Velvet worms breeding

[hornet]

Well its happened, my velvet worms have reproduced. Counted two young and there will probably be more. Very rare occurance in captivity so i'm stoked.

 

[bredli84]

good stuff!!!
we want pics!

 

[hornet]

they are like 5-6mm long so my camera wont get pics of them but will try anyway.

 

[bredli84]

are they just like miniature velvet worms or do they go through a metamorphosis?

 

[hornet]

just minature velvet worms, grey at the moment.

 

[Chris1]

are they food or pets?

 

[PhilK]

They're pets. Congrats Hornet, I'd love to keep these guys one day....
Do they shed?

 

[Kratos]

Got any pics of the adults? what are they like to keep?

 

[darkangel]

what colour are the adults?? did u find them locally?

 

[darkangel]

congrats by the way!!! lol

 

[mickousley]

well done i would love to see some pics as i know nothing of them

 

[Viridae]

Checked wikipedia - those things are cool. What do you feed them?

 

[angua21]

AWESOME news Hornet!!
I am really pleased they are breeding for you! I hope Bryonys' are doing as well as yours
well done!
they eat termites, small spiders, beetles and what ever other insect type things they come across when they are hungry. the ones that Hornet has are from canberra region, and are a deep turquoise colour. different regions have slightly different species/colours of velvet worms.

 

[PhilK]

Hornet's away guys, but as far as I know.. they eat crickets/roaches/grasshoppers/mealies. They get to a dark navyish colour. They're hard to keep cause they need a dark and moist area happening, and they hunt by shooting sticky mucus on their prey, so their enclosures get dirty quickly.

EDIT: beaten to it!

 

[hornet]

hey guys, nets down but on a public comp atm. Counted 5 last night and all seem to be doing very well. I feed prekilled roaches but crickets can be fed live as they dont burrow and will be easly found by the worms.

 

[Moreliaman]

Pics hornet...please.....I keep popin back.....we wanna see

 

[Clairebear]

haha i thought this thread was 'velvet WOMAS' and got so excited! but good work anyway!

 

[hornet]

well have now counted 7 healthy looking young. Will try and snap pics and post when nets back up. Will also consider parting with a few once they start to grow.

 

[Luke1]

congrats, but...what are these velvet worms you speak of....LOL...any pics????

 

[Jen]

wiki pic