The_Asa
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Nice find! Good luck hatching them.
Is there a certain way to place an ootheca?
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Rob Byatt
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I don't have any first hand experience of sticking oothecae with hot melt glue, but I just don't see the point in taking the risk when silicaone is just as good, if not easier to use.
Silicaone is one of the most inert matrerails available, so no need to worry about killing things with it. People worry about the smell it gives off - this is the smell ofacetic acid given off during the curing process
There's not need to stuggle with applying it either; just use a regular sealant gun, or just squeeze the tube if you are lazy like me
Silicaone is one of the most inert matrerails available, so no need to worry about killing things with it. People worry about the smell it gives off - this is the smell ofacetic acid given off during the curing process
There's not need to stuggle with applying it either; just use a regular sealant gun, or just squeeze the tube if you are lazy like me
How can a material be most inert when it is emitting acetic acid? I am not a chemist but I know acetic acid is corrosive and will react with even wood. Telling something it is inert but at the same time giving off acetic acid is confusing.Silicaone is one of the most inert matrerails available, so no need to worry about killing things with it. People worry about the smell it gives off - this is the smell ofacetic acid given off during the curing process
revmdn
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What about using a double sided masking tape, or velcro with adhesive?
I'd be afraid to use the tape with misting it all of the time. Seems like it wouldn't hold well. And then you have the possibility of the newborn nymphs getting stuck to it and dying. Velcro? Hmmm.... haven't formed an opinion on that one yet.
No, no, no! Nymphs will get caught in even the slightest bit of sticky tape. Please just do like I suggested and use a low temp hot glue gun and let it cool a couple seconds before atttaching the ooth. This isn't rocket science. B)
revmdn
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Rick, when I hang an ooth I will be using my low temp glue gun, or leaving it where it was laid. I was just thinking out loud. Don't worry I trust your judgement. B)
Don't worry I trust your judgement. B)
I can't help it... this struck me funny. :lol: Even after several days, it still makes me giggle.I have used glue gun directly applying to the edge of the smallest Pseudoharpax virescens ootheca and it still hatched. This species breed like rabbits - i swear - i was hoping the glue gun kills the ootheca this way
Rob Byatt
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Yes, maybe I was a little confusing there
But I still think that a little vinegar is better than hot glue 
Yea I decided to use the stick in case I need to use the lid later on.
I usually use your every day pantihose as a lid, easy to remove when feeding.
So I attached the ootheca with hot glue on an L-shaped stick.
It is a good hold and will not give the newborn nymphs any problems.
Now I just have to wait for the little buggers
4-5 weeks left and counting.
I usually use your every day pantihose as a lid, easy to remove when feeding.
So I attached the ootheca with hot glue on an L-shaped stick.
It is a good hold and will not give the newborn nymphs any problems.
Now I just have to wait for the little buggers
4-5 weeks left and counting.
Yeah it sounds crazy
it is like a nightmare seeing one ootheca after another hatch i want to use them as feeder.... just kidding they are cute little things
On average you can expect 30-50 nymphs, but it is not uncommon to see more than 100 from a single ootheca.
