unexpected birth

Subject: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 8:52 am

hi guys,one of my liocheles australasiae gave birth recently.
i wonder what should i feed them then..they were around 0.5cm..
how bout chopped cricket's leg?

unexpected birth S7303776

and yea,the brood is quite small.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 10:35 am

junshern222 wrote:: hi guys,one of my liocheles australasiae gave birth recently.
i wonder what should i feed them then..they were around 0.5cm..
how bout chopped cricket's leg?

and yea,the brood is quite small.

hi .. nice poo ... i Smile

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 10:55 am

hey yo lester,never knew that u were yea.
and yea,im looking forward to the issue we had discussed earlier,keep me update ya..
take care

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 11:55 am

they are still young. no need to feed them until they are second instar. when they hit 2nd instar, offer the mum a cricket. she will probably share it with her brood.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 12:29 pm

I'd wait a little longer than just until they hit 2I -- they have to harden up a bit after the first molt.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 1:10 pm

junshern222 wrote:: hey yo lester,never knew that u were yea.
and yea,im looking forward to the issue we had discussed earlier,keep me update ya..
take care

hi .. LOL ... raq , ryo rideon were here too .. Smile

will keep u updated ... lol

cheers flower

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 1:27 pm

I would say wait for 2I when they are off mums back. I dont know how these mothers are with their young but as tropical I would say they are safe with her...
If it was me...when 2I I would pop into the tank some head crushed crickets and see how they all deal with that

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 1:29 pm

Congrats!

How long have you had her and do you keep her alone?

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 5:59 pm

nope,i have been keeping them communally,but now this girl is being seperated.
i was surprised because the brood was really quite small,which is only 12 offsprings produced,very unlike the spinifers.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 6:15 pm

different family.. the other families tend to have quite small broods apart from the buthids and some scorpionids.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 7:00 pm

Im sure ive seen someones feeding the babies springtails not sure how youde get a hold of spring tails tho lol, other than that you could maybe try small meal worms cut up n the babies can suck the juices out, worked when i had to feed 2nd instar Heterometrus Swammerdami babies at my last job.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/10/2009, 10:52 pm

fruitflies work great. But just wait to they harden. BTW i've never seen mom "share" food with the young and i really suspect that it's a myth. Don't feed mom just yet.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/11/2009, 2:59 am

Not a myth darling, ive seen my het female. She caught food for them, damaged it and then carried it around and showed them all and then ushered them all to the prey items and they all fed.

But pre killed crickets dumped in when they are 2I and off her back and they will feed for themselves

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/11/2009, 3:25 pm

Thaedion saw the sharing too, with his emps.

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/11/2009, 5:54 pm

Halo junshern and lester, what's the plan u both talking about???
Didn't let me know? Pif
Btw, Liocheles have average of max 20 babies each brood so yeah, that number u have is normal, mine only have 13
Abyss, i saw a pic of a spinifer holding a dead prey where the young 1 feeding on it, should i dig it out and post it here?

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/12/2009, 2:35 am

yeah i'd love to see that pic!

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/12/2009, 11:06 am

RyoKenzaki wrote:: Halo junshern and lester, what's the plan u both talking about???
Didn't let me know? Pif
Btw, Liocheles have average of max 20 babies each brood so yeah, that number u have is normal, mine only have 13
Abyss, i saw a pic of a spinifer holding a dead prey where the young 1 feeding on it, should i dig it out and post it here?

lol the plan was to take over the world .... Razz

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/12/2009, 8:03 pm

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/12/2009, 10:50 pm

Tripod doesn't like hotlinking. Razz

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/13/2009, 2:37 am

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/13/2009, 5:46 am

yea,tripod is not sharing Very Happy

Subject: Re: unexpected birth 4/15/2009, 8:21 pm

Izit? I saw mine working fine here???
Btw http://members.tripod.com/~c_kianwee/care.htm
have a look yourself, pardon me but im too lazy to upload the pic lol

» Lychas infuscatus: Very unexpected birth???
» This is unexpected
» Totally Unexpected!!
» unexpected babies D:
» unexpected brood