They dont eat??

[bio25]

I have some Creobroter gemmatus (6) who loves to eat flies but they are no longer eating them ( 3 of them), they are on the top for like 2/3 days and i dont know if they are getting ready for their final molt... i noticed one of them with something like small "wings" (just from today and he didnt molted) so should i remove the flies if they dont eat it?

 

[crabbypatty]

It sounds like they're getting ready to molt. Remove the flies and hopefully they molt within a few days ?.

 

[bio25]

Thank you for the help, i think they are subadults so final molt it could take a little bit more i think. I will send some pics as soon as they molt.

 

[bio25]

One of them molted a few hours ago and one more is ready to go

 

[bio25]

1 females and 2 males in 24h

I will feed them well and lets see if i can breed them in some days.

Its really impresive how their new bodies changed and the really big differences between males and females

 

[bio25]

How oftes should i feed the males and females?

 

[crabbypatty]

I'm glad they molted ?. As you how often you should feed them, I usually feed my females until their abdomen is fairly full. The males tend to do well with small meals every 3 days or so. It might be a little late for you to mate them, since females will take a little while to mature, and males are short lived. Hopefully it works out for you ?.

 

[bio25]

There is still 3 subadult ones so i hope i can do it... 

How will i know the female is ready to mate?

 

[crabbypatty]

Females are ready in about three weeks. I feed mine to keep them really plump and just watch for calling.