Recent content by Sepioteuthis

Gefeliciteerd, Steven!:D

I'll be there on Saturday, too. BTW is it just me or does the vendor list look shorter than normal?

Congratulations!:D

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/thirdeyesteering/ cheers, Suzanne

This is pretty much what I was going to add. :) Thanks Carlton, you saved me some typing :D

Just wanted to give a quick update that one of the babies is still alive! I haven't seen her eat yet, but she's active. I will try to get a picture later today. cheers, Suzanne

Jay, you just became my new favorite person. What you just wrote was so insightful and so inspirational, I'm literally sitting here with tears in my eyes. I'm going to buy a notebook tomorrow. Levi - It sounds like you fall into the same negative thought patterns as I do. I can't add much...

I appreciate all your input Xanthoman. It was my intention to breed Jacksons. I'm now debating if, when and how I will try so again. Both females came from the same source and are potentially sisters (small chance though). They both mated with the same male - a WC that I've had for more...

Any input is appreciated! :) I think you're right about the UV in Jade's case. I just hadn't noticed how badly the ficus tree was blocking the UV. Mara seems to be overall stronger than Jade and she was getting more UV. However both developed gular edema during gestation, so something went...

Mara was sold to me as CB, but I have my doubts. Neither her or the male that fathered these babies has any sign of a cleft lip or palate. Here is a picture of the cleft lip. It looked exactly the same way on all three babies. And this is one of the 'regular' babies

I don't have any good pictures of the cleft lip babies yet, but I'll post them once I do have some. Yes, I'm aware of the lack of minerals being a downside of distilled water, and I was always taught to not drink distilled water, however I can't find any real scientific proof that it has any...

Well, 4 babies made it through the night. They still seem weak, though. One baby is clearly doing better then the rest and, surprisingly, this is one of the cleft lip babies. Well, I've misted them and threw in some fruit flies and now I'm off to work. Hopefully they'll still be there when I...

I mist with cold water and I've never had a cham that had a problem with that. And my misting system is directly plumbed into our bathroom faucet so the water doesn't sit out at all. (BTW the still surviving babies get misted with distilled water now)

Actually I'm now thinking that water quality may play a role. I mist my chams with water straight from the tap and I just read that in humans chlorine can increase the risks of birth defects such as cleft lip/palate. When I had our water tested chlorine levels were relatively low, so I figured...

8 of the ten babies are still alive, but all are still weak and only 2 have broken free of their yolk sacs. Also at least 3 of the babies have a cleft lip. Has anyone seen that before?