Dubia Colors

[Kreamcheese]

Humidity last I saw was around 50% and I started with a small number of adults but about 300 large nymphs who are starting to molt into adults. I knew it wasn't be an instant thing because I didn't start with a bunch of adults.

[MonsterPyxie]

Humidity last I saw was around 50% and I started with a small number of adults but about 300 large nymphs who are starting to molt into adults. I knew it wasn't be an instant thing because I didn't start with a bunch of adults.

Well 50% is about normal. I like to keep mine around 60%, its what I have found to work well. who knows...


300 large nymph's is the PERFECT starter colony IMO. Not to low numbers, but not so high that you send a ton of money. And with large nymphs, over adults, you don't have to worry about a bunch dying off due to "old age" or something else.

so while it will take 1-3 months for them to molt and be ready to breed, you will get the most babies, and production due to all of them being good breeding adults!

[Kreamcheese]

Yeah that was the plan. I decided against a ton of adults like you said cause of price and the possibility of them being old as hell

[MonsterPyxie]

I know humidity can screw with there colors..... just can't remember what its called :/

albino roach possible? idk.

[Kreamcheese]

I have a few that have these colors. Males too

[MonsterPyxie]

I have a few that have these colors. Males too

I have had them also. but they never seem to last, or they get there dark colors back.

[JeffreH]

Hypopigmented I think is the word you were looking for Monster = )

I have a few adults that look like that, I'm not really sure what the deal is to be honest. Could be the result of humidity during the molt as mentioned, could be something else. Whats weird is the lack of any yellow pigment, maybe its Axanthic! Can you have an axanthic invert?? lol!

But really, I have no clue. I'd say it will be able to function just fine and make babies still...hopefully. I've only ever witnessed the color change from humidity errors in nymphs, so I've no clue what adults look like a as a result, and your humidity does seem fine. Maybe its a fluke, the one in the second picture is a prime example of an adult female dubia though.