Recent content by PookaDotted

Yes, its too late in the breeding season for chinese mantids now I believe. You would have to wait for spring / early summer to get that amount.

I think it would depend on what the scientific experiment entailed. A lot of us care deeply about our mantids so if it was an experiment that could potentially cause harm, I don't think you will find any willing breeders on here though I can't speak for the masses.

It's called a horse hair worm, you can avoid parasites by avoiding feeding wild caught insects.

I Bought chinese nymphs from him, he sent extras including the ones I bought and all arrived alive and happy. Two molted in transport as well and were absolutely fine. Communication was great, packaging was great, and price was affordable for sure. Very very happy with my purchase and will...

Hydrogen peroxide is used as a last resort for anything because it kills good tissue as well as bad tissue. I wouldn't suggest using it, hopefully when it molts it'll get rid of it.

YAY! Glad the lovely mantis has changed your mind about bugs :) They're kind of amazing haha, Welcome!

Welcome from Canada!

Nice! she's really pretty!

You will want to add more egg carton and I feel like the food and water dishes are too small. As a base for food, you wont want to use lettuce because it doesn't have a lot of nutrition in it. Definitely a yes with the high quality dog food, but for a fresh veggies you should use carrots, or...

I haven't been able to find any source stating whether they are toxic or not but I did find this testimonial on bugguide.net "there are female (seed pods) Box-Elder trees (Acer negundo) nearby. The best control is to remove the trees. The only predation I've seen was by Polistes dominulus, the...

I recently brought it up in a group job interview when asked "Say someting about you that not a lot of people know, something unique." I got quite a few looks

Tap the container so that they all fall to the bottom and pout them into a container that has a lid. then chill them in the fridge so theyre in a bit of a hibernation mode then distribute them that way.

They look like a hierudela species.

Put her in the bathtub with the drain covered.

I use sheer curtain fabric. You can also find sheer fabric mesh at the fabric store which you pay for by the yard.