Matt K 3 Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Its late at night. I like to look at my critters during thier "awake" time and see what they are doing. Thought I would share. Males were all being elusive to the camera but these females stopped to pose for me: Cheers- Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gsc 0 Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Nice Matt... pretty nice looking species... how easy are they to culture? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt K 3 Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Suprisingly slow moving, and a little delicate. Humidity needs to stay high. Oootheca get plastered with substrate or other scraped up debris, so it can be difficult to tell how many you have. Nymphs are rediculously small (like Gyna sp., maybe even smaller!), but they do not travel through 250 micron brass mesh. (Normal screen door mesh is about 1150 microns for reference). They have a strong preference for eating stonefruits (plums, peaches, etc). Excellent climbers but can't or don't run very fast. Tend to be a little curious too. Rest during the day and roam a bit at night. Aside from being slightly picky and needing regular misting, not too difficult. Also, ventilation is CRITICAL. Give them a stuffy cage and they drop like...flies. Almost forgot to mention that. Mine have been suddenly laying alot more ootheca lately, so this spring may be interesting. I like them alot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gsc 0 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Wow, they sound pretty challenging. I am gone for 2 weeks at a time for work so my colonies have to survive without any attention during this time. I usually get away with it because I keep a deep substrate (coc fibre, rotten wood & leaves).... It'll be moist at the bottom and drier towards the surface. They probably wouldn't do that well for me... Glad you are having good success with them... Keep up the great work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 883 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Sorry this is a very old post, but are these still in culture? They are very pretty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydrophilus 8 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Shameless bump! Still keeping these? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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