Dubia roaches aren't eating.

[JakeTheDragon]

Hi Everyone!
I have a roach colony that I got when I adopted my beardie. Until recently they have been fine but now they are not eating their food source and I am picking out a lot of dead ones, I'm not sure if they are cannibalizing each other or not. They drink their water source. Im not sure what to do, if I need to get a new colony or how to fix the problem. I don't want them to mess with my beardies stomach. He doesn't seem to have any problems with them, his feces is healthy looking and he eats all the roaches he's given. Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Sadie]

Hi Everyone!
I have a roach colony that I got when I adopted my beardie. Until recently they have been fine but now they are not eating their food source and I am picking out a lot of dead ones, I'm not sure if they are cannibalizing each other or not. They drink their water source. Im not sure what to do, if I need to get a new colony or how to fix the problem. I don't want them to mess with my beardies stomach. He doesn't seem to have any problems with them, his feces is healthy looking and he eats all the roaches he's given. Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

What are you feeding them?

 

[JakeTheDragon]

What are you feeding them?

It's basically a blend of chicken feed and plain Cheerios

 

[Sadie]

It's basically a blend of chicken feed and plain Cheerios

I dont know --- I feed mine dubia food that I order from www.dubiaroaches.com-- and food I feed the dragons - carrots are fed only to the roaches and not the dragons too much Vit A--- mine love raw shredded sweet potato - I feed oranges squash and other fruits like grapes - mine are not hot on greens like mustard collard etc -- I would change your food and see what happens--how are they getting water I use dubia dew from the same place I get the food

 

[jabda]

try baby carrots and potatoes.
I blend oats, wheat and rabbit pellets

 

[Josh]

Do you have a heat pad or any supplemental heat for the dubia? I've found this helps A LOT