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Razberry
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 Help questions about breeding?

ok I know 2 put soil in there and keep it moist it is the key.
but then after three days of letting it sit in there, take it out and put it in a different cage and then keep it about at 77 degrees,

but here is my question while having them in a different cage do I still keep the dirt moist???

also how often should I spray the dirt to keep it moist when they are laying eggs?
how often do you guys do it?
09/23/08  12:03am

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Clouddancer22
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   Message To: Razberry   In reference to Message Id: 1866279


 Help questions about breeding?

You do whatever it takes to keep that tub of soil moist. Spray as often as it takes, or put some water in directly if it starts to become dryish.
09/25/08  01:03am

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Laura_leigh
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   Message To: Razberry   In reference to Message Id: 1866279


 Help questions about breeding?

What I do is put a lid over the containers, or a moist towel to keep the soil moist. I spray as necessary, usually once a day. I keep the incubator a bit warmer too, between 80-85 degrees.

Once the babies start hatching (about a week later) I change out the lid and replace with a moist paper towel. The droplets that gather on the lids will drown the itsy bitsy babies, and the paper towel prevents that. I also put a little food on top of the dirt for them to munch on. after about 3 days, I put a little paper towel for them to use to get out of the egg container and into the rearing container. I keep moist paper towels in there for at least a week to keep up the humidity.
09/26/08  09:55am

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Clouddancer22
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   Message To: Laura_leigh   In reference to Message Id: 1868625


 Help questions about breeding?

I just place the small tub of substrate with the eggs in it in a shoebox size tupperware thingy. I keep the soil moist, but never cover it, and never put any papertowels on it. In the year and a half that I have been breeding crx, I have never had to do anything differently. When I start seeing babies, I place a piece of carrot or potato in there, and some baby cereal flakes. That is it!
09/27/08  10:30pm

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   Message To: Clouddancer22   In reference to Message Id: 1869686


 Help questions about breeding?

Ok thank you both.

Clouddancer22, tell me what I need to do!!
if you can!
Like whats your set up, how long I leave them in there to breed, etc.
everything about it please!!
Cause if its working for you it will hopefully work for me!!
10/13/08  02:10pm

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Clouddancer22
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   Message To: Crazyjk   In reference to Message Id: 1880095


 Help questions about breeding?

I have to keep it simple and reliable, I don’t have time to be messing with wet paper towels and sometimes I don’t get to my crx for a couple of days.

I have a 20 gal fishtank, egg crates on one side, a tupperware of moist substrate in the middle, and a dish of fresh potatoes, carrots, brocolli as well as a dish of dry cat food, oats, bran flakes and fish flakes on the other side.

I have a heating pad, set to low, sitting on the screened top of my tank, about 1/3 is left uncovered for ventilation. (important) Then I have a shoebox size tub on the heating pad, this is my "hatching tub." I also now have three other tubs, to keep the different size crx separated, this is entirely up to you. They all have cardboard egg crates and empty toilet paper tubes in them, veggies, and dry food like the breeders.

I keep a big baggie of chopped up veggies in the fridge, and then just toss some in as needed. The same baggie also feeds my superworms, mealworms, rats and mice, so it is all good! They just love brocolli stems, which I don’t eat. I also save the carrot tops and add them into the bag, any veggie scraps really, as long as it is not mushy.

I don’t care to fiddle with more lights, my reptiles have enough already! I also can’t have my bugs stink, but that is never a problem as long as you clean the veggie dishes perodically as well as remove any dead crx. Mine rarely die off, so that is not a problem. I do clean the tubs when they look dirty.

That is it. Verrrry easy, and saves me piles of money! I do notice that they take longer to breed and the eggs take longer to hatch in the winter months, but that is not a problem - I just have a big enough colony where it doesn’t matter to me. Convenience is more important to me.

Some tips - always keep the egg tub moist. When you see the eggs building up, it is time to take them out and put them in the hatching tub. Also, you should nuke each tub of substrate you put in the breeding tank, you never know what might be in it, bacteria, lil bugs, etc. I have about three egg tubs I rotate around, nuking each time I start over.

Hope this helps!

This was my tank last year, when I first started. That cardboard box is the box my original 500 small crx came in. I think it cost about $8.50
10/17/08  11:10pm


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