Tellorcha
Arachnosquire
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- Jun 20, 2019
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Hey guys,
I've got 3 adult white spotted assassin bugs I have been hoping to breed to start a colony. I got them as nymphs, but they've all been mature adults housed together for at least 2 months now. I have been incredibly excited for them to start laying eggs, but so far, no such luck. Aside from the possibility that all 3 are male, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I have them at room temp (about 74-80 degrees) in a small 1 foot x 1 foot glass exo-terra enclosure, feed them plenty of dubias weekly (which they have been eating voraciously), and have them on about a half inch of sand as substrate. They have three pieces of cork bark propped up against the walls to climb on and hide.
I've done some reading before posting this that says I should have them on 1-2 inches of sand and provide a small dish of damp substrate for egg laying; however, a poster I spoke to on here many months ago claimed to have tons of eggs while keeping theirs on just sand with no humidity. I am going to add a bit more sand for a deeper substrate after posting this, and lay a piece of cork bark on the floor for added hiding space, but otherwise I'm not sure what else to try.
Anyone have any advise or input on how to get Platymeris breeding? Does it take a few months of adulthood before they begin breeding? Should they be kept at a slightly higher temp? I'm at a loss here, and would love some suggestions! Thanks for reading!
I'll attach some pics of enclosure in a follow-up comment.
I've got 3 adult white spotted assassin bugs I have been hoping to breed to start a colony. I got them as nymphs, but they've all been mature adults housed together for at least 2 months now. I have been incredibly excited for them to start laying eggs, but so far, no such luck. Aside from the possibility that all 3 are male, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I have them at room temp (about 74-80 degrees) in a small 1 foot x 1 foot glass exo-terra enclosure, feed them plenty of dubias weekly (which they have been eating voraciously), and have them on about a half inch of sand as substrate. They have three pieces of cork bark propped up against the walls to climb on and hide.
I've done some reading before posting this that says I should have them on 1-2 inches of sand and provide a small dish of damp substrate for egg laying; however, a poster I spoke to on here many months ago claimed to have tons of eggs while keeping theirs on just sand with no humidity. I am going to add a bit more sand for a deeper substrate after posting this, and lay a piece of cork bark on the floor for added hiding space, but otherwise I'm not sure what else to try.
Anyone have any advise or input on how to get Platymeris breeding? Does it take a few months of adulthood before they begin breeding? Should they be kept at a slightly higher temp? I'm at a loss here, and would love some suggestions! Thanks for reading!
I'll attach some pics of enclosure in a follow-up comment.