lecole4 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Second time this year I've ended up with only adult females in my colony and not a male in sight. Any one else have this problem with their Turkistan roaches? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebugfarm Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I normally have the opposite problem just way to many males...interesting it can be so different colony to colony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CritterChick Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I wonder if the gender that hatches from the ooths can be swayed by temperature like some reptiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charzard Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/23/2017 at 8:37 PM, CritterChick said: I wonder if the gender that hatches from the ooths can be swayed by temperature like some reptiles. Fascinating, I didn't know that! Really interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CritterChick Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 4 hours ago, charzard said: Fascinating, I didn't know that! Really interesting! Yep! In leopard geckos, for example, if the eggs are incubated below about 83 degrees, almost all of the hatchlings will be female. Between 84-86ish, there'll be a mix of genders, and above 86, almost all of the hatchlings will be male. Often if the "wrong" gender is hatched at a given temperature, they'll display adult behavior of the opposite gender and be either infertile, or at least uninterested in the opposite gender. I've hatched "hot" females before, and it's pretty interesting watching them grow up to posture like males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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