white roaches

[Grizz]

today i noticed one of the male roaches in my colony turned white. does anyone know what this means? they are dubias.

 

[dodolah]

today i noticed one of the male roaches in my colony turned white. does anyone know what this means? they are dubias.View attachment 8096

it probably has just molted.
he will turn dark overtime.

 

[kenya]

Wow, he really looks like a discoid to me. I wish I knew better how to identify common feeder roach species.

And as Frans said, he just moulted and would actually make a pretty good snack.

 

[Grizz]

so that shell in there wasnt a canibalized roach after all, but a shedded exo. sweet. i assumed there exo grew with them. they really look cool like that. like some cave roach or something, no pigment except black spot on head.

 

[Grizz]

do discoids get that big? it is hard to tell but it is about 2.5in long.

 

[kenya]

Discoids get rather large. Mine are bigger than my hissers. I am new to dubia. Here are my roaches:

Discoids and hissers live together on the left.

 

[Grizz]

those look sweet. nice setup,they do look like dubia. it is hard to tell do the females have mini wings? i bet the spieces is related.

 

[kenya]

those look sweet. nice setup,they do look like dubia.

I had to get up and go look, but my dubia males are much, much darker than the discoids. The roaches in the photos are discoids (and hissers)

 

[Brad Ramsey]

The roach that just molted for you IS NOT a dubia (FYI)
I think Kenya is right and it is a discoid.
The females are dubia and the male right below the roach in question is a dubia.

-Brad

 

[Grizz]

it looked the same as the others just this morning. i took one out to inject with reptaid. when i got home i found a roach shell so i checked for more. i found this one eating carrots. when i got them from mulberry farm i did inventory. they all looked the the same. do discoids look realy dark brown when they are young?

 

[Grizz]

heres a better pic. he is allready getting darker. must have found him right after molt. i'll keep an eye on him if he doesnt get darker ill feed him off. no need for one discoid male.

 

[dodolah]

actually, I agree with everybody.
Doesn't look like dubia at all.

 

[kenya]

heres a better pic. he is allready getting darker. must have found him right after molt.View attachment 8098 i'll keep an eye on him if he doesnt get darker ill feed him off. no need for one discoid male.

It could be a discoid female I don't think that they are sexually dimorphic.

 

[Brian]

Discoids get rather large. Mine are bigger than my hissers. I am new to dubia. Here are my roaches:

Discoids and hissers live together on the left.

Those look like Caves, not discoids, can you put a measuring stick next to one?

 

[kenya]

Those look like Caves, not discoids, can you put a measuring stick next to one?

I can try. They are very skittery and honestly freak me the hell out.

They were sold to me as "false death heads" which generally means discoids. The one on the wood is the hisser.

 

[Grizz]

check these pics they look alot alike.

notice black spot on both male heads. it may be discoid mulberry used to carry them.

 

[kenya]

Here is one my girlfriend took out. It is 2.5 inches long and would not stop moving. If the photos above are labeled correctly, then this does look off for a discoid.

 

[Brian]

I can try. They are very skittery and honestly freak me the hell out.

They were sold to me as "false death heads" which generally means discoids. The one on the wood is the hisser.

Yeah I have both Looks like a cave to me; dwarf or giant. A pic with a measuring stick would be helpful though. They can both make good feeders, but the giant caves breed slower.

 

[Grizz]

if you don't mind me asking, where did you get your giant cave roaches brian?

 

[Brian]

hmmm, Im thinking giant cave but its small. Could be a cross between two I asked somebody for you, when they get back to me I'll let you know! I would like to know what sp it is too!