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- Nov 3, 2003
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hey all! my 2nd post here so please pretend to not mind the know-not factor that i reek of hehe. im an avid invert. enthusiast mainly dealing with terrestrial inverts like mantids and such. as long as i can remember i have held a deep (no pun intended) fascination for aquatic life that has only been building over the years. today i am a full fledged ceph. freak! i hope by the first quarter of 04' to try my hand at octopus husbandry for the very first time...i dont care to rush into it as i have learned a lot by keping exotic insects that half the battle to having healthy and happy animals is LEARNING/READING. living in hawaii i am spoiled by an amazing reef fish/invert population so importing is pretty much a non-issue. my biggest challenge is learning about the life spans and routine maintainance of captive cephs and i hear this is just the place to ask. can anyone hip me to the do's and donts of octo/cuttle rearing? i am still in the process of using the tonmo search function to the fullest, but thought i'd get a little head start by asking you pros in advance. do bimacs live longer than a year from egg to egg laying adult? most of my insects have VERY short spans so a year seems plenty to me although i'd imagine the complex nervous system of an octo may give them a family pet sort of appeal with its "personality". i wouldnt mind having a ceph for a few years...is this possible? (aside form owner error, could their life spans exceed a year in or out of captivity?).
well i'll wait for your response(s). thanks for listening.
aloha,
tavis
well i'll wait for your response(s). thanks for listening.
aloha,
tavis