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'''MONDAY''' | |||
'''*'''Take out egg bowls and put eggs in a tray lined with paper, adding water and a pellet. Remove paper from Friday's tray, add some water and a pellet, these can be split if there is space. | |||
'''*'''Make a new large cage, with glucose, and collect adults from all trays. | |||
'''*'''Collect pupae from all trays for whoever needs them. If nobody needs any pupae, then put them in the cage with the adults, or in a new cage. | |||
'''*'''Pool or split remaining larvae, depending on density, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''Wash up all trays and put them away. | |||
'''TUESDAY''' | |||
'''*'''Take out glucose from cages that will be fed as early in the day as possible. | |||
'''*'''Make sure whoever is getting mice, gets one for each cage to be fed. BLOODFEED! | |||
'''*'''Change the glucose in the cages if necessary | |||
'''*'''Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage. | |||
'''*'''Pool or split the remaining larvae, depending on the density, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''Remove paper from the new larvae trays, and split them in to 4-6 trays and add pellets. | |||
'''WEDNESDAY''' | |||
'''*'''Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage. | |||
'''*'''Pool or split the remaining larvae, depending on the density, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split again, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''If there is space, split the new larvae further. | |||
'''THURSDAY''' | |||
'''*'''Take out glucose from cages that will be fed as early in the day as possible. | |||
'''*'''Make sure whoever is getting mice, gets one for each cage to be fed. BLOODFEED! | |||
'''*'''Put egg bowls in the cages that were fed on Tuesday. | |||
'''*'''Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage. | |||
'''*'''Pool or split remaining larvae, depending on density, and add pellets. | |||
'''*'''Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split, and add pellets. | |||
'''FRIDAY''' | |||
'''*'''Take out egg bowls and put eggs in a tray lined with paper, adding water and a pellet. Add fresh eggs bowls to both the Tuesday-fed and Thursday-fed cages. | |||
'''*'''Change the glucose in the cages if necessary | |||
'''*'''Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage. | |||
'''*'''Pool or split remaining larvae, depending on density, and add pellets, enough for the weekend. | |||
'''*'''Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split again if there is enough space, and add pellets, enough for the weekend. | |||
Latest revision as of 05:58, 29 July 2008
Working with Ann:
MONDAY
*Take out egg bowls and put eggs in a tray lined with paper, adding water and a pellet. Remove paper from Friday's tray, add some water and a pellet, these can be split if there is space.
*Make a new large cage, with glucose, and collect adults from all trays.
*Collect pupae from all trays for whoever needs them. If nobody needs any pupae, then put them in the cage with the adults, or in a new cage.
*Pool or split remaining larvae, depending on density, and add pellets.
*Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split, and add pellets.
*Wash up all trays and put them away.
TUESDAY
*Take out glucose from cages that will be fed as early in the day as possible.
*Make sure whoever is getting mice, gets one for each cage to be fed. BLOODFEED!
*Change the glucose in the cages if necessary
*Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage.
*Pool or split the remaining larvae, depending on the density, and add pellets.
*Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split, and add pellets.
*Remove paper from the new larvae trays, and split them in to 4-6 trays and add pellets.
WEDNESDAY
*Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage.
*Pool or split the remaining larvae, depending on the density, and add pellets.
*Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split again, and add pellets.
*If there is space, split the new larvae further.
THURSDAY
*Take out glucose from cages that will be fed as early in the day as possible.
*Make sure whoever is getting mice, gets one for each cage to be fed. BLOODFEED!
*Put egg bowls in the cages that were fed on Tuesday.
*Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage.
*Pool or split remaining larvae, depending on density, and add pellets.
*Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split, and add pellets.
FRIDAY
*Take out egg bowls and put eggs in a tray lined with paper, adding water and a pellet. Add fresh eggs bowls to both the Tuesday-fed and Thursday-fed cages.
*Change the glucose in the cages if necessary
*Collect pupae from all trays, again for whoever needs them. If not needed then put them in a cage.
*Pool or split remaining larvae, depending on density, and add pellets, enough for the weekend.
*Check the younger larvae, they may need to be split again if there is enough space, and add pellets, enough for the weekend.
