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Post by The Doctor on Nov 14, 2019 21:00:11 GMT
Uncle Scrooge.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 16, 2019 16:44:14 GMT
One of the Stickies has lost a front leg. Hopefully it will grow a new one.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 30, 2019 20:18:43 GMT
When cleaning their house this evening I noticed that a bit of the leg seems to have grown back!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 30, 2019 21:18:34 GMT
It must have molted. Good stuff.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 30, 2019 21:47:13 GMT
Only a small bit of leg has come back though.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 1, 2019 9:43:18 GMT
Yep, next time it will be more.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 20, 2019 19:19:50 GMT
Saw one of the Stickies moulting last night! Amazing!!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 23, 2019 7:36:55 GMT
New baby stick insect here last night. The new generation arises.
Ralph - have yours started making eggs yet?
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 23, 2019 9:43:42 GMT
Not yet.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 23, 2019 10:20:44 GMT
Keep watching.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 23, 2019 11:24:49 GMT
Two baby stickies this morning. The army grows.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 5, 2020 17:43:17 GMT
Archie the snail is eating his cuttlefish bone VERY LOUDLY.
SCRAPE.
SCRAPE....
SCRAPE!!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 5, 2020 17:43:30 GMT
Two baby stickies this morning. The army grows. Six now. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 5, 2020 21:39:24 GMT
Archie the snail is eating his cuttlefish bone VERY LOUDLY. SCRAPE. SCRAPE.... SCRAPE!! I don't remember him being noisy. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2020 12:33:06 GMT
The Stickies have laid their first egg,
For which I did not have to beg.
Soon it will go to the special hatchery,
To become a spawn of witchery!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2020 9:39:20 GMT
One of the Stickies was so good at playing dead today that it was mere seconds away from its burial at sea!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 23, 2020 9:36:03 GMT
New baby stickies hatching here this weekend!
Archie the snail is maintaining adequate social distancing by staying in his shell.
Many of the oldest stick insects giving up the ghost.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 23, 2020 10:22:22 GMT
Awwwww. Sorry to hear them go. Mine are ignoring me as usual though were unusually co-operative when cleaning their house this morning.
No eggs hatching yet.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 13, 2020 10:55:56 GMT
POSSIBLE EXCITEMENT.
Looks like a Baby Sticky is trying to hatch!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 13, 2020 12:20:08 GMT
We are still on two babies here.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 13, 2020 12:23:35 GMT
We're not sure yet if it is taking its time or if it has ecky-thumped partway through trying to emerge.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 13, 2020 13:51:06 GMT
Sometimes it takes time. And sometimes the egg gets stuck on a leg or the bum. It eventually comes off.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 14, 2020 7:55:29 GMT
It did not make it.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 14, 2020 9:01:16 GMT
Alas. The great circle of life.
If you see it again give them some spray to keep things humid/damp. It can sometimes help.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 14, 2020 10:07:27 GMT
I administered some spray yesterday for humidity but it did not help.  -rALPH |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 14, 2020 13:43:25 GMT
Consult Dr Pulaski. She will tell you an old folk remedy.
The spiders have all been more excitable here in the warmer weather. Archie the snail less so.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 15, 2020 7:25:32 GMT
A second egg has hatched overnight...successfully!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 15, 2020 7:38:47 GMT
Excellent.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 15, 2020 9:14:04 GMT
New Sticky has egg stuck to two back legs but is moving around a lot ok. It has discovered its first leaf though seemed indifferent.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2020 20:44:03 GMT
It still can't get the egg off its feet and it is bent horribly. I do not think it is long for this world.
Another Sticky has hatched and looks ok.
-Ralph
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