Tellorcha
Arachnosquire
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Hey everyone,
I got 5 horrid king nymphs last months, and already two have died. I am very curious if anyone has any input as to why this would have happened. I was keeping them each in individual tupperware with egg flats and screen glued on the top for lots of ventilation. I read these guys need a bit more humidity than the White Spots, so I sprayed one side of each tupperware about once a week. All 5 were eating well, and one even molted within the first few days I had it. I found the freshly molted one half eaten by a cricket one morning. I am not sure what killed it as it seemed healthy, so I figured the cricket got hungry and preyed on it. Since this incident, I have not left any crickets in their enclosures without my supervision.
I switched the 3 remaining larger nymphs into large ball jars with screen lids (one nymph is tiny, so I left him/her in the tupperware for now). They have sand/coco fiber substrate, and each have a tall piece of cork bark to perch on and molt when necessary. I offer food every couple days and remove corpses. I spray the jars about once a week. All 3 were eating great, and seemed perfectly healthy, until once morning I found one of my two largest nymphs had died as well. This one I have absolutely no idea what could have gone wrong. The only things I can think of is either I over-misted it or perhaps the temps in our apartment fell below 68 over night? We are at the whim of radiators, which usually keep the place around 75 during the day. Our landlords have been known to shut them off for multiple hours in the middle of the night, so I've been keeping a space heater on overnight since the 2nd death. The 2nd, totally unexpected death has made me question whether the first death was due to cricket murder or if it died for some other reason and the cricket just seized the opportunity for a meal.
Any input on what could have caused this? I have read they are generally quite hardy to humidity fluctuation, temperature and etc. I'm pretty bummed to have lost two already, and I'm super paranoid to lose anymore. I have been hunting for these for over a year, and just finally got my hands on some! I'd love to hear any advise or input. Thank you!
I got 5 horrid king nymphs last months, and already two have died. I am very curious if anyone has any input as to why this would have happened. I was keeping them each in individual tupperware with egg flats and screen glued on the top for lots of ventilation. I read these guys need a bit more humidity than the White Spots, so I sprayed one side of each tupperware about once a week. All 5 were eating well, and one even molted within the first few days I had it. I found the freshly molted one half eaten by a cricket one morning. I am not sure what killed it as it seemed healthy, so I figured the cricket got hungry and preyed on it. Since this incident, I have not left any crickets in their enclosures without my supervision.
I switched the 3 remaining larger nymphs into large ball jars with screen lids (one nymph is tiny, so I left him/her in the tupperware for now). They have sand/coco fiber substrate, and each have a tall piece of cork bark to perch on and molt when necessary. I offer food every couple days and remove corpses. I spray the jars about once a week. All 3 were eating great, and seemed perfectly healthy, until once morning I found one of my two largest nymphs had died as well. This one I have absolutely no idea what could have gone wrong. The only things I can think of is either I over-misted it or perhaps the temps in our apartment fell below 68 over night? We are at the whim of radiators, which usually keep the place around 75 during the day. Our landlords have been known to shut them off for multiple hours in the middle of the night, so I've been keeping a space heater on overnight since the 2nd death. The 2nd, totally unexpected death has made me question whether the first death was due to cricket murder or if it died for some other reason and the cricket just seized the opportunity for a meal.
Any input on what could have caused this? I have read they are generally quite hardy to humidity fluctuation, temperature and etc. I'm pretty bummed to have lost two already, and I'm super paranoid to lose anymore. I have been hunting for these for over a year, and just finally got my hands on some! I'd love to hear any advise or input. Thank you!