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Thanks man, I'm sure I'll get more one day, and I'll definitely be more prepared when it comes to breeding them next time!

The whole "nest" thing seems to be a myth, apparently they just lay them in a clutch close together in the substrate, not even in a chamber, and abandon them, which is what mine did BTW. I took them out and buried most of them in their own deli cups, but they all molded over for some reason, and the few that I left unburied also molded over...

Also, hatch time all depends on where the species come from, in some species the eggs need a long diapause like you said, but species from southern CA, where mine came from, don't have an egg diapause and eggs should hatch in about a month.

<blockquote data-quote="Hisserdude" data-source="post: 112883" data-attributes="member: 4652">Thanks man, I'm sure I'll get more one day, and I'll definitely be more prepared when it comes to breeding them next time! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> The whole &quot;nest&quot; thing seems to be a myth, apparently they just lay them in a clutch close together in the substrate, not even in a chamber, and abandon them, which is what mine did BTW. I took them out and buried most of them in their own deli cups, but they all molded over for some reason, and the few that I left unburied also molded over... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />Also, hatch time all depends on where the species come from, in some species the eggs need a long diapause like you said, but species from southern CA, where mine came from, don't have an egg diapause and eggs should hatch in about a month.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hisserdude, post: 112883, member: 4652"] Thanks man, I'm sure I'll get more one day, and I'll definitely be more prepared when it comes to breeding them next time! ;) The whole "nest" thing seems to be a myth, apparently they just lay them in a clutch close together in the substrate, not even in a chamber, and abandon them, which is what mine did BTW. I took them out and buried most of them in their own deli cups, but they all molded over for some reason, and the few that I left unburied also molded over... :( Also, hatch time all depends on where the species come from, in some species the eggs need a long diapause like you said, but species from southern CA, where mine came from, don't have an egg diapause and eggs should hatch in about a month. [/QUOTE]

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