Why did you have to that???

[robc]

Well my GBB 1st instars are already canabalizing, not a rare thing but it still sucks LOL...The white pellets are T-POOP....not larva of any kind in case anyone asks LOL



Here is a pic of some of them, turning darker already!!

[JohnnyT]

That sucks, when are you able to separate them?

[jb7741]

Hey Rob, I got a question:

I remember Stan S. mentioning that it might be beneficial to allow some cannibilization within a sac to weed out weaker specimens.

Do you agree or not?

Do you practice this or not?

If you do not agree with/follow this practice, have you seen problems over generations of Ts that were all saved? ie... more unexplained deaths.

[JohnnyT]

Hey Rob, I got a question:

I remember Stan S. mentioning that it might be beneficial to allow some cannibilization within a sac to weed out weaker specimens.

Do you agree or not?

Do you practice this or not?

If you do not agree with/follow this practice, have you seen problems over generations of Ts that were all saved? ie... more unexplained deaths.

Hmm, that's an interesting theory, makes alot of sense actually, but it's hard watching the little guys eat eachother even though it is nature. : /

[robc]

Hey Rob, I got a question:

I remember Stan S. mentioning that it might be beneficial to allow some cannibilization within a sac to weed out weaker specimens.

Do you agree or not?

Do you practice this or not?

If you do not agree with/follow this practice, have you seen problems over generations of Ts that were all saved? ie... more unexplained deaths.

I agree with that but not st this stage, 2nd instar up i would agree....all my P. ornata's that were injured were eaten by other cage mates!!

[aerialla]

I wish I was experienced enough to offer advice, hopefully somday. All I want to say is WOW! Incredible pictures.

[Matthias]

Hey Rob, I got a question:

I remember Stan S. mentioning that it might be beneficial to allow some cannibilization within a sac to weed out weaker specimens.

Do you agree or not?

Do you practice this or not?

If you do not agree with/follow this practice, have you seen problems over generations of Ts that were all saved? ie... more unexplained deaths.

I agree with that but not st this stage, 2nd instar up i would agree....all my P. ornata's that were injured were eaten by other cage mates!!

I've heard of other GBB's cannibalizing at 1st instar but I wasn't sure. The one sac I was a part of the female's owner didn't pull the sac and and they hatched on their own. That might explain why we had so few. But all of those were healthy.

[robc]

Hey Rob, I got a question:

I remember Stan S. mentioning that it might be beneficial to allow some cannibilization within a sac to weed out weaker specimens.

Do you agree or not?

Do you practice this or not?

If you do not agree with/follow this practice, have you seen problems over generations of Ts that were all saved? ie... more unexplained deaths.

I agree with that but not st this stage, 2nd instar up i would agree....all my P. ornata's that were injured were eaten by other cage mates!!

I've heard of other GBB's cannibalizing at 1st instar but I wasn't sure. The one sac I was a part of the female's owner didn't pull the sac and and they hatched on their own. That might explain why we had so few. But all of those were healthy.

I have around 248....243 made it to 1st instar....they are about to molt into 2nd instars!!

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