joshsr12345
First Instar
Hello everyone i have recently just started up a dubia colony of 150 Females 30 males and 200 nymphs. within the first week i have had 10 or so die off. when they die they are just going on there backs and for a few hours sometimes even a day they are just laying there wiggling there little legs then they just give out. as for the females when they have been dieing they are leaving a little bit of white...bubble? coming out of there backside. also when some of them die they are squirting liquid out which i guess is there insides. the death rate has slowed by a lot now but i'm still worried i don't want my whole colony dieing. so far i have them in a 75g wide tank they have drink carriers as there cardboard flats. i am using Water gel crystals. ground up dog food and oranges or apples as there veggies. the temp is 86 most of the time and humidity is around 60-70 can anyone think what may be going wrong and why? maybe some are just stressed from the trip? o and also i am finding like 7 so far of those egg tube things laying on the ground why would the female be dropping those? thanks in advance