Differance in Dubia

[dociledragons]

So I noticed I have to different patterns of Dubia. The guy I bought them assured me they are true Dubias. Is this normal.?

 

[Claudiusx]

I can't see the picture, says you deleted them.

I do have some dubias that look different than others. I wouldn't be able to tell with yours unless I saw though.

-Brandon

 

[dociledragons]

oops. let me fix that.

 

[mortitia]

Hi

I thought the reason they looked different was down to how long ago they had moulted

 

[dociledragons]

Hi

I thought the reason they looked different was down to how long ago they had moulted

O' maybe but, I think it's more then that. I was just wondering if this is normal? Are they pure bread dubias?

 

[Sauzo]

My dubias look the same. I also have some whitish colored ones too. Kinda like albinos. Pretty neat looking actually. And yes I think its normal, just different genetics since you want to add in fresh genes every once in awhile so you don't start having inbred hillbilly roaches.

 

[icelore]

They look fine to me. There's a lot of variation in adult females. I think it's due to what they eat while growing up maybe? I started off with a lot of the darker ones, but have a lot more banded/orange colored roaches now.

 

[dociledragons]

My dubias look the same. I also have some whitish colored ones too. Kinda like albinos. Pretty neat looking actually. And yes I think its normal, just different genetics since you want to add in fresh genes every once in awhile so you don't start having inbred hillbilly roaches.

Sauzo... Can you take a pic of your whitish one? It might be they just molted and haven't darkened yet.

OK thanks everybody.. After looking at it online more it looks like this happen a lot..

 

[Sauzo]

Sorry I cant atm but no they aren't fresh molted. They are just albino like. They aren't as white as a fresh molted one, kind of a dirty blackish white.

 

[thelonelyzombie]

I have females like dociledragon posted. I figured that the darker one was older, but how do I know. Here is a neat pic of a molting dubia I caught in action. They are white just after a molt and darken up over the next day or two.

 

[mortitia]

Awesome picture

Marie x