First velvet worm dissapointment

[hornet]

just checked on my velvet worms, found 2 dead young and the largest one i had also dead. One positive came out of it tho, i now tho a little more bout how the young are produced, hanging out her rear was a bunch of unfertilised eggs and one dead young. Allothers look find and one of the origanal specimens i obtained was shedding.

 

[m.punja]

thats horrible news. do you have any pics of these guys?

 

[hornet]

nah, was devistated after that so will take pics in a few days

 

[Bianca_B]

velvet worms are really things!:shock: I thought there was only such thing as silk worms.... Shame about them dying:cry::cry:

 

[Tsubakai]

velvet worms are really things!:shock: I thought there was only such thing as silk worms.... Shame about them dying:cry::cry:

Umm they don't actually make velvet though unlike silk worms - its more that they look like velvet. Very cool little critters with little known about their captive husbandry.

Bad luck hornet.