Fingerlakefeeders Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Been working on this project for 6 years. Very slow, incremental progress until this year. Finally looking how I imagined. A pied was included for good measure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 The only thing with this species is it seems to change colors according to the background so getting something consistent has been a challenge I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerlakefeeders Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 They have always been on a dark substrate, so I can't speak to that in culture. However, on the back side of my property is a butternut snag with loose bark. The spinicornis under the loose bark are very washed out in appearance, but ones on the ground a few feet away are very dark. I have often wondered about that. It has been a challenge. Two steps forward and one step back. The two previous years stock chosen for breeding have shown considerably more bright yellow, but still had considerable melanin expression. This year was the breakthrough. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerlakefeeders Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 Here is the stock selected in 2020. The 2021 stock regressed slightly, which is why the 2022 was so surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerlakefeeders Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Update - a few whites and pieds are showing up. Still not sure what is going on genetically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fingerlakefeeders Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Three orange pieds have made an appearance. Unsure if that can be fixed, the melanin reduction seems to be very ever changing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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