misters necessary for pumilio?

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mydumname

Discussion Starter · Feb 18, 2005

In order to breed pumilio, do you feel it is necessary to have a mister? I would think hand misting would still stimulate breeding, but would it still allow the tads to morph?

Any knowledge, experience, opinions is appreciated.

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wolcottaj

· #2 · Feb 18, 2005

I have never used a mister before and have had great luck with pumilio using the hand mister. Egg laying and tad morphing out with no problems. We mist at least 3 times a day.
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Randy

· #3 · Feb 18, 2005

Hand misters work just as well. I don't use as much ventilation in my vivariums as many others do, so frequent mistings aren't necessary.

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bbrock

· #4 · Feb 18, 2005

What morph? From what I understand, and has already been posted, most do fine with hand misting but I only got sporadic production from my blue jeans until I installed an automatic misting system to help the male keep the eggs moist and flush out the bromeliads frequently with good clean water.

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rmelancon

· #5 · Feb 20, 2005

I have successfully bred several types of pumilio and histrionicus all without ever misting the tanks. It is not an absolute necessity.

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dmartin72

· #6 · Feb 20, 2005

Never mist? How's the humidity?

rmelancon said:
I have successfully bred several types of pumilio and histrionicus all without ever misting the tanks. It is not an absolute necessity.

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rmelancon

· #7 · Feb 21, 2005

Humidity is around 80% at ground level slightly less higher up in the tank. Achieved basically through evaporation of standing water in the tank.

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