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Dracus, 09.07.2006 17:49

Hello everyone Pretty boring two weeks without a native forum! smile.gif

A female empusa laid an ooteka in the cage a couple of days ago. I would still like to get not small empuzyats, but the ooteka itself, in order to pin it in the box. What should be done for soaking, so as to least damage the details of the ooteka (tail, for example)?

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09.07.2006 18:10, guest: a

First, it is still better to bring out small empuzyats in order to share them with all sorts of keepers, and then pin the library itself in a box.
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09.07.2006 21:16, Bad Den

"Chloroform will save the father of Russian democracy" (c)
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09.07.2006 21:23, Dracus

09.07.2006 21:36, sealor

The appearance does not suffer, I derived M. religiosa from the library. There, the juveniles come out through the top of the ootheca, opening small holes, and that's it. But I do not know what is needed for empusa. But it is not difficult to guess from the habitat conditions of a particular species.

10.07.2006 0:27, Tigran Oganesov

Very necessary, do not kill, plz! There will be holes on top, in the places of hatching. The larvae will most likely hatch this year, and probably quite soon.

12.07.2006 15:32, Dracus

Agreed! How large a container do they need to have in order to at least partially eliminate cannibalism?

12.07.2006 17:31, Tigran Oganesov

Thanks! beer.gif
At first, the capacity may be small, otherwise small empuses will not find food. If you feed them properly, then they will not hunt their relatives. I think a plastic salad container or something will do. If there are two or more ooteks, then it is better to place them separately.

Yes, where does the empusa come from? And what kind?

12.07.2006 21:55, Dracus

I'll have to disappoint you: there is only one library. The Empusa mother was caught during a recent trip to Marmaris. I haven't made an exact determination yet, but I think it's tricornis.

And what to feed them when they hatch?

12.07.2006 22:06, Tigran Oganesov

Very interesting place. When the mother reclines, be sure to determine.
Very small empusa I fed aphids, slightly grown up perfectly eat drosophila. They should be periodically exposed to the sun, but try not to fry wink.gif

13.07.2006 12:30, RippeR

try to bring out the empuzats, then another female will grow up, put off the ooteka, and this one is only 1, you should not lose it for the sake of the collection..

09.08.2006 1:33, Dracus

Identified the female. It turned out to be fasciata. To be honest, I'm disappointed - I really wanted to have tricornis. smile.gif Ooteka is still being incubated, we are waiting-p.

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