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<blockquote data-quote="Budwing" data-source="post: 334107" data-attributes="member: 11149"><p>I keep them in a group of the same instar. At the moment I have 19 L1 nymphs just hatched from one ooth, il break them up into 3 or 4 little communial groups. Just to feed them up and grow them on. With a group of 5 or 6 tiny nymphs it's easier see weaklings than it is when theres 19 moving around.</p><p></p><p>They will be kept in a smaller plastic container, so its easier for them to find and feed on the fruit flies.</p><p></p><p>When they are around L3 and need the space to molt thats when Il put them into a bigger container. Which is a clear plastic bucket with a lid on it with sticks and fake plants inside. Which I did with my last ghosts. This helps keep humidity in to prevent mismolts. Once they are imago they dont need as much humidity so they will then go into mesh butterfly cage.</p><p></p><p>My last communtity of ghosts only went into the butterfly cage because I needed the the containers for other stick insects, but now I like them and their easier to keep cool in hot summers.</p><p></p><p>I will only keep 5 to a group now. I had 8 before from last year but 2 fell while molting and one got eaten because it was ever so slighly smaller than the rest. 5 works fine for the size of most my enclosures and everything was working well and good till my ravenous gravid females scoffed my last 2 males.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Budwing, post: 334107, member: 11149"] I keep them in a group of the same instar. At the moment I have 19 L1 nymphs just hatched from one ooth, il break them up into 3 or 4 little communial groups. Just to feed them up and grow them on. With a group of 5 or 6 tiny nymphs it's easier see weaklings than it is when theres 19 moving around. They will be kept in a smaller plastic container, so its easier for them to find and feed on the fruit flies. When they are around L3 and need the space to molt thats when Il put them into a bigger container. Which is a clear plastic bucket with a lid on it with sticks and fake plants inside. Which I did with my last ghosts. This helps keep humidity in to prevent mismolts. Once they are imago they dont need as much humidity so they will then go into mesh butterfly cage. My last communtity of ghosts only went into the butterfly cage because I needed the the containers for other stick insects, but now I like them and their easier to keep cool in hot summers. I will only keep 5 to a group now. I had 8 before from last year but 2 fell while molting and one got eaten because it was ever so slighly smaller than the rest. 5 works fine for the size of most my enclosures and everything was working well and good till my ravenous gravid females scoffed my last 2 males. [/QUOTE]
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