Brahmaea Certhia cocoons

Lifey · 8. Mai 2017

Heya all!

I'm a bit confused at the moment. I have around 40 cocoons of Brahmaea Certhia but I don't know how to make the enviroment perfect for them. I've placed them in a plastic box with earth at the bottom and covered them with a paper towl. That way, when I spray them, they don't get in direct contact with the water. The box s ventilated. Is this a good way to keep them or should I adjust something. The temperature is around 20 degrees btw.

This is the first time I had such a great amount of cocoons that's why i want to make sure that they get the treatement they deserve

Thank you in advance!

Greetz Wietse

lepiworlds · 8. Mai 2017

I dont know exactly but i hold them on 27 degrees on day and at night 21 degrees.. i looked where they live and what temperature they have there.. hope thats right..

Regards Daniel

buchu15 · 8. Mai 2017

Hi

Do they have a possibility to climb up somewhere?

Best wishes
Fabrice Bucheli

maikaefervilla · 8. Mai 2017

Hello everybody,

please take into consideration that the pupae naturally lie in humid soil, which is quite cooler than the air temperature. So I wouldn't keep them too warm, even in summer. During the winter time I would recommend around 10 degrees.
Store them on peat with high humidity in a plastic box and cover it with a lid, but leave a gap of approximately 1 cm for a little ventilation. Spraying water on them wouldn't be necessary . Paper towel will mould and shouldn't be in there ...!
Kind regards, Andreas

Lifey · 9. Mai 2017

Hello all thank you for your replies! I have removed the paper towl immediately! I'll keep the temperature as it is now so they don't get overheated. They can easly crawl out of the box when they emerge. The box itself stands within my butterfly cage so they can crawl up without any problem.

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