Android raptor Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I've been putting off on asking this here long enough. Last fall I started noticing small-medium sized nymphs dead under the pine bark I had in the unnamed tank. Then I started finding them in all other places, even after I took the bark out recently. Today I found a decent sized nymph dead in my other tank, along with even more dead ones in the unnamed tank. What's weird is I had the bark in for about a year before anything unusual started happening. And for the most part whatever's killing them has mainly killed small-medium nymphs in the unnamed tank (which is closer to the window). When I find them they are perfectly intact, sometimes they're even still a bit twitchy. Could it be some kind of toxic mold? Or nematodes? Maybe it's just a bit too chilly? I feel guilty I haven't asked here sooner. I've lost at least 50 nymphs so far and I feel like maybe it's something I might have done I need to pay more attention to them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I've been putting off on asking this here long enough. Last fall I started noticing small-medium sized nymphs dead under the pine bark I had in the unnamed tank. Then I started finding them in all other places, even after I took the bark out recently. Today I found a decent sized nymph dead in my other tank, along with even more dead ones in the unnamed tank. What's weird is I had the bark in for about a year before anything unusual started happening. And for the most part whatever's killing them has mainly killed small-medium nymphs in the unnamed tank (which is closer to the window). When I find them they are perfectly intact, sometimes they're even still a bit twitchy. Could it be some kind of toxic mold? Or nematodes? Maybe it's just a bit too chilly? I feel guilty I haven't asked here sooner. I've lost at least 50 nymphs so far and I feel like maybe it's something I might have done I need to pay more attention to them.... Might be either temperature or humidity problems. Most likely humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android raptor Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Might be either temperature or humidity problems. Most likely humidity. Hmmm, I mist at least once a day. Then again, winter is pretty dry. How many times should I mist them to keep them healthy? I am going to change the substrate soon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hmmm, I mist at least once a day. Then again, winter is pretty dry. How many times should I mist them to keep them healthy? I am going to change the substrate soon too. If you are having problems keeping humidity in, I would just put in a small water dish with some pebbles in it (you don't want to drown anyone). Since they are by the window, it might be letting sun in and depending on the cage it could cause a rapid increase of heat during the day that you may not be able to see if you are checking the temp in the morning or at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 A picture of the setup would be tremendously helpful for you if you could post one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android raptor Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Okay, I've been watering them a bit more than I used to and so far, I've only found one dead (on a day I was away too). I hope it was just humidity, seems like that was it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Last fall I started noticing small-medium sized nymphs dead under the pine bark I had in the unnamed tank. I thought Pine was toxic to most insects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android raptor Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 I thought Pine was toxic to most insects? I've heard that, but it didn't seem to hurt them, at least not until a year after I put it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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