Hello there,
I've noticed a fairly recent trend in my Dubia colony. Baby Dubia roaches are dying everyday. It's only between 1-3 per day, but I only have aroung 100 adults.
I feed them a variety of different foods; carrots, oatmeal, squash, bok choi, dog food, potatoes, bananas, apples etc. The temperature is about 32°C right where the heat mat is, mid twenties near it and low twenties elsewhere. Although the temperature has risen due to a rise in temperature in my area, making the roaches a little more active. Any idea on what's happening to them?
Babies dying is typically from lack of protein. If your dog food is just chunks, they might not be able to eat it like the larger dubia can, making them not have any protein source.
They really dont need very much protein, but veggies and fruits wont cut it for the babies. The adults can survive on that though.
32c is a little cool imo for the hottest area. In my bins I set the hottest area to around 94. Then a bit higher up you are sitting at mid to high 80s.
Babies dying is typically from lack of protein. If your dog food is just chunks, they might not be able to eat it like the larger dubia can, making them not have any protein source.
They really dont need very much protein, but veggies and fruits wont cut it for the babies. The adults can survive on that though.
32c is a little cool imo for the hottest area. In my bins I set the hottest area to around 94. Then a bit higher up you are sitting at mid to high 80s.
I aim for only around 4-6% protein so my roach chow is basically just a mix of ground oats and fortified breakfast cereal. That along with ther fruits and veggies they get.
I used to use a mix of dogfood and other items ground up, but I've been having good success with this lower protein chow. Just cant let the protein be too low
I aim for only around 4-6% protein so my roach chow is basically just a mix of ground oats and fortified breakfast cereal. That along with ther fruits and veggies they get.
I used to use a mix of dogfood and other items ground up, but I've been having good success with this lower protein chow. Just cant let the protein be too low
Hi Brandon, sorry for the late reply
Thank you very much . I've tried adding more protein to their diets, but the problem of young ones dying isn't going away. Any advice? I do have a high amount of males compared to females, could this be contributing to problems?