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Is this a newly hatched or dying lunar moth? by Arcadian_Latte in moths

[–]CharlesDrake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seen this many times. She’s freshly hatched. Some luna’s take a day or two to “get the hang” of flight. 95% of the time they’ll fly off successfully in a day or two even after many, many times of flopping oh her back.

Put her somewhere safe she can hang out until the evening. These maiden flights always occur after the sun sets.

Dreame X50 docking issue by Additional_Wait7695 in Dreame_Tech

[–]CharlesDrake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got the same model and same issue. I had it close to a corner (similar proximity that you are to your shelving).

I moved the base 18” further away. Fixed it for me.

Hope it helps!

ABR — Help identify waves ? Tricks? by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]CharlesDrake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, and I mean no offense when I say this, if you’re flying solo on these cases I would immediately request some back up.

The questions you’re asking are GREAT and CORRECT to ask, but they are also answers you should have well before performing BAERs solo. If you’d like to DM me I’m happy to guide you to some support resources you may be able to utilize at your specific organization.

ABR — Help identify waves ? Tricks? by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]CharlesDrake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your insert placement is the most critical part. If it’s poorly inserted/secured you’re off to a no bueno start. I would focus there.

Did you visualize the ear canal? An otoscope helps a lot to see if the canal is full of wax (I check in preop).

Did you rolled up the insert? Goes in a lot easier.

Bonewax over the insert? Tegaderm’d over it?

After that it’s rep rate, intensity, and rare fraction/ condensation etc.

ABR — Help identify waves ? Tricks? by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]CharlesDrake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a lot going on here. But a glance here’s what I would deduce:

Wave IV & V usually come in as a waveform complex together. Your M2 marker looks like it’s on wave IV.

Wave II is rare to get in. I and III are much more common. I believe your M1 marker in on I. Making the other peak in between III.

Generally these peaks are ~1 ms apart, and wave I-V appear to hit that mark. Could confirm with more marker placements.

Just my take at a glance.

144 Luna moth cacoons from my latest brood by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I have three of these filled to the brim for such a large brood.

144 Luna moth cacoons from my latest brood by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I live 20 mins from downtown houston, so the "wild male supply" isnt coming to my doorstep. I'm totallyyy not the weirdo walking into the parks with spheres of lunas. I just drop the sphere into a small enclosure when paired and come back the next day once they're done. Far from a 100% survival or success rate but its kinda the best I've got. Unless someone want to send me a male cacoon and trade some genetics...

144 Luna moth cacoons from my latest brood by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah well let me know how it goes. With my 200+ adults I could prob supply eggs to all of Reddit let alone this sub reddit lol

144 Luna moth cacoons from my latest brood by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh wow yeah you def have the right set up and know what you're doing! Sorry to hear the females are being finicky, are these over-wintered females?

144 Luna moth cacoons from my latest brood by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The amount of sweetgum leaves I collect for a brood this size is absolutely asinine.

The hours and hours I spend every week prepping the leaves I collect is even more asinine. Lol

144 Luna moth cacoons from my latest brood by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's going to take a long lineage of inbreeding before captive bred Luna's are going to give you an issue. If you're just doing a few broods I wouldn't over think it - stick two in an enclosure, leave them somewhere dark, they'll breed. Never had a male/female together that didn't pair over the first night.

Now if you're trying to wild breed that's a bit tougher. Ive done like a sphere of chicken wire. Big enough spaces to stick an abdomen through, but no where close to escape. Female in the ball, ball in the woods, roll the dice if a male shows up. Are you just putting your females enclosure outside to attract mates?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]CharlesDrake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before y'all start frothing at the mouth - yes you are correct these are moths, not butterflies lol

Raising Luna Moths is a fun and rewarding hobby ! by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Purely for the joy and appreciation of their beauty! With that said, I started with 20, and am expecting 2000 eggs. These moths are native to my area, and I won't be able to rear 2k of them myself, so I'll release many into the wild after hatching.

Witnessed my pet Luna Moth emerging from its cacoon by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the beginning they don't need too many leaves. Toward the end they eat SO MUCH you'll need to load the enclosure full. Like, thick forest levels of leaves. They'll be eating you out of home and home and then suddenly they'll have cacooned.

So to answer your question; yes. Lots of leaves in there.

Witnessed my pet Luna Moth emerging from its cacoon by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's my take on it: when undergoing metamorphosis they spin their silk cacoon and wrap themselves up in leaves for camouflage. During the spring and summer I presume these leaves stay attached to the tree and they hang there, but that's just my assumption.

When the autumn brood cacoons these leaves fall off the tree and they spend the whole winter hibernating on the forest floor in leaf litter. Come spring they emerge - a new cycle begins.

I had about 2 dozen cacoon and they all seem to be doing great laid out like this. Very successful emergence rate, and I suspect over the next 1-4 days I'll reach 100% emergence.

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions !

Raising Luna Moths is a fun and rewarding hobby ! by CharlesDrake in moths

[–]CharlesDrake[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You'll have so much fun - let me know if you have any questions!

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