Psytalla horrida hatchling food

[Flammendehaar]

I'm very excited today, as my first Psytalla horrida hatchling has emerged from it's egg.


It's so cute and tiny!

My only question is, what do you feed them when they're this small? I could maybe find crickets that aren't too far off, or would fruit flies be suitable?

 

[kingshockey]

@BoyFromLA has a thread about his colony if i remember right use search function for psytalla horrida

 

[BoyFromLA]

It is preferred to give them similar size feeder insects, but they won’t hesitate to tackle larger ones either.

 

[Flammendehaar]

It is preferred to give them similar size feeder insects, but they won’t hesitate to tackle larger ones either.

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Ah great, good to know! Is there any reason hatchlings might end up with kinda wonky legs? I had two more hatch today and they're mobile and quite quick but both appear to have kind of malformed legs. I don't know if they've fully 100% hardened yet but they're kind of... Curvy? I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.