Here is a picture of a female dubia laying an egg sack

[joshsr12345]

anyone know what this is?

just got some in today and one of the females where doing this

 

[joshsr12345]

have some questions that people here may be able to answer. i recently started up a colony about 110 females 30ish males. and about 200 little ones. I've had about 13 of them die off (the adults) not sure how many baby s but have only seen 1. i'm sure the ones who have died so far are maybe just stressed out from the trip. anyone know of any other reasons they may be dieing? had 2 more die today. I am using water storing crystals. Ground up dry dog food. and also Oranges. temp is 87''F they are being kept in a very dark room. with Cup holders as the egg flats replacements (the cardboard kind). also i have been finding a lot of those egg sack/tube things laying around any clue why so many of those are being dropped. any suggestions would be great thanks in advance.

 

[joshsr12345]

guessing humidity is around 65% and venting by mesh lid

 

[joshsr12345]

what are some things that can kill off my roaches that normaly happen with a fresh colony of about 150 adults and about 200 little ones so far ive had atleast 20-30 adults die off and can not find out why anywhere. also am finding a good deal of dropped egg sacs for whatever reason