Dubia Colors

[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.

[MonsterPyxie]

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.

time to separate that female, wait for a male to pop up, and start a whole new morph of roach!

Thanks for the info Jeff, your the man!

[Kreamcheese]

I have a male with the same exact colors. Maybe it is just a fluke but who knows.

[Sublime]

All my adults are orange when I received them like your second picture. We'll see with the new bloodline I got from Jeff though if they molt into a different color. Haha everyone is bashing me for buying adults, nah jk. It's cool - next time I'll make sure to get large nymphs. Good to hear that they're breeding for you.

[Badger]

Try to breed the "Axanthic"s and see if it's genetic

[MonsterPyxie]

welp, here's my finding fella's.


Here is a female with BRIGHT orange colors.









Here is a different one with a seemingly unique patter on the head portion. (or prothorax)






Here is a DARK pattern of sorts.







here is a white/albino/Axanthic female







notice her different shape, and the underside of her abdomen seems softer, and thinner, yet wider? kinda odd.


here is a male














enjoy!

(kinda tempted to put the male and female together on there own, in there own tupperware....... HRM!