Uno and his little egg mates are now cosily ensconced in a pink wool blanket, extra heat pad up against the back wall, and the microscope "lab lamp" radiating heat up into the enclosure. Good to note that the heat mat was not anywhere near feeling like it was going to melt the plastic adhesive backing. And I've hooked the blanket up a bit so the lamp will not set it on fire!
These extra measures have dragged the temperature over the 20 degree mark again, a critical minimum.
The humidity has been fine all along (bordering on 100% - that's rain isn't??) The fog was building in the enclosure today as the temperature climbed.
Even though we couldn't actually see Uno clearly today, due to foggy conditions, we were happy that the temperature was getting into the acceptable range again. Hope the little guys will resond positively to this round of climate change and continue to hatch!
Phew!
PS A couple of the other schools, who are part of this pilot project, have announced the arrival of their first hatchlings in the last day or two. A lot are worried about the cold, and the Zoo said this is no good! Hopefully we're getting on top of this problem at Bellarine now.
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I hope you're enjoying the journey of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect at Christian College Geelong.