A Continuation of the Swollen Cockroach Problem

So I have been legitimately worried about these little guys. After placing the bananas in their cage I have noticed that they have been really puffy and by really puffy I mean weird looking. Usually the cockroaches are not my favorite thing to look at but they look so fat and swollen. As I look at them I think it must hurt! Their backsides are really yellow and all of their stripes are exaggerated. As i looked closer at the cockroaches I realized that something clear was coming out of their back end. I figured that it must be feces and was very surprised by this. It looked like maybe the cockroaches had constipation... is that possible? I was especially surprised by the color-clearish and then as it dried it turned brown. This problem was present for days on end and I worried a little about them. I took the bananas out and let the cockroaches just work on their digestive systems for a couple of days. They continued to work on it and after about 5 days started to look better. I added a couple of apple slices and continued to monitor their eating habits and behavior. They have been moving a little more this week and so I was happy about that.
Now about our experiment. We have decided to talk about the effect of music on the cockroaches and this has been really fun for me. I love to listen to music and listen to a large variety and so the cockroaches have been treated to a diet of jazz, pop, classical, opera, and country. The cockroaches always seem to move a little more when there is some type of sound-- I have noticed this even when the tv is on or we are watching a movie. After the sounds stops, the cockroaches seem to be more active and seem to fight a little more than usual.
I'm glad that the cockroaches are starting to look better and hope that our experiments will turn out good!

Puffy Cockroaches?

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.