conical tubes don't work like film canisters
Posted 09-18-2008 at 02:58 AM by markbudde
A couple notes from the viv today.
1) The eggs I found yesterday have all molded over
2) I tried to use a 50 mL conical tube instead of a film canister. This has the advantage that it's clear, and also that its tapered in the end. The frogs didn't go near it, so I switched it back out with the film canister. It's about twice as long as a film canister with the same width.
3) The tadpole is still alive and the brom is filling up with dead flies. Hopefully not too quickly, though. The tadpole is indicated by the white arrow.
4) I added some more leaf litter the other day, and my microfauna population has exploded again. I had forgotten how many mites I used to have. I will cut back on feeding for a while and see how they do.
5) I opened up the vent a little because I haven't let it dry out in a while.
-mark
1) The eggs I found yesterday have all molded over
2) I tried to use a 50 mL conical tube instead of a film canister. This has the advantage that it's clear, and also that its tapered in the end. The frogs didn't go near it, so I switched it back out with the film canister. It's about twice as long as a film canister with the same width.
3) The tadpole is still alive and the brom is filling up with dead flies. Hopefully not too quickly, though. The tadpole is indicated by the white arrow.
4) I added some more leaf litter the other day, and my microfauna population has exploded again. I had forgotten how many mites I used to have. I will cut back on feeding for a while and see how they do.
5) I opened up the vent a little because I haven't let it dry out in a while.
-mark
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