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Post by chrisd on Jan 1, 2015 19:51:54 GMT
Hi,
Happy new year everyone.
Has anyone problems with young hibernating ? I had 13 young billineata in a large outside container which all dug down and hibernated. Unfortunately they have come back up again and just laid out on top. I watched them for a week before bringing them indoors. I moved in Nov and it could be due to disturbing them while moving. In addition I also have another 13 young already indoors from a very late hatching, all female. Should I try to re-introduce all of them outside again soon or wait and try to re-introduce them in spring? They are all grown on and very large. If they all go outside this year then eventually they will breed and with 5 adult females already which are ready to breed in spring then it's going to get a little ridiculous. What do others do with their surplus ? Is it worth separating the sexes into different cages ?
Kind regards,
chris d
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Post by lizzerd on Jan 2, 2015 17:49:59 GMT
Hi. my young bilineata and Lepidus have not really hibernated at all, making regular appearances throughout this mild winter. The severe cold snap between Christmas and the new year does not seem to have harmed them as some were out today. Most look healthy enough but one or two are looking underweight. I will be leaving mine outside having never successfully brought any indoors mid winter, previous attempts have always lead to respiratory and eye problems.
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Post by richad on Jan 7, 2015 13:24:33 GMT
Hi, I would wait until spring before placing them outside. Not ideal as you may have problems hibernating them next year, but putting them outside now will probably kill them. You say you are going to have a surplus of females, I have a surplus of males. Maybe we could exchange some in the spring?
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Post by chrisd on Jan 8, 2015 21:08:17 GMT
Hi lizzerd and richad,
I've brought some of mine inside late winter before with mixed results. Some have died, probably to shock or something similar while others have gone on to adapt and hibernate. I would rather try and save some of them than leaving them and risk losing all of them. Richad , that's what I was planning to do, wait until early spring and see if they will go down. I'll let you know if there are any spares, I have plenty of females from 3 unrelated females.
Chris
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