Zephyr Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 One of my new death's heads molted last night, and now that he has "dried" I've noticed that the last 1/2 inch of his wings are bent down. What could've caused this? Genetics? environment? DX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 May be it's caused by a bad position of the roach during the wings drying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 That's what I was thinking. It's not aesthetically pleasing, but I realized that he can now not fly off my hand when I take him/her out, so it could be considered a mixed blessing if it's genetic and he/she can still breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 I noticed another of my roaches molted, and everything's fine save for one of its bottom wings, which sticks out a bit beneath the first set of wings. When the roach first tries to jump/fly, will this be corrected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 The wings sticking out won't correct itself, it is just less of a deformity. The wing issues have a lot to do with the caging and molting surfaces, especially if every adult comes out with wing troubles. However, it's not entirely husbandry. If only some adults have bad wings they should be removed as their young have a greater chance of having deformed wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Yeah sometimes you will find a few with a wing sticking out more than usual, but it doesnt get corrected. It also doesnt affect flying, at least it doesnt with mine? Curved wings can occur from molting in a bad place, once the wings start to expand, they dont stop. So if the roach has the soft wings touching the ground bending, they will continue to grow bent and harden that way forever. If bending occurs right at the start of the molt and the roach moves to a better area, the wings still have a chance to expand and be normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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