- Joined
- Jan 5, 2007
- Messages
- 4,935
C. elegans
Genus Cyriocosmus
- Thread starter tarcan
- Start date
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2003
- Messages
- 2,114
Ultimate male Cyriocosmus sp. "leetzi" Venezuela
Eric
Eric
Help?
I've been looking for some solid info on C. elegans for a while, and I can't seem to find much. The dealer I bought mine off of said it's an arboreal species, and the little s'ling certainly spends a lot of time covering the sides of the container in web, and climbing around closer to the top, but I don't think that's really an accurate way of answering my question. When I checked some sites online, some said they were arboreal, others said they made extensive burrows. I also haven't found any steady info as to how large they get. I was told by the guy I bought mine off of that they get to be "about the size of your fist". Online I could only find that they don't get very big, and some reports that they only get to be about 1.5-2 inches in length. Naturally, this kind of info would be very helpful in establishing a proper environment when it gets bigger. Does anyone in this thread have any idea?
The s'ling I picked up is about a quarter of an inch in length now, and certainly displays all the interesting patterns of a C. elegans. I bought it off of a local specialty shop I frequent for around $20. Already it can easily take a pinhead cricket its own size, and seems to be eager to take a meal, eating most of the cricket even after it's been drained. I have no concerns right now about it being hard to care for, as I don't particularly plan to handle it while it's so small, and it seems to be a very healthy eater.
I've been looking for some solid info on C. elegans for a while, and I can't seem to find much. The dealer I bought mine off of said it's an arboreal species, and the little s'ling certainly spends a lot of time covering the sides of the container in web, and climbing around closer to the top, but I don't think that's really an accurate way of answering my question. When I checked some sites online, some said they were arboreal, others said they made extensive burrows. I also haven't found any steady info as to how large they get. I was told by the guy I bought mine off of that they get to be "about the size of your fist". Online I could only find that they don't get very big, and some reports that they only get to be about 1.5-2 inches in length. Naturally, this kind of info would be very helpful in establishing a proper environment when it gets bigger. Does anyone in this thread have any idea?
The s'ling I picked up is about a quarter of an inch in length now, and certainly displays all the interesting patterns of a C. elegans. I bought it off of a local specialty shop I frequent for around $20. Already it can easily take a pinhead cricket its own size, and seems to be eager to take a meal, eating most of the cricket even after it's been drained. I have no concerns right now about it being hard to care for, as I don't particularly plan to handle it while it's so small, and it seems to be a very healthy eater.
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2007
- Messages
- 4,935
I have several and they are pretty much all burrowers.
Sometimes they will stay near the top of the enclosure till they get used to their surroundings. Also the biggest one in my collection is just under 2". I'm pretty sure that's about the size they get full grown. They are a dwarf species.
Hope this helps
Sometimes they will stay near the top of the enclosure till they get used to their surroundings. Also the biggest one in my collection is just under 2". I'm pretty sure that's about the size they get full grown. They are a dwarf species.
Hope this helps
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2003
- Messages
- 2,721
Cyriocosmus perezmilesi
Attachments
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2007
- Messages
- 2,061
congrats dude!! those lings look super itty bitty tiny!
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2003
- Messages
- 2,114
Nice one Tom!
Eric
Eric
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2007
- Messages
- 4,935
Congrats man.
How many little guys did you get?
How many little guys did you get?
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2003
- Messages
- 2,114
Cyriocosmus sellatus
Eric
Eric
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2003
- Messages
- 2,114
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2003
- Messages
- 2,114
You should be able to find some C. perezmilesi for sale. Tom's eggsac that he pictured above looks like it was a success. I had an eggsac go bad on me from this species.
Chris Hamilton and I are raising C. bertae and C. sellatus here in Dallas, but I don't know of any others in the states, though there could be someone else who imported some... not sure.
Eric
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2008
- Messages
- 528
Beautiful Martin,just hatched some C. leetzi, same deal as C. elegans, nothing different.
take care
Martin
I can hardly wait for my little guys to arrive next week!