zlee New Member Apr 18, 2013 #1 Hey guys, Something strange happened, i picked up some Zophobas and sliced a piece of orange for them, they were happy to eat it and half an hour later they all died! I dont think they drowned or something like that.
Hey guys, Something strange happened, i picked up some Zophobas and sliced a piece of orange for them, they were happy to eat it and half an hour later they all died! I dont think they drowned or something like that.
SSimsswiSS Avid Member Apr 18, 2013 #2 How where the worms kept? Were they in bran bedding? Or only placed in a confined area with the orange?
How where the worms kept? Were they in bran bedding? Or only placed in a confined area with the orange?
SSimsswiSS Avid Member Apr 18, 2013 #4 zlee said: Only the worms and the orange. Click to expand... Sounds like they drown in OJ.
carol5208 Chameleon Enthusiast Apr 18, 2013 #5 That is so weird. I couldn't kill those things if I tried. They last forever! I guess don't feed oranges again! Maybe the orange had pesticide on it?
That is so weird. I couldn't kill those things if I tried. They last forever! I guess don't feed oranges again! Maybe the orange had pesticide on it?
SSimsswiSS Avid Member Apr 18, 2013 #6 carol5208 said: That is so weird. I couldn't kill those things if I tried. They last forever! I guess don't feed oranges again! Maybe the orange had pesticide on it? Click to expand... They can drown in a fair small amount of water. And if they only had a liquid source for food, they probably all drowned in their own pee.
carol5208 said: That is so weird. I couldn't kill those things if I tried. They last forever! I guess don't feed oranges again! Maybe the orange had pesticide on it? Click to expand... They can drown in a fair small amount of water. And if they only had a liquid source for food, they probably all drowned in their own pee.
szpond New Member Apr 18, 2013 #7 Wow, that's crazy! Maybe they had been deprived of food before you purchased them -- then they were so eager to eat, they overate/drowned? Crazy!
Wow, that's crazy! Maybe they had been deprived of food before you purchased them -- then they were so eager to eat, they overate/drowned? Crazy!
zlee New Member Apr 19, 2013 #8 Yeah I guess what SSimsswiSS says makes sense, the poor bastards drowned :/ But what a trip...