Damon Birth...just in time!

[Black Widow88]

I thought that they gave birth! Tell me more about it though like where the babies come out of because in the first pics I saw some red jelly like stuff. So what's that?

Black Widow88

 

[UrbanJungles]

The jelly looking stuff is the actual sac that she was holding the babies in. The sac is an amber color, you were seeing the open and empty chambers of the sac.

I separated the babies into groups of 2 and into seperate spacious containers with plenty of vertical bark hides and food...they seem to be doing well and putting on size. The two sibs seem to always choose to be in close proximity to each other.

 

[Black Widow88]

Oh that's cool! And the baby in the pic is just too cute! I'm in love with these!

Black Widow88

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

So, again, I ask:
UrbanJungles - How long in Your case did female uincubate the eggs in the sac since You notice the eggs?

 

[UrbanJungles]

So, again, I ask:
UrbanJungles - How long in Your case did female uincubate the eggs in the sac since You notice the eggs?

Sorry Mikhail, I missed your reply. she had the eggs visible for about 10 weeks before they hatched....but I suppose actual incubation is much longer than that...

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Thanks Danny!
Mine female hold her eggs nearly 2 months... I wonder how long can she care for em as I've found the incubation period is about 1.5 month....
THat's annoing me pretty much.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

How many babies were in that batch? If your female looks sickly she won't make it through the next molt. What was your gestation temperature (clutch size says temps may have been a little high, upper 70s?)

Thanks Danny!
Mine female hold her eggs nearly 2 months... I wonder how long can she care for em as I've found the incubation period is about 1.5 month....
THat's annoing me pretty much.

You will be waiting another 1.5 months (beyond the first two) unless they die and are discarded prematurely.

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Hello!

Female looking no sick and the same healthy as the male.
The temperature in the inclosure they are living around 24-26 Celsigrades (room temperature).

So, You mean the gestation period can vary from specimen to specimen (or species to species among the same genera)?
Mine is Damon diadema

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

Hello!

Female looking no sick and the same healthy as the male.
The temperature in the inclosure they are living around 24-26 Celsigrades (room temperature).

Sorry, those questions were meant for Urbanjungles. Are you sure your temperatures aren't closer to 22C?

So, You mean the gestation period can vary from specimen to specimen (or species to species among the same genera)?
Mine is Damon diadema

I've hatched a number of D.diadema (and so have many other people) and if yours took 1.5 months you either didn't notice the female had eggs for the first 2 months (which is not that hard to do) or you recieved her after she had them for 2 months.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

Here's a photo of 1st instars starting to molt (D.diadema).

 

[Black Widow88]

I love the colors that they have afterwards!

Black Widow88

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Sorry, those questions were meant for Urbanjungles. Are you sure your temperatures aren't closer to 22C?

Not, something like 25-26 mostly as 22C is not comfartable for me

I've hatched a number of D.diadema (and so have many other people) and if yours took 1.5 months you either didn't notice the female had eggs for the first 2 months (which is not that hard to do) or you recieved her after she had them for 2 months.

Ah, I see...
Not, the female lived over the year in my case as single and I got male for her just at this spring, thus I possess they've mated in my care.
Please, am I understand You right that "gestation" should be over 2 months in any way? Thus which time actually I should expecting the slings to hatch?

 

[dtknow]

Wait...you live in Russia! LOL

My house is chillin at 60 in Sunny California.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

Please, am I understand You right that "gestation" should be over 2 months in any way?

Close to four months.