Achrioptera fallax nymphs
Six of these hatched out. One died, but this is unsurprising as it had got caught under the tissue paper that was beneath the eggs in the other container, and so had been deformed.
The other five are doing okay. They are very strange in that they seem to stagger around rather than walk, and often fall onto their backs or get stuck to condensation on the side of the tub. One is also missing a couple of legs. Other than those issues, they seem to be doing alright and are fed on eucalyptus which is changed regularly. As you can see, I have the eucalyptus sprig on its side as they don't seem to be very good at climbing and I didn't want to risk them not being able to find the leaves while wandering around.
UPDATE: Unfortunately my cat decided to knock these off the cabinet and onto the floor. As I said, this is a particularly fragile species and so, unsurprisingly, three of them were crushed to death in the fall. This species is proving difficult to rear, and if I do not succeed with this batch, I don't think I will try with achrioptera fallax again.
UPDATE 2: None survived. One more hatched out this morning. I am going to try keeping it in a mess-topped container in case it needs more ventilation.
Achrioptera fallax nymphs
Six of these hatched out. One died, but this is unsurprising as it had got caught under the tissue paper that was beneath the eggs in the other container, and so had been deformed.
The other five are doing okay. They are very strange in that they seem to stagger around rather than walk, and often fall onto their backs or get stuck to condensation on the side of the tub. One is also missing a couple of legs. Other than those issues, they seem to be doing alright and are fed on eucalyptus which is changed regularly. As you can see, I have the eucalyptus sprig on its side as they don't seem to be very good at climbing and I didn't want to risk them not being able to find the leaves while wandering around.
UPDATE: Unfortunately my cat decided to knock these off the cabinet and onto the floor. As I said, this is a particularly fragile species and so, unsurprisingly, three of them were crushed to death in the fall. This species is proving difficult to rear, and if I do not succeed with this batch, I don't think I will try with achrioptera fallax again.
UPDATE 2: None survived. One more hatched out this morning. I am going to try keeping it in a mess-topped container in case it needs more ventilation.