Recent content by phreeze

Out of interest what do you feed them at L1 and how big are they when adults. They are certainly an odd species.

Always best to check when using chemicals around pets though, i have used flash in the past to disinfect enclosures, but i was very very careful when rinsing them out and it had no negative effect on the ghosts living in it, but i do prefer to stick to hot water when i can.

I was just starting to wonder how many different angles i was going to be asked to take pics of, maybe number of toes would be the next request ;)

were the last two pics still not good enough?

Looks to me like i may just have to wait another shed then, i know both Katnapper and Rick seem to be very experienced, and i would have taken either of your answers as correct with out a question, again many thanks for taking the time to look and try and figure this out for me.

Shameless bump? well not really have just added to my original post a pic of the male creobroter gemmatus, hoping to try and get them to breed, but they are both a very cautious when i am in the room and i am having trouble getting her eating in a place that i can safely introduce him to her...

Thank you very much for taking the time to edit the photos and show what you are looking at to sex these little critters. It is very useful to know how you came to a conclusion and am sure will help me learn, diagrams in books are only so good, never seen a mantis pose like a diagram in a book...

will it die, i doubt you can get a 100% sure answer on that, but its a really bad idea to use anything that has been used for any think other than spraying water. To keep the humidity high keeping the substrate wet would be better than using a spray that may have toxic chemicals in. And not to...

Not sure i'm the best person to give an answer on this as i am relying on people helping me sex my orchids at the moment, but the exact answer varies from species to species, the segments on the abdomen is always a good thing to check, others like ghosts have a wider prothorax on females, and...

Ok i'll take that on board, really appreciating all the advice guys and girls Have tried again to get better shots from behind the first one, i struggled to get much clarity between the segments as they are so consistent and pure in colour. Have had so much great help already in this thread...

females take more molts to adult with this species right? and i have read in several places you can keep the enclosure warmer and feed more often to speed up development of the female, keeping the male cooler and feeding less often to slow his development down. The comment was meaning if i got...

Not something i have ever tried but has any one considered filling one 32oz cup (about 1 inch above where the hole is to be) with plaster of paris. then set in some wire or similarobject so you can pull the cup off. Once set draw on the shape you want to make your hole, now place inside a cup...

Thanks for all the responses, I will add some more pics tonight trying to get the underside to be shown clearly, I was really short on time last night. I'd rather be as sure as I can with them at this age as feeding and heating a male would be a small disaster. But equally to get them (if they...

then i'm afraid i will have to wait till tomorrow those were the best i could get between work and heading out today, wanted to get them in their new homes, misted and fed before i went out, didn't leave much time to wait for them to stand still :( Thanks for the answer btw becky, am hoping...

Is this any more use?