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Back in late September one of my best friends got arrested and has been in jail since then. In mid October his mom asked if I'd take some of his reptiles off her hands to make it easier for her. I took a few of his lizards and one of them, a marbled gecko, got loose when we were transferring it...

I really wish I got the Science Channel here! I'll be getting Direct TV when I move in a few days, so I'll have to make sure that the Science Channel is provided. I'll try to let as many people as I can know about the show. Best of luck, I hope the show does well! :)

I recently received some H. multispina oothecae and I house them each in their own 80oz insect cup. The problem is, I didn't consider just how many would hatch out and how I'd get food and water to them without it being a big hassle. I need foam stoppers and I don't have time to order them over...

I recently exchanged three M. religiosa oothecae with Paul for three H. multispina oothecae in return. I just got his package on time today, the ooths were in good shape, and the packaging was excellent. Paul also maintained good communication throughout the transaction and was very patient with...

Recently my best friend got arrested and right now it's unclear how long he will be incarcerated. The problem is, he left behind a variety of reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and plants and his mother, who has no experience raising anything but plants, has to care for them alone. I...

How many centimeters does the female reach in adulthood?

Anyone care to chat tonight? Meet in chat around 7:30 or 8:00 PM EST tonight (10/3) if you're up for it. :)

Whoops! For some reason I thought the chat was 8:00 PM tonight instead of 7:30. You guys only chatted for 30 minutes or did no one show up? I'll stay in the chat room if anyone else cares to join. Give me a min if I don't respond initially.

Nope, no one showed up. At least not while I was in the chat room. I only waited for about fifteen minutes but I wasn't expecting anyone to show, especially since no one replied to the text. I'll meet you, and whoever else cares to join us, in the chat room around 7:30 PM EST tomorrow. You do...

Great advice. You can observe them just as well indoors. And there are, as Rick has suggested, much better species to start out with than idolos and orchids. Just to name a few, giant Asian mantis (Hierodula membranacea), African mantis (Sphodromantis lineola), Budwing mantis (Parasphendale...

Welcome. :)

Welcome to the forum and good luck looking for more mantids in the wild, it's easier to find them than you'd think. Once you know where to look, you'll find them all the time. You can always buy some on the net if you can't find any in the wild. Take care and enjoy the forum!

Welcome to the forum! :)

Well, you could just make several traps, use different attractants in each of them, and place them all in different locations; this way you could catch a variety of insects in the amount you require. And you could always use traps and the poop-trap method in tandem. ;) And, yeah, for $40 that...

The amount of flies my traps catch is really variable and depends heavily on temperature and what attractant(s) I am using. On a warm day it can catch anywhere from ten to twenty flies within a few hours, but, like I said, it really varies. I also check the traps frequently and remove the flies...