That's a relationship where it's mutually beneficial. The quickest way to kill your cockroach, um, other than feeding it,

是個互利共生的關係。殺死你的蟑螂最快的方法，除了拿去餵其他動物

something, uh, which is not good for them, is to

其他還有一些方法，對牠們來說不是好事

um, keep them too cold. They don't like the cold and they will perish, so, um,

就是讓牠們待在寒冷環境，牠們不喜歡寒冷環境，然後牠們會死掉，所以…