axis1
Fuhgeddaboudit!!!!
And hence the term "toxic" does apply to venus fly traps and other insect-loving plants.
Thanx for the response. I have to see how the Spanish Moss works, but may make a trip for the Sphagnum or Orchid Moss anyway.
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Eggs Caving In!!!
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And hence the term "toxic" does apply to venus fly traps and other insect-loving plants.
Thanx for the response. I have to see how the Spanish Moss works, but may make a trip for the Sphagnum or Orchid Moss anyway.
axis1
Fuhgeddaboudit!!!!
All Tucked In, Nice & Cozy!!
Well, after some painfully-learned lessons, and yet another reason for me to maintain a high level of anxiety typical for someone who spent my first 8 years of formal education in a Catholic school resulting in PTSD (I can't even go to the NY Aquarium any more since they acquired a flock of penguins, which unfortunately reminds me too much of the NUNS who terrorized me!), I FINALLY got Lilly's 18 remaining eggs all settled into a sealed incubator with moistened and wrung-out Spanish Moss which seems to do the trick. Since the eggs seemed to be nestled firmly within the sphagnum peat moss, I didn't disturb them and rather just worked around them almost surgically and I carefully surrounded and lightly covered (not all the way though) the eggs as you can hopefully see in the picture which I HOPE loaded correctly. Hopefully, the 2 or 3 that are kinda sunken in will respond as they are in a precarious spot and directly on top of a perfectly shaped egg! The temp is approximately 85 degrees and the humidity at between 70 & 80%.
Thank you to EVERYONE who added their own opinions which hopefully benefitted anyone who read it and hopes to breed someday!
Nanci, I will now take your advice and give them a gentle fanning while checking on them weekly, ensuring all of the other conditions you mentioned are met.
Since Lilly laid them on May 21st, I may just be fortunate enough to see some pippies poking and popping their way through by the 4th of July so that I'll be able to celebrate two events in one day!!! (Last year, I had only 3 hatchlings but they all came out on exactly the 45th day!!). Well, I can DREAM anyway!!
Later On!!!
Well, after some painfully-learned lessons, and yet another reason for me to maintain a high level of anxiety typical for someone who spent my first 8 years of formal education in a Catholic school resulting in PTSD (I can't even go to the NY Aquarium any more since they acquired a flock of penguins, which unfortunately reminds me too much of the NUNS who terrorized me!), I FINALLY got Lilly's 18 remaining eggs all settled into a sealed incubator with moistened and wrung-out Spanish Moss which seems to do the trick. Since the eggs seemed to be nestled firmly within the sphagnum peat moss, I didn't disturb them and rather just worked around them almost surgically and I carefully surrounded and lightly covered (not all the way though) the eggs as you can hopefully see in the picture which I HOPE loaded correctly. Hopefully, the 2 or 3 that are kinda sunken in will respond as they are in a precarious spot and directly on top of a perfectly shaped egg! The temp is approximately 85 degrees and the humidity at between 70 & 80%.
Thank you to EVERYONE who added their own opinions which hopefully benefitted anyone who read it and hopes to breed someday!
Nanci, I will now take your advice and give them a gentle fanning while checking on them weekly, ensuring all of the other conditions you mentioned are met.
Since Lilly laid them on May 21st, I may just be fortunate enough to see some pippies poking and popping their way through by the 4th of July so that I'll be able to celebrate two events in one day!!! (Last year, I had only 3 hatchlings but they all came out on exactly the 45th day!!). Well, I can DREAM anyway!!
Later On!!!
