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I've had a S. h. castaniceps pedeling I purchased from Tim Del Rosario back in July. In total time, I guess I had it about nine+ weeks. All had been going well, it was active, apparently healthy, even fed last Wednesday...
Yesterday morning it was lying on its side and twitching, by last night it was quite dead. Scott also got a pedeling (two in fact) from this clutch, both are also dead. So, anyone out there actually raised these buggers successfully? And if so, what conditions did you keep it under? I was raising mine on moist substrate with daily temps in the 80s, night temps in the 70s. Feeding about once a week or so.
I'm really frustrated and leary at the moment of trying again with babies of this species. If the mortality rate is really this high then the people out there selling the hatchlings at $10-$15 need slapped on g.p. Better off spending the $20-$40 for a sizeable sub-adult than killing four of these things and having nothing to show for it.
OTOH, the baby Chinese redhead I wouldn't hesitate to buy again. This thing is bullet-proof. Ten weeks and it's gone from about 1.25" to about 2.5" and is already showing the beginnings of the adult colouration.
Yesterday morning it was lying on its side and twitching, by last night it was quite dead. Scott also got a pedeling (two in fact) from this clutch, both are also dead. So, anyone out there actually raised these buggers successfully? And if so, what conditions did you keep it under? I was raising mine on moist substrate with daily temps in the 80s, night temps in the 70s. Feeding about once a week or so.
I'm really frustrated and leary at the moment of trying again with babies of this species. If the mortality rate is really this high then the people out there selling the hatchlings at $10-$15 need slapped on g.p. Better off spending the $20-$40 for a sizeable sub-adult than killing four of these things and having nothing to show for it.
OTOH, the baby Chinese redhead I wouldn't hesitate to buy again. This thing is bullet-proof. Ten weeks and it's gone from about 1.25" to about 2.5" and is already showing the beginnings of the adult colouration.