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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 238776" data-attributes="member: 30996">Hi allTime for update.As previously the pot in the incubator didn't fair very well.So had to take it out and put both pots in the storage box.Everything was going well untill the heatwave hit.Then the temperatures spiked so did the humidity. As a result had a massive die off just before they moult into nimps.The issues carried on as due to size of those was not able to pick all bad(dead ) one's out wich later resulted in mould and after mite infestation. I have wrapped the pots in stockings to protect them from the gnats(flies) but mites a just to small and get everywhere. Those a just harmless soil mites that didn't attack the live slings but contributed further for the rotting matter in the pots so had to separate the nimps into individual sling pots.This is where the dramma stopped and things went better.So out of 450-500 slings managed to get around 100 separated.Later due to various reasons lost around 20 and now have around 80 ish proper slings that had their first meal of micro crickets.Still quite a considerable loss on the total but better than last sack.Sincw then I have spoken wirh few seasoned breeders and got further advice how to inprove my incubation process  so I achieve better results. Its not the easiest of species to work with as they are tyni.Its still a success non the less and I am happy .Regards Konstantin</blockquote>