Considering orange headed roaches ??

[SpookySpooder]

It happens. I lose about 1 or 2 a month now, since I have thousands. I finally got my red runners producing pinheads again, turns out they need more moisture than dubias.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

It happens. I lose about 1 or 2 a month now, since I have thousands. I finally got my red runners producing pinheads again, turns out they need more moisture than dubias.

Yeah, I lose maybe five Dubias a month or so. Now , I had another. Orange head roach die and it must not have been very old. It looks smaller. must’ve been freshly adult. I’ve been feeding them pretty well. so it couldn’t had been from dehydration.
The bigger roaches for size comparison reasons. I actually found a second dead one that size.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Another dead roach that looks like it matured at a small size.

 

[SpookySpooder]

You feeding enough protein for this species?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

You feeding enough protein for this species?

Yes I regularly feed them ground up dog and cat chow and occasionally small pieces of meat like chicken. I don’t understand why a few of them matured. At such a small size. Are they not eating? It looks like they eat it.
I gave them water crystals. They haven’t touched them yet.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I’ve lost three oranges this week two of them just became adult. And a small size one in-star early

 

[jbooth]

Maybe too many males and they're picking on nymphs too, wing-biting is usually males fighting

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Maybe too many males and they're picking on nymphs too, wing-biting is usually males fighting

I was pretty low on males less than 10 so it must be a rogue one , I’ll have to count how many I have now.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Maybe too many males and they're picking on nymphs too, wing-biting is usually males fighting

Another 5 dead ones most are males. I couldn’t get the video to upload.

 

[jbooth]

Think they're just old? Seems like you've had these for a bit now, maybe it's the first ones? Otherwise maybe hydration or something if it's really dry, dunno.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Dying orange head roach

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Think they're just old? Seems like you've had these for a bit now, maybe it's the first ones? Otherwise maybe hydration or something if it's really dry, dunno.

they just matured, I’ll try daily misting . I could not hunt down the bigger males to do-an count they all scatter.

 

[jbooth]

they just matured, I’ll try daily misting . I could not hunt down the bigger males to do-an count they all scatter.

Ugh. Too hot? Really don't know, just throwing it out. It's been warm lately my room was too cold for weeks and all of a sudden 84 today, reminds me I should turn down my roaches. Spiders are happy.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Ugh. Too hot? Really don't know, just throwing it out. It's been warm lately my room was too cold for weeks and all of a sudden 84 today, reminds me I should turn down my roaches. Spiders are happy.

I don’t know why they’re dying bigger males are killing them dehydration or mystery cause.. maybe genetics because other ones that size are doing fine.

 

[SpookySpooder]

Do you have enough surface area for them to climb away from each other? Perhaps overcrowding and male aggression is leading to premature death.

I noticed tattered wings in some of my dubia males, when I put more egg crate in it stopped.

Just an idea.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Do you have enough surface area for them to climb away from each other? Perhaps overcrowding and male aggression is leading to premature death.

I noticed tattered wings in some of my dubia males, when I put more egg crate in it stopped.

Just an idea.

I added 3 egg crates . Found one that was partially eaten post molt…
Same as a female I spotted months ago.

 

[SpookySpooder]

I think if they're trying to eat each other you need to feed more protein.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I think if they're trying to eat each other you need to feed more protein.

Should I try dog instead of cat food? They must not be eating it all out of food dish, sour cream lid.
I gotta sprinkle it on the floor of the cage.

 

[SpookySpooder]

Try a different kind of protein, like rabbit or hamster food.

 

[jbooth]

or chicken feed. Sometimes even fish food if you really want to boost protein, but just a kernel or 2 mixed in with other lower protein stuff.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

This is most of the nymphs in the frass. Found one dead adult and 3 baby’s that didn’t make it . And one I fed off because a few broken legs it couldn’t walk.