red romans/solifugids

[cascade]

morning one and all ... i see there is a couple of people that have and deal with red romans or solifugids i had a female that laid about 50 eggs on the 10/12/2008 at 22:30 but i can not seem to find any info on how long the eggs that to become slings and the temp and moisture and stuff like that big lack of info on them...if some one could point me in the right direction or give me addvice ill be very happy

 

[Galapoheros]

I've had some lay eggs, then they hatched but the babies didn't move. I couldn't figure out what was going on. Then I think I read somewhere on this site that the babies might hatch and over-winter where they hatch in a kind of dormant state without moving until the Spring. But I don't know if that's been proven, I personally haven't tried it since then. If it's from the US they should probably be cooled down like they would be in the wild during winter. Those are my thoughts. Also there is a long "sticky" thread about these, I think it's still there at the top of the page, I haven't looked in a while.

 

[Tarantula_Hawk]

The first stage of a newly born solifuge is called post-embryo. During this stage the hatchlings dont move at all and only show casual and rare contractions of legs and mouthparts (which are not yet fully developed). This period of immobility doesnt really have much to do with overwintering (since its present in all solifuges, univoltine and bivoltine) and is just a stage in their life cycle. After the post-embryonic stage, hatchlings molt in first instar nymphs. During this period (and all the following instars) they resemble the adult. However, first instar nymphs dont feed yet, and are therefore communal.
Second instar nymphs are fully developed, will feed and will disperse from the nest (cannibalism is present at this stage if kept together).

As for the eggs, i'd remove them from the mother's cage and place them in another container with a moistened substrate (like a paper towel). Be sure to keep the substrate moist at all times but not too moist (if its too dry the embryios die, if its too moist the eggs are vulnerable to bacteria). Keep the eggs at a temperature of minimum 21°C, maximum 25°C. This is how Punzo successfully breeded american camel spiders.

 

[cascade]

thanks to those that did give me info thanks for that well as from the 1 march my red roman eggs have turned into little nymphs 4 of them ????

 

[Locutus]

Take some photos, please :drool: