Gongylus gongylodes

[Katnapper]

Congrats on the hatching! And I love the pic with the big female and the nymph together!

 

[ABbuggin]

Thought you all would be interested in something that we really don't see. Egg development!

Recently laid ooth.

Another ooth, a little further along. See the nymphs eyes.

Even further along. The eggs turn completely dark. This one will hatch in less than a week.

 

[sufistic]

Awesome photos. Hope those ooths have a good hatch rate.

 

[Katnapper]

Interesting succession of photos, Andrew! Nice.

 

[chrisnoahdana]

AMAZZZZING PICS Andrew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ABbuggin]

Finally caught one hatching this morning! About 20-30 nymphs. Anything near 30 is considered a large hatching.

 

[Katnapper]

Finally caught one hatching this morning! About 20-30 nymphs. Anything near 30 is considered a large hatching.

Nice catch and pic!

 

[Rick]

Very nice!

 

[revmdn]

Sweet.

 

[yen_saw]

Great timing!! good job for the nice hatch.

 

[ABbuggin]

I've had about a dozen ooths hatch and yet, somehow, I've missed all of them (but this one) hatching. I always catch them just after hatching.

 

[ABbuggin]

Had a few requests regarding how I keep these.

Separate cage for my remaining males.

BIGGGGGGG cage for my girls. I know its dirty inside. I havn't cleaned it in a while.

The cages on top have about 60 nymphs inside. B)

My personal stock. They get a special cage lol.

The ooths incubating next to my Empusa.

 

[ismart]

Nice set ups! I have had similar ones as well.

 

[Rick]

In the last pic is that a ff culture? How well does that work? Mine are set up identical.

 

[ABbuggin]

It is a fruit fly culture inside (with the Empusa). It works amazingly well and feeds them for weeks. Keep in mind, I use the flying type for this. Not sure how well flightless would work. They may just hang out in the culture.

 

[sbugir]

Holy God, that's the Gongylus heaven...

 

[mantidsaresweet]

Cool dude. Those pics help me out a lot!

 

[ABbuggin]

Glad they could help.

 

[yeatzee]

Very similar setup:

(moved the cage a bit so you can see the inside)

The net wall closest to the lamp is approx. 96 degrees and the back wall is approx. 86 degrees with this setup. As they get older I'll move them closer to the light.

edit: like my signiture? Gongylus rule all!

 

[ismart]

It is a fruit fly culture inside (with the Empusa). It works amazingly well and feeds them for weeks. Keep in mind, I use the flying type for this. Not sure how well flightless would work. They may just hang out in the culture.

Flightless work well, if you tap the culture every now and then. They all run up the sides to the top.