He crawled onto a magnolia leaf, so I brought him out to show off, and he crawled onto my hand. Look how big! And very calm, just wandering across my hands with his antennae waving. Peppered roaches make great handling specimens due to being large, calm, and not prone to dashing or flying.
He’s been put back and given blueberries for treats, and is now trying to be invisible in the leaves due to having startled himself by dropping the last couple inches off my hand when I was putting him back. He’s fine.