So I have inherited the cockroaches-- much to my roommate's excitement. They have been very sluggish and I have been a little bit worried about their health. I think it might be we are still in the middle of the winter but unfortunately I can't take the cockroaches to Hawaii. So...we decided to put them close to the heater, add a cotton ball with water and hope for a humid climate. After observing them for a couple of hours I noticed that they were still extremely sluggish but decided that maybe they were just tired from the fun weeks they had been having. There were a few apple pieces in the box but they didn't seem to be eating them. I've noticed that the cockroaches have been simply sitting in the toilet paper roll and haven't been coming out very much. I cleaned the cage and dampened the paper towel that was in the cage.
So about the puffy cockroach... Because the cockroaches hadn't been eating the apples, I decided to try a banana. I had researched on line a little bit and so towards the end of the week, decided to put in a couple slices for them to try. I noticed over the next couple days that the cockroaches had become a little puffy...I thought this was strange and tried to research a little bit about it online but couldn't find anything. I guess we will just have to see what happens, I will continue to monitor the cockroaches and see how they do.
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