Trevor, no isopods in any of my vivariums, possibly springtails. So far nothing unusual in raising the young. Just need melanogaster FF and pinhead crickets as first foods. Their being in a glass vivarium with soil and plants helps maintain higher and even (although there is some drying out and...
Yes, I have a female that is laying eggs in her vivarium. Three months ago four hatched out and two have survived up till today. I think there might be two more clutches incubating as we speak. I’m leaving them in the viv as I prefer to let them incubate in that way. Also other researchers have...
Tokoloshe, thanks for the reply. I think I have the same population as you. If Mark Scherz is labeling them as C. fallax then I guess we go with that. I've been searching actual scientific description of C. nasutum, but have not found it on line yet. Whatever they are, they are cool.
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Yes, update: There were eight eggs in this clutch. Their appearance (the "stretch" marks) a few weeks before hatching suggested the incubation medium was had too much moisture, and the eggs were swelling to fast, as Jeremy noted. Someone posted on FB that they had experienced the exact same...
Well, looks like I've gotten lucky. First of these K. boehmei eggs hatched today. Several more sweating. Really amazing to see this process. Thanks for the advice, everyone.
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Yes, you are correct! Not C. linotum. Never seen any photo labeled C. nasutum look that colorful. Looks like an uncommon population of C. nasutum of something closely related ( as Chris Anderson has commented elsewhere). Sure would be nice to work with the population that Toko Loshe has pictured.
Sorry if I missed this point, but was this cham wild caught import or captive bred? If WC the spines could well have been broken off in the wild or during capture or shipment. If CB, The missing spines could be genetic or due to some mishap with the original breeder. In this case can you ask the...
Thank you Jeremy. I does look like the eggs are bursting. But IDK as this is my first time incubating eggs. I'll lower humidity. It may be too late. We'll see what happens. I have to say, the conditions in the incubation tub have been damp but not wet. The thought of going dryer (than just...
It's been just about six months since this clutch of K. boehmei eggs were laid. I checked them just now and see this change: striations in the eggs shells.
Is this normal? Sign of hatching immanent or going to burst due to too much moisture? Quick opinions appreciated!