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Most people would not be thrilled to spot a cockroach in their home\u2014or anywhere, really. But 12-year-old Shelby Counterman has thousands of them in her bedroom. And that\u2019s just the way she likes it.<\/p>\n

When Shelby was only 18 months old, her mom, Meg, took her to the conservation district near their home in Claremore, Oklahoma. \u201cShelby spotted the tank of roaches, and she just lit up with excitement,\u201d Meg says. <\/p>\n

Around the same time, little Shelby received a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis<\/a>, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves. Her leg became so bowed that she had to wear a brace. Everyday life became challenging, and as Shelby grew, Meg could see how her daughter\u2019s condition frustrated her, despite her happy disposition.<\/p>\n

But on Shelby\u2019s third birthday, things changed. Her parents gave her an unusual gift: five Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Shelby was ecstatic. \u201cThey were all males,\u201d Meg says, \u201cso it wouldn\u2019t get out of hand.\u201d Interacting with her new pets took Shelby\u2019s mind off her condition. She devoted herself to caring for these creatures that were often misunderstood\u2014she knew how that felt. <\/p>\n

The roach population in her bedroom didn\u2019t stay small for long. \u201cWhen I was five, we got some female roaches and I started breeding them,\u201d Shelby says. \u201cWe went from five to 200 pretty quickly.\u201d Meg says, \u201cI thought her affinity for bugs would be a phase, but her interest in them has only grown.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today Shelby\u2019s collection is made up of about 5,000 roaches, including 17 different species. She keeps them in tanks in her bedroom. \u201cMy favorite is the Simandoa cave roach,\u201d Shelby says. \u201cThey were discovered in a cave in Africa in 2004 and are now extinct in the wild, so they\u2019re really unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not all of Shelby\u2019s cockroaches have names, but one of her favorites is a death\u2019s head cockroach she named Shadow. \u201cShadow is calmer than some of my other roaches, and when I hold him, his legs are not as prickly on my skin,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n

Shelby knows that most people don\u2019t understand her passion. \u201cWhen someone says they\u2019re gross, I explain that there are 4,500 roach species in the world and only a handful of them are bad for humans,\u201d she says. \u201cI want people to understand that roaches actually help us and play an important role in our ecosystem. They are decomposers. They eat garbage and other waste. They have a job to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shelby\u2019s insects continue to help her cope with her condition. Two years ago, she began having severe back pain<\/a>. X-rays revealed that, because of her neurofibromatosis, Shelby\u2019s spine was now shaped like a Z and she would need surgery<\/a>. Doctors also discovered that she had a brain tumor<\/a>. Thankfully, the growth was benign and could be removed. Then just a month later, she needed ankle surgery. \u201cWhen I feel down or I\u2019m sick, my roaches make me feel better,\u201d Shelby says. \u201cI like to rub their bellies with my finger and watch them move their feet.\u201d She also likes to sit by them while she reads.<\/p>\n

Shelby has other animals too. \u201cI have taxidermy beetles, a tarantula, two dogs, a cat, two lizards<\/a> and a snake,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd my brother has a bunny.\u201d You might think she\u2019s on the path to becoming an entomologist. \u201cI want to become a lawyer because I like to argue with my brother,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I\u2019ll always love all animals, especially roaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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