ooths - sticks + mold

[macro junkie]

this is 2nd time its happened..i received a ghost ooth from tapi on a stick...i put it in my sweetie jar..after about half a week it had spores growing on the stick..so i gently released the ooth of the stick..cleaned out the container then stuck the ooth to the inside..i didnt think any thing of it..then last week my jade mantis laid an ooth on a stick.i put the stick in the swettie jar..and after a few days iv started to see spores growing on the stick..when ever i stick ooths in side this container and i never ever have spores growing..its only when i put a stick in there..so my Q is does this happen to u guys?

 

[blitzmantis]

My acromantis formosana ooth is in one of my sweetie jars and the stick it's on has become hairy... Could this endanger the ooth?

 

[macro junkie]

My acromantis formosana ooth is in one of my sweetie jars and the stick it's on has become hairy... Could this endanger the ooth?

thats spores..quickly take it out or its going to be ruined!Wipe all the hairs of the ooth if its on the ooth.,hopfully it will only be on the stick..so your have to take the ooth and stick out.cut around the ooth or gentley pull the stick off..what ever works,..for thr jade ooth it was a bit tricky..i had to use a scaple and cut around it..i might of lost a few eggs but thats better than loosing the hole ooth..do it now.! after u done that cleane the container with hot water..after that stick the ooth back in the container,

 

[blitzmantis]

ok, I've removed the ooth... how do I get in onto another stick? No spores had grown on the ooth...

 

[macro junkie]

ok, I've removed the ooth... how do I get in onto another stick? No spores had grown on the ooth...

the hole point of taking it off the stick is when there in the container the sticks seem to get spores growing on them..so in future im not going to use sticks..i just stick it with none toxic glue to the inside of the container.making sure i only put small bit of glue on the corner of the ooth.

 

[Rick]

I have had sticks mold just as you describe. Best to remove them and attach some other way.

 

[macro junkie]

I have had sticks mold just as you describe. Best to remove them and attach some other way.

ok..im glad it isnt just me..time to bin the sticks,.

 

[Rob Byatt]

What are you using as a lid MJ ?

 

[macro junkie]

What are you using as a lid MJ ?

u know them lids u get with the jugle jars with the hole cut in the middle and a sponge as a stopper..well what i have done is put netting over the lid then screwed the lid on top so the lid has a 1inch hole but its covered with fine netting which i use on the plastic cups..do u think i should bin the plastic lid with the 1inch hole in and just have netting over the top?...what do u think i should do.?

 

[Morpheus uk]

I thread a lota my ooths, sounds like your keeping them too humid, i was 99.99% my first ghost ooth was infrtile so left it out on the net cage, then my sister went in and asked me what these lil proddy things where stickin out :lol:

 

[macro junkie]

mayby..i have took the lid off with the hole in..now i just have the netting over the top...see how i get on with that..1 thing i havent sussed yet is hatching ooths..i guees the more i do it the beter il become.hopfully my ghost ooth hatches ok..should be any day now.

 

[blitzmantis]

what is the point to stick the ooth to something? Why don't you just leave it?

 

[Mantida]

ok, I've removed the ooth... how do I get in onto another stick? No spores had grown on the ooth...

Even if spores haven't grown on the ooth, they usually attack the inside first. Meaning, once you see spores on the outside of the ooth, the inside is probably already dead.

 

[macro junkie]

what is the point to stick the ooth to something? Why don't you just leave it?

because if i didnt stick it to the inside it would fall on to the medium,

 

[macro junkie]

Even if spores haven't grown on the ooth, they usually attack the inside first. Meaning, once you see spores on the outside of the ooth, the inside is probably already dead.

no this was starting on the stick..on the snapped side.only time will tell any way.

 

[macro junkie]

humidity in the sweetie jar was 90%..i guess its my fault i got spores..GRRRRR i hope my jade ooth will be ok .iv put a cage in the jar now so this wont happen again i hope.

 

[Hypoponera]

I use cheese cloth, (netting), over the mouth of the jar. I then super glue the ooth to the cheese cloth and hold the cloth in place with a screw cap. The cheese cloth allows for good ventilation. I think your sticks are molding due to poor ventilation. I keep the humidity levels very high, but have never had mold appear on the sticks. And yes, I use the same sticks that Blitzmantis' ooth was on.

 

[macro junkie]

I use cheese cloth, (netting), over the mouth of the jar. I then super glue the ooth to the cheese cloth and hold the cloth in place with a screw cap. The cheese cloth allows for good ventilation. I think your sticks are molding due to poor ventilation. I keep the humidity levels very high, but have never had mold appear on the sticks. And yes, I use the same sticks that Blitzmantis' ooth was on.

i was misting to much..its my own fault.live and learn i got a gage in there now so it shouldnt happen again.

 

[blitzmantis]

because if i didnt stick it to the inside it would fall on to the medium,

Erm...okay... :mellow: I didn't know you have to have some medium... Erm... How do you make the medium and where could I find non-toxic glue?