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Re: [Killietalk] Hybrids





I have, over the years, and on a regular basis, hatched out eggs of N.
rachovii KNP and N. orthonotus KNP that have been in storage for more than 3
years. My record for these two populations is just over 5 years incubation
for the former and 4 years and 5 months for the latter. That was for batches
that I hatched about a year and a half ago. And, in both cases, there were
still clear, undeveloped eggs in the peat in question. If this can happen in
captivity I have no doubt that it also does in nature.

Is the moisture level kept at the point when you bag the peat(from reading about this it seems to be a hands on feel for the right amount left in)? Do you have to store them at a cooler temps ect.? What makes the best long term storage in general? Did you get a descent hatch rate(I would expect 50% would be good on a 5 year wait)? Thanks again.


J Cox




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