Psytalla horrida not laying eggs

[paumotu]

A friend of mine who is getting out of invertebrates and moving into herp breeding gave me their psytalla horrida colony. There is a mix of adults and large nymphs. Currently, I have them in a 10 gallon tank with 2 inches of moist coco coir with pieces of cork bark as hides. I make sure the coir is consistently moist, and add a large enough amount of red runner and lobster roaches each week that there is a few left over at the end of each week, ensuring a constant supply of prey to curb cannibalism. It has been nearly two weeks, and yet I've observed no egg laying or found any eggs in the coir thus far. I was under the impression all the hobby assassins are egg laying machines, and given that I received adults, (confirmed females in the group) I'm becoming a little concerned that there may be something wrong with the setup. I just added a heat mat on the side to see if maybe temperature is the issue. Am I being impatient, or does it sound like something is wrong?

 

[Smotzer]

Not warm enough temp was my first thought reading this

 

[paumotu]

Not warm enough temp was my first thought reading this

Currently, the temperatures are around mid 70's. What is confusing is that they eat well and have continues to molt. Have you experienced something similar?

 

[SpookySpooder]

I don't have P. horrida but I plucked a pair of Zelus longipes out of my backyard and they produced an egg clutch weeks later that hatched in my care.

Temperature was never lower than 77°F

 

[Craig]

I know with P. biguttatus they like to have some sand to lay eggs in. I know different genus though. Also mine do not use the sand to lay eggs in. They seem to indiscriminately drop eggs. Humidity does not seem to matter either.

Maybe give it some time? Mine go through cycles when they mate, produce eggs, and the eggs hatch.

 

[BoyFromLA]

First of all, room temperature is just fine as is, you do not actually need a heat mat.

It has been nearly two weeks

You are being very impatient.

I was under the impression all the hobby assassins are egg laying machines

They are still live animals, give it some time, and observe them.

If you are interested, please read the below link:

BoyFromLA’s Assassin Bugs Diary

07/28/2019 From now on I will dedicate this post to continue update my Psytalla horrida colony whenever there are things to add. And for today, I rehoused my initial four nymphs to larger, and more suitable enclosure with enough ventilation holes, and with the coco fiber mat hide. Why so...

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[paumotu]

First of all, room temperature is just fine as is, you do not actually need a heat mat.



You are being very impatient.



They are still live animals, give it some time, and observe them.

If you are interested, please read the below link:

BoyFromLA’s Assassin Bugs Diary

07/28/2019 From now on I will dedicate this post to continue update my Psytalla horrida colony whenever there are things to add. And for today, I rehoused my initial four nymphs to larger, and more suitable enclosure with enough ventilation holes, and with the coco fiber mat hide. Why so...

arachnoboards.com

Ok, I will wait it out. I was just worried the sudden stop in egg laying behavior after they were transferred to me could have been an indication of some kind of problem with the setup.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

A friend of mine who is getting out of invertebrates and moving into herp breeding gave me their psytalla horrida colony. There is a mix of adults and large nymphs. Currently, I have them in a 10 gallon tank with 2 inches of moist coco coir with pieces of cork bark as hides. I make sure the coir is consistently moist, and add a large enough amount of red runner and lobster roaches each week that there is a few left over at the end of each week, ensuring a constant supply of prey to curb cannibalism. It has been nearly two weeks, and yet I've observed no egg laying or found any eggs in the coir thus far. I was under the impression all the hobby assassins are egg laying machines, and given that I received adults, (confirmed females in the group) I'm becoming a little concerned that there may be something wrong with the setup. I just added a heat mat on the side to see if maybe temperature is the issue. Am I being impatient, or does it sound like something is wrong?

do lobster roaches infest ??

Psytalla horrida, your insights please?

I am getting four Psytalla horrida nymphs to get the colony going in the future, hopefully that is, I would love to get some more insights. I’ve already asked @basin79 and he has shared good informations, but more the helpful it can be! So if you have a colony going currently or if you had one...

arachnoboards.com

 

[paumotu]

do lobster roaches infest ??

Psytalla horrida, your insights please?

I am getting four Psytalla horrida nymphs to get the colony going in the future, hopefully that is, I would love to get some more insights. I’ve already asked @basin79 and he has shared good informations, but more the helpful it can be! So if you have a colony going currently or if you had one...

arachnoboards.com

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Supposedly if your home is warm and humid enough they have the potential to infest. Their ability to climb also makes escapees a very real possibility, so I am very careful with them.