caprahircus
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Hello everyone.
A fellow Cynops Oriëntalis breeder in the Netherlands has too much C. Oriëntalis larvae. He lives to far for me to collect them. So we dicided to ship the larvae by mail.
I've found tish text about shippping larvae/newts on the site:
Shipping larvae (or axolotls). This is the hardest stage in which to ship, but it can be done. Method 1 (for small larvae): Put the larvae in a plastic soda bottle filled completely to the top with tank water. Pack in a box and ship as quickly as possible. The larvae can die from lack of oxygen if they are too crowded, so it is better to err on the side of sending fewer. Do not include plants, because in darkness plants consume, rather than produce oxygen. Method 2 (for small or large larvae/axolotls): Place water and an equal volume of air into a 1-gallon zipper-seal bag. Seal shut, then seal it again with packaging tape. Place into one or two addition bags, again sealing them doubly with packaging tape, in addition to the zipper seal. Pack snugly in a box.
Source: http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/shipping.shtml
My quiestion is, how many larvae could we send in a 0,25 liter bottle? The larvae will arrive one day after they are send. I hope someone experienced can help me.
Thank you,
Jasper
A fellow Cynops Oriëntalis breeder in the Netherlands has too much C. Oriëntalis larvae. He lives to far for me to collect them. So we dicided to ship the larvae by mail.
I've found tish text about shippping larvae/newts on the site:
Shipping larvae (or axolotls). This is the hardest stage in which to ship, but it can be done. Method 1 (for small larvae): Put the larvae in a plastic soda bottle filled completely to the top with tank water. Pack in a box and ship as quickly as possible. The larvae can die from lack of oxygen if they are too crowded, so it is better to err on the side of sending fewer. Do not include plants, because in darkness plants consume, rather than produce oxygen. Method 2 (for small or large larvae/axolotls): Place water and an equal volume of air into a 1-gallon zipper-seal bag. Seal shut, then seal it again with packaging tape. Place into one or two addition bags, again sealing them doubly with packaging tape, in addition to the zipper seal. Pack snugly in a box.
Source: http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/shipping.shtml
My quiestion is, how many larvae could we send in a 0,25 liter bottle? The larvae will arrive one day after they are send. I hope someone experienced can help me.
Thank you,
Jasper
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