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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9120 on: October 03, 2010, 05:47:22 AM »
Collected millipedes.

Most intriguing! What do you do with them?  :nerd!:

They are a delicacy in Scotland and are deep fried  :zoinks:


ooh, lots and lots of tiny drumsticks.

I thought I might try making a business out of breeding and selling invertebrates as pets.  I'm going to raise various species of triops as well as other freshwater branchiopods like fairy shrimp, clam shrimp and daphnia, I've got a breeding colony of wild-type Neocaridina heteropoda (a freshwater dwarf shrimp), and I thought that woodlice and millipedes would make good pets too.  Both of them breed prolifically, are are very undemanding pets and can be safely kept together in colonies, and I find them interesting and quite attractive.

The woodlice and millipedes tend to hide a lot, so I've been looking at ways to construct habitats for them that would make them easier to observe.  I have an idea for constructing an ant-farm-type habitat out of sheets of clear acrylic that slot into a wooden frame, but with more space between the panes than in a typical ant farm to give larger invertebrates space to move around.  I don't have a router for cutting the slots that I'll need, and I've been looking at various models this morning and wondering what I should buy.

I am fascinated by this! I've heard of people keeping pet scorpions with the stingers removed, but pet insects are a new concept for me!  :orly:

http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/millipedes-for-sale.html
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9121 on: October 03, 2010, 06:37:31 AM »
Collected millipedes.

Most intriguing! What do you do with them?  :nerd!:

They are a delicacy in Scotland and are deep fried  :zoinks:


ooh, lots and lots of tiny drumsticks.

I thought I might try making a business out of breeding and selling invertebrates as pets.  I'm going to raise various species of triops as well as other freshwater branchiopods like fairy shrimp, clam shrimp and daphnia, I've got a breeding colony of wild-type Neocaridina heteropoda (a freshwater dwarf shrimp), and I thought that woodlice and millipedes would make good pets too.  Both of them breed prolifically, are are very undemanding pets and can be safely kept together in colonies, and I find them interesting and quite attractive.

The woodlice and millipedes tend to hide a lot, so I've been looking at ways to construct habitats for them that would make them easier to observe.  I have an idea for constructing an ant-farm-type habitat out of sheets of clear acrylic that slot into a wooden frame, but with more space between the panes than in a typical ant farm to give larger invertebrates space to move around.  I don't have a router for cutting the slots that I'll need, and I've been looking at various models this morning and wondering what I should buy.

I am fascinated by this! I've heard of people keeping pet scorpions with the stingers removed, but pet insects are a new concept for me!  :orly:

http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/millipedes-for-sale.html

That's an interesting site; I kind of want some Barbados neon millipedes now, but they're expensive and probably require a heated tank. 

I'm hoping to find a niche that isn't already filled by existing suppliers, and I think a good place to start would be with not-so-exotic species that will do fine without things like heat lamps and UV bulbs that would put off more casual buyers.  I know that when I've bought invertibrates, the ability of a species to survive the typical conditions in my house without any special life-support measures has been an important selling point for me, and the ability to survive being neglected for a week or two at a time is also a big plus.

The European species of triops, T.cancriformis (the one featured in my triops videos on Youtube), does fine at room temperature and I've kept them in my pond during the summer, plus they're quite tolerant of dirty water and don't need much care, but other species of triops need higher temperatures, and can be killed by a cold summer night if kept outside in Scotland, or if kept on a windowsill or an unheated room during winter or spring, which is why I've mostly bred the European ones before now.  The woodlice and millipedes that I've gathered from under rocks and around the compost heap in my garden are likewise suited to the local climate, and would make good pets for kids or for people who don't want to spend a lot of money on equipment or go to a lot of bother to look after them.

I could promote my business by posting videos of my invertebrates and habitats on Youtube and directing people to my site through them, and I'd also like to try selective breeding.  I've bought a germicidal fluorescent tube that emits UV-C, and I'm going to experiment with irradiating organisms with it to see if I can produce any interesting mutations that could be propagated and stabilised to form mutant strains like albino millipedes or hyperactive woodlice that would give me something unique to sell.
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9122 on: October 03, 2010, 12:35:21 PM »
woke up early, had a behaviour online :laugh: went back to bed. woke up feeling alot better, not only do i adore sleep i cant live without it!

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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9123 on: October 03, 2010, 04:03:01 PM »
Washed the cars. Picked up my daughter from the amusement park--she worked there today. Walked around in a rabbit suit, actually.
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9124 on: October 03, 2010, 04:21:31 PM »
Got up early went to breakfast at the dinner,to my fathers to he;p him with some stuff then began organizing the basement
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9125 on: October 03, 2010, 05:04:42 PM »
got all my chores done and relaxed after I carried my van to the shop for a new alternator

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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9126 on: October 03, 2010, 05:15:30 PM »
went out to lunch at a mexican restraunt had a few burritos, bought some extra ones for tomorrows lunch

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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9127 on: October 03, 2010, 06:02:27 PM »
woke up early, had a behaviour online :laugh: went back to bed. woke up feeling alot better, not only do i adore sleep i cant live without it!

Had a behavior? What does that entail?  :orly:
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9128 on: October 03, 2010, 06:41:44 PM »
Tken LOads of benxos
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9129 on: October 03, 2010, 06:46:59 PM »
got all my chores done and relaxed after I carried my van to the shop for a new alternator

Boy, you must be really strong to carry a van.  Can you move houses too?
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9130 on: October 03, 2010, 06:48:22 PM »
Took lots or crazy pills :headbang2:
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9131 on: October 04, 2010, 01:36:18 AM »
Drove back home from a weekend away.

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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9132 on: October 04, 2010, 07:41:01 AM »
Hang washing outside, get kid to school. Bring other kid to get tested. Went to taxes in the meantime, and ran some errands. Picked up youngest, had lunch with her on a bench at a canal, watching old buildings and ships while we did. Went home, and decided not to get youngest to school for the last hour. Chatted a bit, and am now posting.
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9133 on: October 04, 2010, 09:46:58 AM »
Did some cleaning while looking for documents. 
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Re: What have you done today?
« Reply #9134 on: October 04, 2010, 11:14:45 AM »
Shaved and washed the dog.
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14:10 - Moarskrillex42: She said something about knowing why I wanted to move to Glasgow when she came in. She plopped down on my bed and told me to go ahead and open it for her.

14:11 - Peter5930: So, she thought I was your lover and that I was sending you a box full of sex toys, and that you wanted to move to Glasgow to be with me?