Manuel_P Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hi, One of my male T. olegrandjeani is missing one of his tegmina after his final molt. The remaining one has kind of a brown tip and is apparently not fully expanded. Just took a quick pocture with my phone, so please excuse the quality of the photo I just wanted to ask if he will be able to live without it, or if he will die a premature death. I'd also like to know what might be the cause of this. An injury as nymph? thank you in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Looks like a mismolt, I see no evidence of chewing so it's not cannibalism, (which does happen with adults of this species when not fed enough supplemental foods like dog/cat food). As long as they are all fed often I see no reason why he'd die prematurely, he should hopefully live a normal life and be able to breed still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel_P Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thank you Glad to hear he will be fine! What might be the reason, he had molting issues? The other ones always molted perfectly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 35 minutes ago, Manuel_P said: Thank you Glad to hear he will be fine! What might be the reason, he had molting issues? The other ones always molted perfectly.. Who knows, perhaps it's a genetic problem, or maybe he got snagged on something in the cage as he was molting and his wing detached from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel_P Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thank you for your answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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