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Rickeezee
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Will split them into four groups. If I get eggs that is.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah good idea. You going to range the temps? cooler being better with montane but maybe you can get more towards 23C(ish) for a faster hatch? You going for a diapause?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
VERY nice Rick Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
BELIAL wrote:
Ah good idea. You going to range the temps? cooler being better with montane but maybe you can get more towards 23C(ish) for a faster hatch? You going for a diapause?


Will try different methods for each group and monitor and record results.

My gut is to incubate on the dry side, I am not a great fan of overly damp incubation medium.

As a side note; when I incubated the melleri eggs, (75 out of 92 hatched some were slugs when laid, lost a few eggs on the way) I kept them in open tubs and also kept them almost dry. They hatched in 3.5 months, but melleri incubation is extremely variable.

If I get quad eggs; I will incubate two groups at gradually increasing temps but not above 73f, ranging from 69f - 73f. Will rig two groups up for slight nighttime drop to. Two groups will receive a diapause the other two not.

Don't want to jump the gun though as not even got any eggs from them yet, so it may all be just ideas. Laughing

But will be good fun compiling an incubation schedule.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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VERY nice Rick Cool



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