Keith Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I ordered a few dubia roaches, and they were very thin. I fed them and they eagerly ate the food until they got fatter. Hours later a few suddenly acted sluggish and stopped walking around, by morning they had died. Others that came with them and were thin ended up living and were fine, im confused what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 it is not good to eat more than a little at a time after a fast. Perhaps their bodies couldn't handle all of that food after going without for a while? Was it just in one colony? Were the survivors in the same colony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 it is not good to eat more than a little at a time after a fast. Perhaps their bodies couldn't handle all of that food after going without for a while? Was it just in one colony? Were the survivors in the same colony? I only ordered one batch, so yes the survivors were from the same colony and are doing fine. They all looked the same on arrival, so I had no idea by looking at them if any were sick, but then why did others survive even after gorging on food, and not others, they all ate the same things here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Rousseaux Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 hi I've also noticed this with house crickets. When I feed them after buyong a box, loads of them died. They eat too much because they've been kept with no food and water for a while and thise cause death... I suppose it's the same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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