Why are they dying??

OldHag

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My friend has some Hissers. Shes had them for quite some time. Her first batch of babies are about an inch long and for some unknown reason they're dying! She finds them on their backs with twitching legs like they're convulsing. :confused: There has been about 8 die over night.
She put in some fishfood the day before. I cant imagine it would be that since her fish eat it and are ok. Could it be a parasite? Disease? Poison? :?
Any ideas would be great since I am completely stumped.

Thanks
Michelle
 

Bloodletting

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I have no idea and I know that doesn't help but I did have the same thing happen with an older colony. They were fine and reproducing for several years and then I started getting a lot of deaths. The colony kept shrinking down til I only had a few.

I kept them clean, fed and watered.

Scott
 

finman31

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I really almost think it is an illness they get.I had a bunch also do that and actually got down to 3 or 4 left then they stopped dying.Maybe bacterial or Viral?
 

OldHag

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wonder if you can mix Terramyacin in their water to kill what ever is killing them. I know they do it for bees....why not roaches!! hmmm
 
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