sschind
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My D diadema group is now at about 5th instar so I figured its time to move them up to something a little bigger than what they were in. Its a 64 QT Homz tub with latching lid. I like that even if you forget to latch it the lid does snap in place so it is somewhat secure. Second pic is another shot of the lid. 4 4 inch deli cups cut so they extend about an inch into the lid. I have the vented FF lids on there now but I can replace them with solid lids if I want to decrease ventilation. 3rd pic is the inside. About 2 inches of coco fiber with 12x12 cork tiles propped up at roughly 75-80 degree angles on 4 sides. The two pieces of cork inside were just put in to facilitate moving but I ma leave them in there but it does give the crickets a place to hide so i may remove them. I have dwarf white isopods on the substrate as well and they do a pretty good job of keeping it clean. I may add a couple of more tiles. I thought about laying 1 flat across the center to give a horizontal surface but they do sag some and I'm afraid it might fall.
One small problem though. When I counted last week there were all 12 still there but I only counted 10 today when I moved them and one was really really fat. Fat like getting ready to molt fat but also could be fat like he ate one of his room mates fat. I read that at this stage they can be tricky. I'll keep a close watch for the next few days and if I lose any more I'll separate them and have a nice setup for the giant African Millipedes I'm getting tomorrow.
One small problem though. When I counted last week there were all 12 still there but I only counted 10 today when I moved them and one was really really fat. Fat like getting ready to molt fat but also could be fat like he ate one of his room mates fat. I read that at this stage they can be tricky. I'll keep a close watch for the next few days and if I lose any more I'll separate them and have a nice setup for the giant African Millipedes I'm getting tomorrow.
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