B. Lateralis egg
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Not sure about the frequency of every couple of days, but they are egg laying machines. Keep the eggs warm and damp and they should hatch without a problem. Mine seem to hatch out in about 3 weeks, average time.
I'm sure it's the same female that laid another egg because I only have 1 female. lol
Starting with only one female...ambitious? I'm just curious as to why one would want to buy only one female if they wanted to start a colony, or did you just buy a few of them young?
They should hatch fine. If they dont in about 3 weeks--which is unlikely--then start troubleshooting. I think your method is fine. And yes, they lay eggs with great frequency when well fed and warm.
I used to have 40 juvies but all of them were eaten by my scorp and T before they even got to adult. Now I got some for free and at first there were only 1 pair of adults, now there are 3 males and not sure if the newly molted one is a female, I got around 15+ juvies. My cousin has 100 lats so by june, if mine isn't a good amount yet, I'll ask a few from him.
Got it. To give you a time frame. When I started with 75 lateralis and it took about 4 months to get going. But, population growth is roughly geometric and so they multiple fast once you meet a certain amount. Good luck.I used to have 40 juvies but all of them were eaten by my scorp and T before they even got to adult. Now I got some for free and at first there were only 1 pair of adults, now there are 3 males and not sure if the newly molted one is a female, I got around 15+ juvies. My cousin has 100 lats so by june, if mine isn't a good amount yet, I'll ask a few from him.
Ok Thanks! I think it'll be a bit faster here in the Philippines because of the tropical weather. Lately we are experiencing el nino so it's very hot and humid. Temperature is around 30C most of the time.
Well, we have to... It's like that here. It even gets to 35C at times. At night we just turn on the AC so we get a good sleep.
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Ahaha loves them. Just dont let them get out, because they will infest you! haha
I had some A. lateralis escape about 3 years ago, and then I just let them die off a 1 year after I had them. Then last summer, my dad was modifying the bathroom and I saw a few big ones inside the wall.
I was like 'whats that dad?' hahahaha
and I am in canada... ! that was after 2 winters. they are pretty hardy.
Woah, and to think I'm in the Philippines... They would really infest my house huh? I have only 1 escapee and it was still very small so I didn't worry too much about it.
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lol actually philipines is infested by lobster,lateralis and other pest sp roaches. I was watching news about food regulation and the police raided this place where they make bread and other asian pastry in the philipines. the place was kinda popular to the people over there, there where a lot of people buying goodies from that store. they check the back where they actually make the food. the place is messy and there are a lot of rotting stuff, when they flip some of the walls I saw at least 6 different sp of roaches but the most noticable are the lobsters and red runners.
the best way to control those roaches is buying this pesticide that looks like a chalk, where you just need to draw a line where you don't want roaches or ants to pass, if a roach or ant past the line they will die in 2-3 mins
Yeah, I use that. But I don't think we have lats here. It's like a lat but a lot bigger. And very red and can fly and climb. I saw another roach I fed to my wild caught scorpion I don't know what roach that was but it was big, around 2.5".lol actually philipines is infested by lobster,lateralis and other pest sp roaches. I was watching news about food regulation and the police raided this place where they make bread and other asian pastry in the philipines. the place was kinda popular to the people over there, there where a lot of people buying goodies from that store. they check the back where they actually make the food. the place is messy and there are a lot of rotting stuff, when they flip some of the walls I saw at least 6 different sp of roaches but the most noticable are the lobsters and red runners.
the best way to control those roaches is buying this pesticide that looks like a chalk, where you just need to draw a line where you don't want roaches or ants to pass, if a roach or ant past the line they will die in 2-3 mins
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humans need to be gross for roaches to be viewed as gross :S lollol actually philipines is infested by lobster,lateralis and other pest sp roaches. I was watching news about food regulation and the police raided this place where they make bread and other asian pastry in the philipines. the place was kinda popular to the people over there, there where a lot of people buying goodies from that store. they check the back where they actually make the food. the place is messy and there are a lot of rotting stuff, when they flip some of the walls I saw at least 6 different sp of roaches but the most noticable are the lobsters and red runners.
the best way to control those roaches is buying this pesticide that looks like a chalk, where you just need to draw a line where you don't want roaches or ants to pass, if a roach or ant past the line they will die in 2-3 mins
It's normal for them to take well over a month depending on temp and humidity, so I wouldn't fret yet. I keep mine at 85 Fahrenheit in an incubator and it still takes 3-4 weeks for the majority to hatch.
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Do you really need to separate the eggs from the rest of the colony?
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This thread is a decade old.
And you could've figured out that question if you just searched for it.
No, it does not HAVE to be separated, but you CAN if you want to.