Velvet worm breeding success update

[lychas]

well it was about 2months ago my velvet worms produced young, there are about 15-20 bubs and all looking good. No deaths have been seen as of yet.

 

[Choobaine]

and those are some awesome little creatures to have. Well done you!

 

[lychas]

i cant seem to fnd any reports on captive born offspring. I would assume its not overly rare for WC fems to give birth in captivity but the real chalenge will be to get these guys to adulthood and get 100% captive bred young.

 

[ArachnoYak]

Amazing.

I've been looking for those everywhere. Just love the way in which they use silk to capture their prey. Any pics?

 

[lychas]

will put some up when i get round to it. Young are very small and i dont have the greatest camera but will do my best

 

[bistrobob85]

No way, that rocks!!!! What peripatus ssp is it?!?! Congratulations... PICS, PLEASE!!!!

phil.

 

[ShawnH]

Wow thats a great accomplishment :clap:

 

[lychas]

unfortunatly havent been able to get an id as yet. Its a small(about 6cm) blue australian species. Being in aus i cant get exotics. Will upload pics tonight.

 

[lychas]

this is a link to older pics, will get new ones tonight.
http://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t46/hornet_2007/velvet worms/

 

[KyuZo]

Cool, i didn't think that they can get that big. i thought that they are very small. what temperature are you keep them in?

 

[lychas]

keep them at room temp and suprsingly they are going well. its gets to about 30c where i keep them at the moment.

 

[KyuZo]

that means that you have a tropical species? i remember reading something about them coming from a cold climate area, so you need to put them in the fridge.
anyway, what is the colder temperatures that they can tolerate?
It gets as hot as 38 C here where i am from.

 

[lychas]

no, not a tropical species, they were collected in a temperate climate that gets heavy snowfall in winter.

 

[KyuZo]

well, they are very unique in their way of hunting as i have seen in a video. I hope that eventually they'll be available in the hobby as i would love to get some.

 

[lychas]

yes they are very unique animals. Hope these guys go well

 

[lychas]

here are pics of bubs http://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t46/hornet_2007/velvet worm breeding/

 

[Farom]

These things are so freaking awesome...will you be sending any of these off to any breeders in the states?
Would be great to see these get established in the hobby.

 

[lychas]

if i can get 2nd gen captive bred offsrping oneday i will then legaly be able to get permits send some over to the states.

 

[KyuZo]

I just saw the pictures and i have a few questions for ya...
is it just me or are they sticking pretty close to their mom?
is she hunting for them? or do they hunt on their own?
and how fast are they growing?
thanks

 

[Justyn]

You can send second generation animals to the states, just inverts, or does this apply to herps too?