Genetic deformities

[Allpet Roaches]

Genetic deformities in roaches are rare and often once in a lifetime events, such as the hisser Gyandromorph depicted on the Allpet Roaches main page. While such deformities tend to be undesirable they usually can't be bred for anyway since the individual is incapable of reproducing. The following is a rare mutant of Blaptica dubia. At a glance it seems like an interesting mutation due to the white sections but on closer inspection the legs on the white side are deformed and the mutation is a result of bigger problems and not just a color issue. Unfortunately this animal died.

Ryan Nefcy gave me permission to post his photos:

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[Keith]

Yeah I saw that on Arachnoboards, very strange. I have a roach with 1 or 2 feet that are lighter than usual in color, almost a yellow-peach color, really weird. Its hard to get a picture though it's fast and I cant hold it still without injuring it.

 

[Zephyr]

Hmm... I've always held to the thought that colonies need their genetic material refreshed once in a while, hence is why I purchased some nymphs from a local show to "replenish" my hisser colony.

 

[EffeCi]

German Cockroach Mutants

 

[Zephyr]

Whoa.

I just checked my hissers today and thought this girl was molting, then I realized she wasn't. Won't she be able to reproduce?

 

[Allpet Roaches]

That's actually a pretty common deformity in hissers. I've seen it on giant stock and tigers. It may be sex linked because it seems like only females have it. It probably does not affect reproduction but it's the kind of deformity most people would feed off or at least isolate to prevent breeding. Also, someone just posted their photo on another thread.

http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...=post&id=86

 

[Matt K]

Odd.... shifted.

 

[RIP]

Check out this Hisser Nymph deformity.It looked fine before but after the third molt got this way.Is this due to inbreeding or some extrenal factor like temp,food,humidity or maybe overcrowding

http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...post&id=142

http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...post&id=138

http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...post&id=139

http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...post&id=140

http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...post&id=141

Thx 4 your opinions and comments

 

[Allpet Roaches]

Check out this Hisser Nymph deformity.It looked fine before but after the third molt got this way.Is this due to inbreeding or some extrenal factor like temp,food,humidity or maybe overcrowding Thx 4 your opinions and comments

I can't see your photos, they don't open.

 

[RIP]

I can't see your photos, they don't open.

I hope these links will work for you

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[Allpet Roaches]

I've seen that deformity in hissers and I think it's due to damage, not a genetic cause. Still, wouldn't hurt to isolate that one and see how it looks in a molt or two or at adulthood.

 

[BugmanPrice]

Genetic deformities in roaches are rare and often once in a lifetime events, such as the hisser Gyandromorph depicted on the Allpet Roaches main page. While such deformities tend to be undesirable they usually can't be bred for anyway since the individual is incapable of reproducing. The following is a rare mutant of Blaptica dubia. At a glance it seems like an interesting mutation due to the white sections but on closer inspection the legs on the white side are deformed and the mutation is a result of bigger problems and not just a color issue. Unfortunately this animal died. Ryan Nefcy gave me permission to post his photos:

That's really odd. Do you know if the white part of the exoskelton was "cured" at all or was it just pliable like after a normal moult?

 

[Keith]

Thats a colorful roach, interested in knowing if it molted to a normal color?

 

[Acro]

Hey Orin,

What is the other thread that the below picture come from?

That's actually a pretty common deformity in hissers. I've seen it on giant stock and tigers. It may be sex linked because it seems like only females have it. It probably does not affect reproduction but it's the kind of deformity most people would feed off or at least isolate to prevent breeding. Also, someone just posted their photo on another thread.http://www.bidabug.org/Forum/index.php?act...=post&id=86

 

[RIP]

I've seen that deformity in hissers and I think it's due to damage, not a genetic cause. Still, wouldn't hurt to isolate that one and see how it looks in a molt or two or at adulthood.

Yes,you were right,the nymph had an injury to the exoskeleton

before the molt the chitin looked kinda healed and not white

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8091/snv31023jl9.jpg

but after the molt the damaged chitin fell off

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[Keith]

Another hisser from Arachnoboards who matured with a deformity.

 

[Zephyr]

Well, now we've got some scientific knowledge!

This is great, we as a community on the cutting edge of the hobby! So exciting!

We've disproved the sex-linked idea, seeing as the above roach is a male.

Woo. We rock! XD

 

[Keith]

We've disproved the sex-linked idea, seeing as the above roach is a male.

Woo. We rock!

Albert Einstein would be proud.

 

[Allpet Roaches]

I've seen the same type of segment deformity on a red and black roach and even on millipedes. Here it is on a tiger hisser.

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