Finding cuttlefish eggs in the US

[antonio77]

Dear all,

I have been trying to find Bandesis eggs in the US. I saw this petshop online and mentioned in the forum Paradise Pets: Cuttlefish Eggs I called and they do not have them, and they are not responsive at all.

Any idea of who could be selling Bandensis eggs now?

Thank you!

 

[tonmo]

Hi @antonio77 - been a while since I've seen any eggs available; I'll see if I can get a pulse on that.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

These are the only two places I remember offhand that carry them (I know Blue Zoo has a good reputation, and I know the other one is legit - I'm just not sure if they sell to the public):

Cuttlefish Egg - Sepia spp./Sepia bandensis

Cephalopod Breeding Center | Marine Biological Laboratory

Mission Statement: The MBL Cephalopod Program’s overarching goal is to stimulate the next generation of cephalopod science by creating the first genetically tra

www.mbl.edu

 

[tonmo]

Ya, last I checked, MBL is only supplying to labs. I may work on this at some point to establish a trusted channel, but it will take some work!

 

[pkilian]

I believe this to be the case for MBL. They likely don't have the bandwidth to sell to hobbyists unfortunately I'm not sure of anyone else selling bandensis eggs right now but if that changes I will post an update.

You may have more luck sourcing a wild-caught adult but that may be equally difficult. Let us know if you manage to source any!

 

[antonio77]

Hi all,

Just wanted to give an update. Paradise Pets finally sourced them and shipped them to me. water was pretty cold when they arrived, but the seller told me it should be no problem. He said they should hatch within 2 weeks.

I will keep you updated

thank you!

 

[tonmo]

nice, thanks for the update, looking forward to the project!

 

[freeflaw]

and?

Hi all,

Just wanted to give an update. Paradise Pets finally sourced them and shipped them to me. water was pretty cold when they arrived, but the seller told me it should be no problem. He said they should hatch within 2 weeks.

I will keep you updated

thank you!

 

[Terry]

Dear all,

I have been trying to find Bandesis eggs in the US. I saw this petshop online and mentioned in the forum Paradise Pets: Cuttlefish Eggs I called and they do not have them, and they are not responsive at all.

Any idea of who could be selling Bandensis eggs now?

Thank you!

Paradise Pet Shop has Sepia Bandensis eggs in stock at the moment.

 

[antonio77]

Thanks for letting us know @Terry

@freeflaw, they hatched almost all the eggs. Sadly, the baby cuttlefish died one by one each day. I think feeding them with live adult brine shrimp is not enough because I did not have enough amphipods.