Uno settled "upstairs"

Uno is consistently enjoying the probably warmer, more humid climes "upstairs" at the top of the foliage in his enclosure. This is where the Zoo said the juveniles tend to hang out. It does make for trickier sighting of the little beastie, though. This morning I took the whole plant out, finally to find him cleverly mimicing a leaf by suspending himself under a leaf, lying parallel to the midrib vein. Can you see him today?

And horror of horrors, I found quite an established web in the far top back corner of the enclosure! We were warned that spiders will attack and kill these sensitive creatures! In fact, another school blogger said that that very thing had happened to them.

I was surprised how saddened I was moved to feel when other schools were reporting deaths this last week.
On a happier note, one school has had its fourth hatchling arrive. We really must get the incubator going for our eggs. I am even contemplating putting the whole "show" into a classroom where there is more natural light. The UV will aid the plant, as well as the eggs. This will be the move next week.

Some schools have still not had any hatchings yet. The Zoo reminds us to be patient and wait for up to another two months!

Here's one of our devoted students and I proudly pointing out little Uno who was perched on the door of the enclosure, a few days ago. Believe it or not, his body is about three centimetres long now.