I repotted this plant because as you can see she was super root bound. Are those green roots normal? She was in a light pink fabric bag, maybe to much light on the roots? Besides a slight nitrogen burn she appears healthy, the roots weren’t slimy or anything
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Synthetic fertilizers?
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Possibly? I am using Miracle-Gro because I ran out of the Ilgm fert I was using. I’m mixing it at half the suggested strength per gal, once a week. She was also getting molasses with every water but i switched over to ibex nutrition catapult, that from my understanding does similar. She also gets a occasional aloe drench
What in synthetic ferts changes the roots color?
I have never seen that before…yellow ones, not green. Sure they are green?
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This is why I don’t use them, no clue what’s in them or how safe they are,
they’re not exactly the most transparent companies and they want returning customers,
in other words, your money, althewile you can grow in living organic soil with nothing but kitchenscraps, treeleaves and grassclippings, which are all free. 
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I’m almost positive they aren’t pink lol the color didn’t rub off, the green roots seem to be the strongest roots. I should have broke one off to see what it looks like on the inside but I didn’t think of it until now 
Roots will turn green when they are exposed to light which can cause the build-up of algae on the surface of the root. The algae give the roots a green hue due to the chlorophyll within and are common in Aquaponics, Hydroponics, and plants grown in water. Green roots can be prevented by reducing the root’s exposure to light.
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That makes sense! The pink bag wasn’t dark enough to block the light, it was super thin. Do you think it’ll effect her in the long run?
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It should have no affect in the long run. Your plant will be fine from this. 
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Young roots will turn green if exposed to light. If your container isn’t completely opaque this will happen.
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I have gotten this multiple times using clear cups !
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