Are these Dubia roaches?

[Murray of the Deep]

hey jeff i made ths substrate lower because 2 of my roaches died is it ok? i made it atleast half-1inch.

[JeffreH]

A clear container should be okay so long as you have something in there for them to hide in or order and leave some substrate for burrowing. As a general rule, opaque containers (ones that aren't clear and don't let light in) are better for roaches but clear can work.

I really have no idea about the cut up abdomens without actually being there and observing the roaches in nature. Its hard to believe its something natural, and molting shouldn't cause notable damage to the body. Hard to say whether or not it will regenerate and heal, that is going to depend on the hardiness of the roach and how severe the damage is.

You can make the substrate lower, but I don't see why substrate depth is making a difference in mortality. The weight of substrate won't crush them and the morphology of their legs suggests they are well adapted to burrowing. I've never actually kept this species obviously, so I'm not sure whether or not substrate is essential for them, but I'd say as long as you keep some in there it should be OK. An inch sounds fine to me, just give them something to burrow into and hide as a retreat.

The cover for the enclosure should be fine, just make its at least partially ventilated to allow for some airflow in there. If you are feeling froggy, you could cover the sides with dark paper or something on the outside to make the enclosure darker for the roaches as well.

[Murray of the Deep]

A clear container should be okay so long as you have something in there for them to hide in or order and leave some substrate for burrowing. As a general rule, opaque containers (ones that aren't clear and don't let light in) are better for roaches but clear can work.

I really have no idea about the cut up abdomens without actually being there and observing the roaches in nature. Its hard to believe its something natural, and molting shouldn't cause notable damage to the body. Hard to say whether or not it will regenerate and heal, that is going to depend on the hardiness of the roach and how severe the damage is.

You can make the substrate lower, but I don't see why substrate depth is making a difference in mortality. The weight of substrate won't crush them and the morphology of their legs suggests they are well adapted to burrowing. I've never actually kept this species obviously, so I'm not sure whether or not substrate is essential for them, but I'd say as long as you keep some in there it should be OK. An inch sounds fine to me, just give them something to burrow into and hide as a retreat.

The cover for the enclosure should be fine, just make its at least partially ventilated to allow for some airflow in there. If you are feeling froggy, you could cover the sides with dark paper or something on the outside to make the enclosure darker for the roaches as well.

yup no deep substrate i saw one it was trying to get out of the soil and suffocated and died