Help!

[beginner entomologist]

One of my Parapachymorpha zomproi is hatching but it seems to be haveing trouble! It's legs are bent and seem to be dried up.Can I help it? This is my first hatch and I don't know whats normal or not. :(

[Daniel Ballmer]

Doesn't sound good... It's not rare, but not normal. But if the little phasmid can still crawl, it can probably shed, too. I have one of these bad hatchings at least once a month and the most get it at last.

[beginner entomologist]

Thank you so much!

[beginner entomologist]

Is there anything I can do to prevent this in the future?

[Daniel Ballmer]

hold your egg tank wet, that can prevent it. But such bad hatchings happen, even then.

[beginner entomologist]

Thanks Daniel Ballmer!

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

hi, sorry to intrude but wot do u mean by "hold yr egg tank wet" do u mean keep it moist or keep it dry? im new to hatching too. i have 246 ET eggs so im v interested! :confused::D

[Daniel Ballmer]

I mean the ground the eggs lie on should be wet.

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

hi thanks again, thought thats wot u ment. im using sphagnum moss as base at moment, is this suitable? as i find it easy to maintain moistness.


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[beginner entomologist]

Hi spiny leaf-insect girl that jungle nymph you have, are you planning on pinning it? How is he the start of you being an entomologist?

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

well when i got ziggy (it was 4 years ago) i didnt know about entomology until he died & i liked collecting bugs in the garden. any way why do u ask?

[beginner entomologist]

You mentioned ziggy on my thread about dead phasmids and I was just wondering if you were going to pin him like I do when my insects die.

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

You mentioned ziggy on my thread about dead phasmids and I was just wondering if you were going to pin him like I do when my insects die.

well i have thought about it but i havent got any pins!

can i add u on my friend list?

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

do u name yr insects?:confused:

[beginner entomologist]

Sure! Here is a site where you can get entomology pins. BioQuip Web Books Catalog (http://bioquip.com/Search/WebCatalog.asp)

[beginner entomologist]

All I have right now are ova. but I probably will when they hatch. Why do you ask?

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

All I have right now are ova. but I probably will when they hatch. Why do you ask?

what from?
oh and thanks

[beginner entomologist]

I have 10 Parapachymorpha zomproi, 10 Peruphasma schultei, 10 Lamponius guerini, and 10 MacLeay’s spectre. I got them from http://www.freewebs.com/christiemay3/

[spiny leaf-insect girl]

I have 10 Parapachymorpha zomproi, 10 Peruphasma schultei, 10 Lamponius guerini, and 10 MacLeay’s spectre. I got them from http://www.freewebs.com/christiemay3/

CAN I ADD U TO MY FRIEND LIST?

[beginner entomologist]

Sure :) :) :) :)

[Donatas_s]

I always buying entomology pins from there:
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