Organisation

Another hatched today. That makes 10. We want to be able to keep track of how many there are, at the least to make it a little easier to know when we have them all out during leaf changeovers. So, we've started a log here. Just the date, what happened - whether it be a new hatching or a count while changing leaves - and how many in total.

A couple of them look slightly larger than the others. We're not sure if they've moulted, or if they're just larger. As spiny leaf insects moult, they eat the skin, so it can be difficult to tell. In the picture below you can see the one on the left looks quite different to the other three (see better quality pic here).

Being mid-winter, it's a bit cool. They've been quite still for babies. When we turned the heater on and the room warmed up, they were a lot more active and they mostly gathered in the corner of the enclosure nearest the heater - even though the heater is several metres away. This house has much better insulation, so the temperatures don't get nearly as extreme as at the last place. Most of the deaths of babies in the past seemed to be related to heat. It'll be interesting to see how this lot go through the winter.