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Old 4th July 2009, 15:53
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Hi guys,

Hope I have this in the right section but my male Orchid shed to adult today and my females are still, I think, sub-sub-adult but I just wanted your opinions. Photos below.



The males wing buds were very swollen prior to shedding to adult but the females are not which is why I think they are still sub-sub-adult.
What do you guys think?

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Yes she's pre-sub, you may get lucky and get her to adult in time if you speed feed her and increase the temp, but it may be worth finding a younger male if you want to attempt breeding them.
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kwl pics how big is your female
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