birdonfire Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I've read at least one blog post (Invert Dude) and maybe one or two other places where it is recommended to remove chunky blocks and long fibers from any coco-fiber bedding to be used for Polyphaga saussurei nymphs as it can greatly reduce survivability. (1) How can that be accomplished? (2)What's an acceptable consistency for the coco coir for P. saussurei nymphs? Looking for something I can buy local or construct from upcycled material for the new nymphs I ordered. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 54 minutes ago, birdonfire said: I've read at least one blog post (Invert Dude) and maybe one or two other places where it is recommended to remove chunky blocks and long fibers from any coco-fiber bedding to be used for Polyphaga saussurei nymphs as it can greatly reduce survivability. (1) How can that be accomplished? (2)What's an acceptable consistency for the coco coir for P. saussurei nymphs? Looking for something I can buy local or construct from upcycled material for the new nymphs I ordered. Thanks. I just used a dollar store seive/sifter for mine, got it down to a fine enough level for the nymphs. Some people say it doesn't matter, but I suspect those people have a deep substrate in their enclosures, and while the top inch or so may be quite chunky, the bottom layers of substrate are always where the fine material settles down to, and where the small nymphs will stay. My problem was I used quite a chunky mix of not only coconut fiber, but also Zilla "Jungle Mix", and only gave them a couple inches of substrate, so there wasn't enough fine substrate for the smaller nymphs to burrow into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdonfire Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Thank you, @Hisserdude. I was able to sift the dry coir well. My nymphs seem healthy. I'm keeping part of the enclosure moist and part bone dry and they seem favor the moist side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 10:53 AM, birdonfire said: Thank you, @Hisserdude. I was able to sift the dry coir well. My nymphs seem healthy. I'm keeping part of the enclosure moist and part bone dry and they seem favor the moist side. Nice, glad they're doing well for you, good luck with those little cuties, seeing adults in person is such a cool experience! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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