This is the cage we put them in to make sure there are none in the leaves we're throwing out. There's definitely 21 bugs counted during the leaf changeover today. There might still be 22 (which is what there was supposed to be) because we might have missed counting one that was sitting near the door. So, apart from one we lost early on, all the hatchlings have survived so far.
A few of them look slightly larger than the others, so they might have moulted. There's not a huge difference, so it's hard to tell. They're growing quite slowly because the cool weather slows their metabolism. We think this is probably why Spinelar has lasted so long. We've had her for 19 months now, so she must be at least 21 months old!
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