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I have five Panchlora sp. "white" cockroaches in a five gallon terrarium (I'm optimistic for offspring!) with slightly damp mixed coir/decaying leaves and wood/compost soil substrate. They have bark and large almond leaves to hide under and a large stick that's been the popular hangout from day one. I mist a wall most days for water (the terrarium has good ventilation) and supply fresh apple and banana and a bit of fish kibble for food.
Yesterday, I noticed the base of this female's wings are dark. None of the other roaches look this way, nor do any of @Hisserdude's (see his gorgeous photos of this species in his My Roaches thread). She otherwise seems healthy as far as I can tell; I observed her chowing down on the banana last night. I took this photo this morning (she was under one of the leaves):
Is this a bad sign? Is there anything I should do for her or my other roaches to keep them healthy?
It has recently started getting chilly at night but they are not by a window nor outside wall and it doesn't get cooler than ~70F inside. I was planning to get a heating cable for them next month but maybe I need to do that sooner?
Yesterday, I noticed the base of this female's wings are dark. None of the other roaches look this way, nor do any of @Hisserdude's (see his gorgeous photos of this species in his My Roaches thread). She otherwise seems healthy as far as I can tell; I observed her chowing down on the banana last night. I took this photo this morning (she was under one of the leaves):
Is this a bad sign? Is there anything I should do for her or my other roaches to keep them healthy?
It has recently started getting chilly at night but they are not by a window nor outside wall and it doesn't get cooler than ~70F inside. I was planning to get a heating cable for them next month but maybe I need to do that sooner?
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