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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Digger" data-source="post: 267476" data-attributes="member: 6853"><p>I always separate newborn T. sinensis to individual, furnished condos.  Of course this means that the vast majority of the hatch are set off into the wild.  And, not being a selling breeder, that's ok with me.  But this process eliminates cannibalism.  It also allows very individual study and care of each nymph.  I currently have 11 who have just all molted successfully to L2.  One got some screwy DNA and his back leg is EXTRA long (two normal leg lengths).  So he'll be a little more closely watched than the others.  And - since I DO get very attached to these animals, keeping only a small batch at birth helps (never guarantees, of course) a better chance of reaching adulthood.  Speaking of youngsters dying without an obvious cause:  Aristotle (part of the batch mentioned here) was found face-down in his condo yesterday morning.  Stone dead.  Well fed, well watered.  Who knows?</p></blockquote><p></p>