vistajpdf
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Hi again,
I now have five larvae and a dozen eggs and a chubby momma FBN, which makes me a little concerned that many more eggs are on the way. Would separating the male and female deter her from laying them all (I read where she could have hundreds?) or would that not matter or worse, hurt her?
I know they don't all make it to adulthood, but I missed the % that seem to survive - does anyone know? Also, I read here they are several years old if reproducing already. Does that mean I'd have years before I have to worry about separating the babies before inbreeding begins? Or, would it be wise to separate early, even if overpopulation isn't an issue? I certainly don't want two males fighting or anything, but I also don't know who to entrust these babies to if they thrive. The boys and I went through our list of animal-loving friends, and really only came up with one boy and his family with whom we'd trust to do the proper set-up, etc.
We're very attached to these little ones already. I keep preparing the boys for the possibility that things could go wrong, etc. I'm torn - don't want any to perish but not sure how many tanks we'll end up with in a few months!
Any answers to these questions?
Dana
I now have five larvae and a dozen eggs and a chubby momma FBN, which makes me a little concerned that many more eggs are on the way. Would separating the male and female deter her from laying them all (I read where she could have hundreds?) or would that not matter or worse, hurt her?
I know they don't all make it to adulthood, but I missed the % that seem to survive - does anyone know? Also, I read here they are several years old if reproducing already. Does that mean I'd have years before I have to worry about separating the babies before inbreeding begins? Or, would it be wise to separate early, even if overpopulation isn't an issue? I certainly don't want two males fighting or anything, but I also don't know who to entrust these babies to if they thrive. The boys and I went through our list of animal-loving friends, and really only came up with one boy and his family with whom we'd trust to do the proper set-up, etc.
We're very attached to these little ones already. I keep preparing the boys for the possibility that things could go wrong, etc. I'm torn - don't want any to perish but not sure how many tanks we'll end up with in a few months!
Any answers to these questions?
Dana