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incubating roach ootheca?

lele Dec 22, 2005 04:51 PM

Darwin finally ate today - a discoid. I did not realize it was a gravid female and its ootheca popped out as he chomped ;-/ Has anyone (Victor??) been successful in incubating these?

Thanks!
lele
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gomezvi Dec 23, 2005 09:47 AM

I don't think you can successfully incubate a dropped roach ootheca. Other issues besides warmth come up, ie humidity. I would also wonder if the ootheca does in fact obtain any added nutrients from the mother while it's retained (maybe this last issue might be why I've never heard of anyone successfully incubating a dropped/aborted ootheca). Would suggest asking the Roach Experts about this one!
Hey! Glad to hear Darwin the Destroyer finally chomped up a roach. Obviously he liked it. But did he TEAR into it, then sit up and beg for more, or was he more blase about the roach?
On the roach subject, how are your orange heads doin?

>>Darwin finally ate today - a discoid. I did not realize it was a gravid female and its ootheca popped out as he chomped ;-/ Has anyone (Victor??) been successful in incubating these?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>lele
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>>Chameleon Help & Resource Info
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>>0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
>>1.0 Beardie - Darwin
>>0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
>>0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
>>0.1 Mad. Hissers and she is on the loose!
>>0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
>>0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha
>>?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet
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lele Dec 23, 2005 10:21 AM

I think I will ask James (blaberus guy) but you are probably right. They stay in their Mom for a reason!

After he ate it he just sat there with his mouth partially open - I was expecting him to burp! He looked so funny! Then he eventually made it up to his favorite perch and just let his belly hang (I REALLY need to upload some photos!) like my brother's beer belly (don't tell him - Darwin OR my brother - that I said that! lol!)

He likes things that are white, so I put just enough cal dust on it. I put it and some crix in a slick sided shallow bowl and after a few minutes I could tell he wanted it. He kept missing and then it began going in circles along the edge of the bowl - it was hysterical watching him follow it then try and get it every time it passed by him!! - sort of like going for the brass ring.

This is actually the second he has eaten in about 2 weeks - but it is about ALL he has eaten. The OH are doing fine, have lots of nymphs and a gravid female in with them. I am sure there are other gravid females in the big tank, but I happen to see her mating and nabbed her after. Want to try and keep some of the smaller ones separate.

Darwin di end up with undigested wings so what I do is freeze them for a few minutes to slow them down then carefully cut off most of their wings. They looked like a newly sheared poodle! If Darwin doesn't eat it and I put it back in its home it always seems to be separate from the gang the next time I look. I think the poor thing is seen as the ugly duckling

Gee, can I anthropomorphize anymore than that!! :-/
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info

0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Mad. Hissers and she is on the loose!
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet

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