Zephyr Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yet another one of my B. giganteus had a mis-molt, mainly because it couldn't find the vertical wood I put in the tank. Also, she looks like another roach took a chomp out of one of her wing pads. Would it be ok to snip off the remainder of both wings? Will she still be able to function properly and whatnot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I think that would be ok. I often thought about doing that to some of my more scruffy roaches that had nibbles taken out. She should probably be ok like she though is unless the wing is keeping her from moving around well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 It probably happened because another one attacked it. The behavior usually results from a lack of enough food or water but sometimes certain ones are singled out for no reason. I've seen a few molt out great while another one nearby gets half eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah, I ended up having to feed her to my plated lizard. I think she got mauled, so now I'm going to scatter food through the tank as well as use water gels instead of a mini chicken waterer. x.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah, I ended up having to feed her to my plated lizard. I think she got mauled, so now I'm going to scatter food through the tank as well as use water gels instead of a mini chicken waterer. x.x I sometimes use water gel, but find that they can get enough water 'sucking' it out of the media in thier cage, so I just dump water in one end every few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 On a good note, my slab of vertical wood works wonders for Peppered Roaches! ^^ At least I did something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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