Well, it' has been a few days since I have updated my blog. I've had quite a few changes. Yesterday, I had 7 babies that had no spot a all. There were 13 that had molted since the day before, and 50 that had already molted.
As of today, there are 4 that still have not developed enough to have a dark spot. 10 had molted since yesterday. 1 had died. It was one that had molted already. 13 have spots and are waiting to molt. 52 have already molted.
The 1 that died has me perplexed. Although I know there is no way of determining the cause, I wonder if it was too dry.
On a lighter note, I have sent one of the little guys to a new home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Fare ye well. I hope all goes well Mr. Seuss. Tomorrow, I have to get 20 ready for a new home in Richmond, VA. Finally, all the ones ( all 3 ) that I had set aside for myself have molted. I have been on vacation this week, hence the lapse in reporting. I wonder hoe Aragog is doing. I know he molted like most of my brood. I also know the 2 I sent to Texas have molted as well, even though they hadn't eaten since I shipped them. Mine seem to eat no matter what and have molted right after eating. Some have molted even with cricket running around with them much to my surprise the next day. I usually tear the crickets in two now and crush the head end before I drop it into the container, unless it's a very small cricket. In this case, I simply crush it's head and thorax with my fingers and drop it in. Evidently, that's not enough for some. Or, perhaps, I am not vicious enough as sometimes I discover a cricket running amok in the container the next day.
Well, that's all for now.
As of today, there are 4 that still have not developed enough to have a dark spot. 10 had molted since yesterday. 1 had died. It was one that had molted already. 13 have spots and are waiting to molt. 52 have already molted.
The 1 that died has me perplexed. Although I know there is no way of determining the cause, I wonder if it was too dry.
On a lighter note, I have sent one of the little guys to a new home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Fare ye well. I hope all goes well Mr. Seuss. Tomorrow, I have to get 20 ready for a new home in Richmond, VA. Finally, all the ones ( all 3 ) that I had set aside for myself have molted. I have been on vacation this week, hence the lapse in reporting. I wonder hoe Aragog is doing. I know he molted like most of my brood. I also know the 2 I sent to Texas have molted as well, even though they hadn't eaten since I shipped them. Mine seem to eat no matter what and have molted right after eating. Some have molted even with cricket running around with them much to my surprise the next day. I usually tear the crickets in two now and crush the head end before I drop it into the container, unless it's a very small cricket. In this case, I simply crush it's head and thorax with my fingers and drop it in. Evidently, that's not enough for some. Or, perhaps, I am not vicious enough as sometimes I discover a cricket running amok in the container the next day.
Well, that's all for now.
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