Yesterday, Sticky's last baby died. I am not sure what it died of. I think it could have died of hunger. It went four days without food after hatching.
Other babies died of other causes. Some died while moulting. One died of diarrhoea, I think. I think my husband decided to give their house a hose-down. So their home was a little more wet than usual. Some got bitten by their elder siblings. We would find a leg here and a leg there. Some went on bravely for a while though missing a leg or two.
My husband gave two of the bigger specimens to a science teacher. One baby died. So the teacher asked my husband for a replacement. Before my husband could give him the newest addition, it died. Sob!
2:10 AM
♥ Monday, December 29, 2008
As at today (30 December 2008), Sticky has 5 offspring.
One was hatched yesterday, another on 28 Dec, and yet another one on 25 (Christmas!). There are 3 older ones that were hatched earlier (after 28 November, but I cannot remember when exactly).
By this morning, the one (nicknamed Still Stuck) that was hatched yesterday died. My hubby said its legs were all stuck in the egg. This is the second or third time that a young life had been lost this way.
Another was hatched with curly legs. So it was unable to perch upside-down properly, falling down many times. It failed to thrive despite food provided. In the end, it died after a few days.
After Curly Legs, there was one hatched with a bent back. Bendy Back survived for about three weeks. It had difficulty moulting and fell onto a leaf and died!
Earlier, one had two legs stuck to the egg, so it had only four legs. It died shortly after hatching.
Now, we have one with five legs. Its last leg was stuck to the egg during hatching. Let us see how it goes.
Meanwhile, Sticky is still at large, missing since 28 November 2008. Its two eldest offspring, Stickling and Sticklet died respectively on the toilet floor (after escaping) and in its enclosure, presumably from lack of water when we went for a 2-day holiday.
The survivors measure between 2 cm to 3 cm. They do not fight but may get stuck to each other when they crawl pass each other!
7:08 PM
♥ Sunday, July 27, 2008
Brother went for a Customer Service Programme
The next thing he has signed up for is a Point of Sale course in late August.
4:14 PM
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I have lost count of how many cabinets my father and brother bought for their new house. Let's see: - 4 Jul 08 bought Toyogo 5-tier cabinet at $65 - 17 Jun 08 bought (6th!) Toyogo cabinet - 16 Jun bought Toyogo cabinet (for Father's DVD collection)
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