jhemdal
Apr 4th, 2007, 12:51pm
All,
Does anyone know if mimic octopus, (Thaumoctopus mimicus) are known to be maternal egg brooders? Our female is carrying a few strings of eggs (~150 eggs) at the base of her arms. It does not seem that she is doing so for lack of a place to deposit them - more like she intends to carry them around with her. Neat trick - she fed today. I can't imagine how she managed to manipulate the food past the eggs without dropping one or the other.
Since we've had her alone since 12/06, these eggs are probably infertile.
Thanks,
Jay Hemdal
I'm going to double post over in the husbandry area as well.
Does anyone know if mimic octopus, (Thaumoctopus mimicus) are known to be maternal egg brooders? Our female is carrying a few strings of eggs (~150 eggs) at the base of her arms. It does not seem that she is doing so for lack of a place to deposit them - more like she intends to carry them around with her. Neat trick - she fed today. I can't imagine how she managed to manipulate the food past the eggs without dropping one or the other.
Since we've had her alone since 12/06, these eggs are probably infertile.
Thanks,
Jay Hemdal
I'm going to double post over in the husbandry area as well.