RomanBuck Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I found this guy awhile ago but he has gotten lighter and the wing pads or what ever they are called have gotten a lot darker. He has stayed with the nymphs and I can spot him anywhere. What do you guys think? He also jumps a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I can't see the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 I'll post a picture in about 3 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Dubia are highly variable in color. Here's a brilliantly colorful male who I found in my colony last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Wow he's beautiful! The nymph I'm trying to post is bright yellow with dark cherry red wing pad things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Wow he's beautiful! The nymph I'm trying to post is bright yellow with dark cherry red wing pad things Sure its not an adult female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Positive. it's smaller than my larger nymphs and it's not shiny like my adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Here he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Here he is. Can't see the pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 If by "wing buds" you mean the parts of the exoskeleton on a nymph where the wings will be when it matures, then you probably have a very light colored nymph who will mature into something similar to the picture I posted. If it ends up female, it might be brightly colored with orange spots and wings. This would be, I assume, what a lot of the natural population would look like. I mean, one of their common names is "orange spotted roach", yet most of the specimens that I've seen were almost fully brown and black. A lot of the captive population is, in my opinion, very ugly because of the way that we breed them and perhaps the quality of the stock that it was started with. I'm attempting to separate out the light ones and start my own little colony of the "pretty" ones now, because I think they're great pets and are often demeaned by their "feeder" status. I sort of dislike the "feeder" and "pet" monikers because, though I know they're helpful, it kinda puts certain species below others. Sorry for ranting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 It's ok to rant. I want to hear feed back . I want to start a lighter colony now just to see if I can. I want to do an expirement. I want to see if I can change dubia colors with the reptisun bulb and natural sun light. Why do you guys think? And sorry I can't post a picture. It says the file is to big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I already did this experiment. All you need to do is breed light males with light females and you'll see results in their offspring. A great diet and enclosure increases health and results, but diet doesn't affect color and the bulb won't either plus roaches hide from the light. Here is my thread with photos. http://www.roachforum.com/index.php?showtopic=4329&st=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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