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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2005 11:10:04 GMT
i had these margie eggs - about ten, so i moved them into a little lunchbox and placed it ontop of the freeview box (which is quite warm). today after a month, i looked inside the eggs. one had broken the shell, but died. others were in various stages of embryonic development, but all dead. i kept the 2 huge eggs (2.5cm long) and put them on my shelf. how can i hatch them? i havent had much luck. last year i managed to hatch 1 baby but it didnt survive. could it be cus the lunchbox had no airholes? even though i opened it quite a lot and the top wasnt on properly so i think air cud get in. i moved the eggs cus the margies kept disturbing them. i want margie babies kind regards mike
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Post by natrat84 on Aug 11, 2005 11:59:51 GMT
Hi Mike I have only hatched aspersa eggs (which aren't exactly difficult) so I don't know to be honest. I would think they had enough air, as most eggs are laid beneath the soil anyway, they can't get alot then. Did you keep them damp? Ohhh, I wish I could help you Sure some one will have an idea Nat
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Post by Correne on Aug 11, 2005 12:11:10 GMT
Hi,
I have four margie babies. They are doing really well, but I keep a close eye on them as I heard there is a high infant mortality rate.
We had a batch of eight eggs, then another batch of eight a few days later. I removed them from the tank but was advized to replace them, which I did. I bought a tiny heat mat and fixed it to the back side of the tank. I kept the humidity high. I remember someone saying they hatch after about 25 days. Well, mine took much longer. If I didn't have so much on just now I would have kept notes, but if anyone recalls me posting the date they were laid, I can confirm the first one was born on the 19th July, and the rest about 3 days later.
I have 8 more eggs in the tank, but am not using the heat mat as it seems warm enough.
My advice would be 'be patient'. I do know that margies eggs are often infertile, so any babies are lovely. Best wishes.
Correne (Hi Matt!)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2005 13:11:18 GMT
GRRRRR i cracked open the eggs which are about 3 weeks old just jelly i expected at least some sort of embryonic entity but no how can this species survive when its eggs are so fragile i dont understand what am i doing wrong?
oh well im gettin some vermiculite soon hopefully that will help any new egg batches
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Post by sezzy5889 on Sept 4, 2005 13:48:39 GMT
Maybe it was just an infertile batch or has it happened more than once
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Post by anjieburdett on Sept 4, 2005 13:50:49 GMT
Try leaving them where thay are Mike, the parents feel its a good enough place to lay them. Surely if they didn't they wouldn't lay them - its not like they HAVE TO! They can store the sperm until they want to use it, when conditions are right. Arno always has a good hatch rate and he leaves them where they are laid.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2005 13:54:12 GMT
but they never hatch its not fair. i hatched one baby once but it died. why cant they just have loadsa little eggs like achatina does
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2005 14:01:05 GMT
if i leave them they just get disturbed. the soil is at maximum about 7cm thick because theyre in a propagator. so if i leave them the margies burrow and disturb the eggs
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Post by Paul on Sept 4, 2005 17:37:31 GMT
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Post by eric2 on Sept 4, 2005 18:06:28 GMT
mine are the same but havent yet even developed. My first batch had a red fungus growing on the and when it was cracked open it was a runny liquid instead of the usual sticky substance
eric
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Post by Paul on Sept 4, 2005 19:08:02 GMT
The upshot of that breeding paper is that the eggs need to be very moist, it says they can survive practically free-standing water. Warmth obviously speeds the development up, but I think steady conditions seem the most important. Unfortunately, I've never had any margie eggs to test this paper's advice. Incidentally, I think suturalis eggs are much easier to hatch.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2005 15:30:14 GMT
ohhh thats what it is the compost wasnt wet enough. ok next time i try soaking coir.
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