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    Foxhill

    Favorite Quote ... "What does one do with thousands of Mantids"    .. Orin Mcmonigle

    • October 10
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       MantisGirl13

       I don't know, what does one do with thousands of mantids? I for one would love to find out!

       - MantisGirl13

       • October 10
14. 

    Foxhill

    Mantis 'Ear' clearly visible .. Mr Ching,    Tenodera sinensis

    

    • October 9

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       Foxhill

       between the front and back legs if you didnt know

       • October 9
15. 

    • Iwantapet123
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    • hysteresis

    how much for the ghosts to be shipped i the gta?

    • October 4
16. 

    Foxhill

    Busy with my Specimen Jar Production,   takes a while doesnt it!     Good Fun Though

    

    • September 30
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       Foxhill

       P.S Tenodera sinensis, Mr Ching, molt to adult 

        

       • September 30
    2. 

       MantisGirl13

       Congrats on the molt!

       - MantisGirl13

       • September 30
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17. 

    mantiscorpionant

    Goated on the sticks.

    • September 28
18. 

    MantisGirl13

    Ugh. I'm having really bad luck right now. Right before my male unicorn molts to adult, he dies suddenly. I have an adult female waiting for him too! 

    Then, right before I have an adult male ghost, all of my females die. My budwing ooth seems to be infertile, and my young nymphs are dropping quickly. I have no clue what's going on here, but it's not good at all. 

    - MantisGirl13

    • September 25

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       Foxhill

       Oh Dear!

        

       • September 30
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    Foxhill

    

    • September 23
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    Foxhill

    Im really sorry about that last post looking back I sounded like a real arrogant so and so. sorry Mantis Girl, sorry H, if you will have me back that would be great as i need your advice on something and a few pointers. Ive produced a fertile Malay Blue Hierodula ooth which is quite a step forward for me. 

    • September 23

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       MantisGirl13

       Good job with the fertile ooths! That's great! What do you need pointers on?

       - MantisGirl13

       • September 24
    3. 

       Foxhill

        Ive hot glued it to a mesh lid container going to keep it warm and moist but not overly wet. If I get the hatch Ill leave it for some hours then open the lid into a mesh insect cage.. using a paintbrush cup every one separately, damp kitchen roll in each cup with an open lid and fine mesh cover, each cup will have fruit flies added.  Is there anything Im missing and/or any other advice, Is this the way you do it or is there a better method?     Thanks ever so much,  Im excited but feel a little daunted about the whole operation. Cheers

       • September 24
    4. 

       MantisGirl13

       That sounds perfect! 

       - MantisGirl13

       • September 24
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    hysteresis

    Mantis keeping is exhausting. 😵

    • September 19
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       Jaywo

       lol, with your numbers... definitely.

       • September 19
    2. 

       hysteresis

       I run out of steam once in a while. Yep.

       • September 19
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26. 

    Foxhill

    Hierodula Malay Blue

    

    

    • August 22
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    • Jaywo
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    • DeShawn

    Hi Deshawn,

     

    It's Jenny. I have adult female Thistle, Budwing (one leg is missing but good shape otherwise), Spiny, Mega (but her raptors are messed up from a brawl). I have males too of different soecies. I have to check to see who is available that isn't breeding.

     

    • August 12

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       Jaywo

       Ok, I'll send them over. on Monday. Experiencing a heat wave this week.

       • August 14
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       Jaywo

       92055902416755000032889286

       • August 19
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       Jaywo

       Did you get them?

       • August 25
29. 

    hysteresis

    I see one tiny black spiny baby. Shouldnt they all drop pretty much at once? 

    • July 31

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       hysteresis

       Haaaa im so confused now. I dont think our thoughts are synced up. The two ooths you sent are bleph and gongy. The bleph is still cooking. 

       My spiny has produced two oothecae and the first ooth is the one that dropped only one nymph. 

       That was yesterday. Is that all I can expect, or do spinys hatch across days. 

       And yeh, your gongy ooths are "the bomb". Lots of babies. TY. 

       • August 1
    3. 

       Jaywo

       Ah yes, we were on different pages. I think the spinys can drop in a few days.

       • August 2
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       hysteresis

       @Jaywo cool thanks. I took the lone 'scout' to its own cup for feeding. Maybe we'll have a few more drop. I'll look to the second, and any subsequent ooths for more babies though. I just wouldve expected way more on the first day. None yesterday.

        

       • August 2
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31. 

    hysteresis

    Maybe I'm embarrassed to ask. Yet here I am. How long do male adult ghosts live? How long to incubate ghost ooths? 

    • July 23

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       MantisGirl13

       Male  ghosts live 1-2 months. Ooths incubate for a month.

       - MantisGirl13 

       • July 24
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    hysteresis

    Whatever happened to @Graceface?

    😲

    • July 23

    1. 

       Jaywo

       Who is that?

       • July 23
    2. 

       hysteresis

       Forum user in the Pacific NW breeding ghosts and orchids. 

       She was very nice not just to me, but all newcomers. 

       She hasnt posted in a while. Miss her in here. 

       • July 23
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       MantisGirl13

       I was wondering that too!

       - MantisGirl13 

       • July 23
33. 

    • MantisGalore
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    • hierodula

    Whats your email?

    • July 22
34. 

    My 1st mantis from last year

    thewookiemaster added images to a gallery album in Members' Gallery

    Found this adult Chinese mantis in my backyard on Sept 24th and kept him until he passed around December 4th. What an awesome little buddy!

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    • July 19
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    My mantises

    PlayingMantis added images to a gallery album in Members' Gallery

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    • July 18
36. 

    • Viking
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    • PlayingMantis

    interested in pair can't send message.

    • July 16
37. 

    RebelleSinner

    Finally!!!!!!!

    

    • July 13
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       MantisGirl13

       So cuuuuuutttteeeee!!!!!!!!!

       - MantisGirl13 

       • July 13
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       hysteresis

       Baby orchids ARE cute!

       ☺️👍

       • July 13
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    3. 

       RebelleSinner

       We’re having a blast with this species! 

       • July 21
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38. 

    • Utopia93
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    • PlayingMantis

    Hiya, Do you still have the violin babies for sale? are they still L3? Looking for 2

    • July 11

    1. 

       PlayingMantis

       Hey I'm so sorry, I just saw your message now. I'm going to clean up my inbox!

       • September 11
39. 

    hysteresis

    I must confess: I have killed some mosquitos tonight.

    • July 4
40. 

    • bobericc
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    • PlayingMantis

    Hi. You can't recieve messages can I buy the rhombodera from you?

    Thanks

    • June 30
41. 

    hysteresis

    The plant has seen better days. But Caleb is having a great one, enjoying a candy between swims. Beautiful day. 🍁 

    

    • June 29
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       hysteresis

       Im mating paradoxa tonight. 

       • June 30
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       hysteresis

       Time to turn off the pool heater. 

       92°F water. 

       No wonder the kids didn't want to get out. 😏

       • June 30
    4. 

       MantisGirl13

       That's hot water! Good luck with the paradoxa! I just got my first fertile ooth from the ghosts tonight! 

       - MantisGirl13

       • June 30
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    hysteresis

    Today is idolomantis day. 😁

    Ill update after work. 😊👍

    • June 28
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       hysteresis

       The popas are the ones im worried about. The idolos and blephs are well fed, and dont need much water. I may be okay then?

       Not the way I wanted to spend this weekend. 😔

       • June 29
    3. 

       MantisGirl13

       They should be ok. 

       - MantisGirl13

       • June 29
    4. 

       hysteresis

       Im the double posting king. LoL. 

       Thanks @MantisGirl13.

       As I walked in the house Friday evening, Caleb was scanning my person for a shipping box. Poor kid. 

       • June 29
43. 

    MantisGirl13

    I was planning to mate my green female ghost this afternoon, but I got back from grocery shopping and she had laid me a nice big infertile ooth.

    So I decided to see if my male would be interested in my big dark female. Sure enough, after three hours of fooling around on her back, Pumpkin the male decided to make the connection!!!!!

    This is the first ghost mating of the season for me, but not the last! I have three other females waiting for their turn.

    - MantisGirl13

    • June 27
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       MantisGirl13

       Thanks! It's kind of bittersweet because the female decided she was hungry and took it out on the male. I'm pretty sure it was successful, but now I have to wait for my other subadult males to mature before I can mate my other girls. And anyone who's kept ghosts knows how painfully slow the males mature!

       - MantisGirl13

       • June 28
    3. 

       hysteresis

       Lucky. I have just one each illudens and paradoxa females.

       By old identification standards, I was informed illudens and paradoxa are synonyms. Whatevz. Ill keep them separate. 

       Whole whack of males tho. Two subs that just dont wanna molt too. 🙄

       • June 28
    4. 

       MantisGirl13

       I don't believe that illudens and paradoxa are synonyms because the female's crown looks so different. 

       - MantisGirl13

       • June 28

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