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This video has English subtitles, don't forget to activate them!    / @reptilia-magazin     / reptilia.magazin   And here's some additional information about silverfish and pseudoscorpions: Silverfish (Thermobia domestica) are closely related to the much more familiar silverfish (Lepisma saccharina). Silverfish nymphs hatch from the eggs after 10–14 days and undergo direct development, meaning they don't go through a pupal stage. In extreme cases, they can reach sexual maturity after 70 days, but it usually takes longer, about three to six months. Since the development cycle is quite long, here's another tip: If you want truly effective breeding, it's best to start with a really large batch or, even better, set up several breeding boxes to ensure you always have enough. Silverfish hatch into nymphs after 10–14 days and undergo direct development, meaning they don't go through a pupal stage. In extreme cases, they can reach sexual maturity after 70 days, but usually it takes longer, about three to six months. Since the development cycle is quite long, here's another tip: If you want to breed them effectively, it's best to start with a really large batch or, even better, set up several breeding boxes right away, so you always have enough to keep them alive. The book scorpion (Chelifer cancroides), found worldwide, belongs to the pseudoscorpions, meaning it is an arachnid, but only distantly related to true scorpions. Its body length is significantly less than half a centimeter, reaching a maximum of 4.5 mm. These animals prefer dry environments. In nature, they can be found in beehives—beekeepers sometimes use them to control the Varroa mite—haylofts, barns, old bird nests, chicken coops, and even in our homes. As their name suggests, these very flat creatures can sometimes be found between the slightly open pages of old books, where they hunt booklice and dust mites. They are also useful as predators of bed bugs. Unlike true scorpions, they do not possess a "tail" (metasoma) with a stinger, but their pincer-like appendages contain venom glands, the secretions of which they inject into their prey – a unique characteristic among all arachnids. Naturally, they are completely harmless to humans – neither their pincers nor their chelicerae (mouthparts) can penetrate our skin. However, modern methods have made it possible to analyze the venom in detail: its components make it very interesting for applications that could benefit humans. For overwintering, molting, egg-laying, and initial brood care, the animals retreat to a hemispherical nest, which they construct using silk from their chelicerae. Fine sand, sprinkled into the breeding box, is incorporated into the nest; otherwise, the animals use whatever they find, such as molted skins. Their brood care is particularly noteworthy: the female carries her eggs and, initially, the hatched nymphs under her abdomen. These are fed a nutrient solution from the specially modified ovaries and oviducts of the mother's body – essentially "pseudoscorpion milk." After three nymphal stages and about a year, the animals reach sexual maturity. They can live for 3–4 years. It's very interesting that pseudoscorpions sometimes cling to flying insects or bats and allow them to spread their spores, a behavior called phoresy. As mentioned in the video, pseudoscorpions are small predators. Therefore, anyone wanting to breed silverfish as efficiently as possible should avoid them. However, those who have fallen in love with these fascinating pseudoscorpions and want to observe them should provide them with one of the silverfish breeding boxes. Of course, you can also keep them separately, but then you'll need to feed them regularly, for example, with small fruit flies, springtails, and similar tiny invertebrates. They don't need a drinking water source – normal humidity and the water content of their prey are sufficient. So where can you get pseudoscorpions? For example, if you lay out boards with fine grooves in an old hayloft, you can attract them, as they like to retreat into narrow crevices. Then you simply need to "sweep" the creatures out of the cracks with a soft brush. You can also sometimes find them when cleaning out bird nesting boxes after the breeding season, or in winter under the bark of fallen pine trees in their nests. A few specialized breeders also offer pseudoscorpions – just keep an eye out for them online. ... #firebrat #Thermobia #firebrat #feederanimal #terrarium #feederanimal #feeder #breeding #insect #reptile #amphibians #gecko #lizard #mantis #mantodea #spider #jumpingspider #jumpingspider #reptilia #reptiles #animal #feeding #pseudoscorpion #pseudoscorpion #bookscorpion