MantisMan Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 poor girl any tips? most of the babies died too and they wont stop burrowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I have never seen this in my colony. Possibly a specific species of fungus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Dead Panchlora and Lobsters commonly turn pink after they die, possibly related to moisture. I've seen a few other species turn pink but these guys regularly do it. Many animals can change to various colors when they decompose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Dead Panchlora and Lobsters commonly turn pink after they die, possibly related to moisture. I've seen a few other species turn pink but these guys regularly do it. Many animals can change to various colors when they decompose. Good to know. Mine must be eaten by the nymphs and isopods before I notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Rousseaux Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hi I've noticed it years ago in my Blaberus craniifer colony. I tought it was due to the food (some pond sticks I used were pink), but I began to use yellow sticks, and the colour remained... I use a really dry tank to breed them (I never put water into it), so I found it strange: the roaches beacame pink just after death (not enough time to be degraded) and sometime, I noticed this on dying roaches! A freind of mine told me the he has the same matter in some colonies, it's a sickness, probably due to some fungi... It spreads because the roaches cometimes eat the dead one, or fruit flies and Phoridae move from tank to tank, sometime expanding the fungi on food... So beware, take the dead roaches out of your tank to avoid contamination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 .... it's a sickness, probably due to some fungi... I'm going to say from experience that healthy animals are never affected. There is no proof of bacteria or fungi, that's just a guess. However, you may notice a lot of pink roaches if you're killing a lot of animals so the conditions may need to be adjusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.hartzog Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I have found crickets and a glowspot roach in the last year that have turned pink after death. I assumed it was due to the colour in the dry food i feed, but the humidity makes more sense. I havnt had the pink/death effect more than a single critter at a time so i assume its not contagious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchellwk Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I've seen this happen to some of the Blaptica dubia nymphs that I pre-kill to feed to immature centipedes that go uneaten, though I promptly remove them once I start to notice it or any mold. I keep the centipedes rather humid with low ventilation, and I always just assumed it was some sort of fungus/bacteria/other by-product of decomposition. And, I haven't seen it with any dead dubias in dryer enclosures, so I would assume the humidity has something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have seen it as well, especially in Nauphoeta cinerea. Is it possible that it is Serratia marcescens? http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=serratia%20marcescens&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSerratia_marcescens&ei=llsJUYKOLci9rQGTqIHgBg&usg=AFQjCNFyyzRKNn1WFAuy0rZQcwFQWZojJA&bvm=bv.41642243,d.b2I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfroggy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I think it is a fungal disease, aspergillosis, caused by Aspergillus fungi. Aspergillus are widespread in the environment, mainly infecting plants, but also opportunistic, infecting animals, including insects and people! I've seen small numbers in cultures. They tend to be a problem when roaches are stressed, e.g cold. I have received roaches in the post which i think had an aspergillus infection, most with partial paralysis and usually, ultimately death, However, I've had a few which made a near full recovery. There are a few scientific papers recording aspergillus in roaches: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9549100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I think it is a fungal disease, aspergillosis, caused by Aspergillus fungi. There are a few scientific papers recording aspergillus in roaches: http://www.ncbi.nlm..../pubmed/9549100 You have no real reason to believe the roaches you had die were infected with anything. Roaches can become infected with fungi and the pink coloration may result from bacteria breaking down an already dead animal but the pink coloration is an effect, not a cause. The only reason it matters is new keepers might hear your advice and try to treat a symptom rather than find the cause and lose their culture in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 almost all my adults died now and r yellow or pink, but the few babies i see r growing bigger is it just old age? is it possible they r being kept too wet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Adult Panchlora are somewhat ephemeral. If there are plenty of nymphs and none are dying there is a good chance the adults expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Adult Panchlora are somewhat ephemeral. If there are plenty of nymphs and none are dying there is a good chance the adults expired. i've had the adults for many months there seem to be plenty of nymphs in the soil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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