Could just be a stressful time of year for them and the time of year the old ones are most likely to die. After the first frost their main food supply (insects) pretty much disappears but when there is a sudden warm up their metabolism increases and they need sustenance but no insects.

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 10/22/09 09:21 AM.

If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.