Pipp
Arachnopeon
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- Nov 16, 2015
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I have not checked, but I'll try to get a look at them. I confirmed 3 deaths, and possible one other, but it's a burrowed one, so I can't tell without digging it up. 4 are confirmed living, and I never see them burrow more than half body with their backs sticking out, but they do like to clump together under pieces of bark. 2 I can not find, so they are probably burrowed somewhere I can't see, but I do see a little tunnel, so at least one is probably in there. Hopefully the living ones will lay eggs, since they are the hardiest of the bunch. My discolored one is still among the livingI'm so sorry to hear that! The one that I had die was also a male. @Pipp were you able to determine the gender of the two of yours that died? It is possible that the males will die after mating and the females after laying eggs or some Polydesmids seem to have a short lifespan. It is good that the females no longer seem stressed and I do hope that they will lay eggs for you! I haven't observed any mating activity among mine. From what I can see, they hang out partially buried in or by the moss, often on top of one another, and occasionally go out for a stroll.
I've been doing a good misting every morning, since the tank is well ventilated. I know I heard in the wild the adults die off in the summer from drought. I wonder if the eggs need the dry season to hatch and if the misting will be a problem? I wish I had a separate colony to test that, but I don't want to disturb and split up my current one. I may get another batch if they come back in stock.