moving butt.

i'v been trying to get the two critters to do stuff by tipping the toilet roll on the side, but they lead a boring life i've discovered. i've also been poking them lightly with the eraser end of a pencil to get them to hiss, but in vain. however, at one point, hercules started backing out of the roll, and zeus kept moving his antenna and almost looked like he was cleaning himself. i was hoping they were getting ready for a fight, but alas it seemed like they were just being boring again. then i tipped the roll on the side, and they were now face to face, so when i poked zeus's butt, he hissed. i was excited. the roll was again put down, and the cockroaches were still face to face, and after a few minutes i noticed that zeus's butt was going up and down. don't know what this means, but tomorrow i intend to investigate further. more to come.

I blew inside the tube to see if they'd react. Zeus twitched his antennas a little bit, but Hercules didn't move at all. Hercules is definitely more less maintenance and not as feisty. They got into a fight the other night, and it was Zeus who was causing all the raucous. Zeus is frequently sitting on top of Hercules.