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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 133372" data-attributes="member: 27883">There was a college student a few years back that did his thesis on what temps hissers could survive. He froze them for extended periods and they survived and went on to mature and breed later with no problems.Likewise, I have escapees that live outside around the reptile room and they do fine even in winter with nights in the 30s. Same with B. lats. My lateralis colony was started with wild caught locals many years ago.Roaches will breed faster at warmer temps, but at least some species will also breed and function at lower temps. Hissers, any of the temperate species, and any of the "pest" species will all do fine at normal room temps. Some of the more tropical species will stop reproducing in the 70s.</blockquote>