Re: couple of questions

[Tim Ellis <timellis@flash.net>]

Bob,

Who makes this product? Do the de-cap hatchables have a better hatch rate? I was
not aware of this product.

Tim

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/12/99 11:04:17 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> timellis@flash.net writes:
>
> > >   The ones usually sold at LFSs are
> >  > still "live" and intended for hatching.  This doesn't mean you can't feed
> >  > them as is, but they are handled differently, and that makes them more
> >  > spendy.
> >  > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >  I hope you are not referring to hatchable cysts. Do not feed unhatched
> cysts
> >  unless they have been decapsulated.
>
> I am talking about decapsulated hatchable cysts.  If you dehydate the eggs
> immediately after decapsulation by placing them in a very, very strong saline
> solution, they can be dried and stored for about five months or so and then
> hatched.  As they are decapsulated, you can also use them straight as food,
> but they are quite expensive.  Like five times the cost of regular eggs.  The
> dead decapsulated eggs cost considerably less than even the cheap live eggs
> with the shells on them.
>
> Bob
>
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