Recent content by The Wolven

My heart has exploded. I am officially dead. Your baby is so cuteeeee!!! REEEE

My first ever mantis was an Otomantis scutigera. Granted, I got send a whole other horde of mantises from the friend, but I consider that girl to be the first. I miss boxer mantises in the hobby.

Ha, that's understandable. I myself find AI both interesting and creepy. It's a useful tool for revising essays, finding inspiration, etc. but it does overstep for a lot of us. It's not going to go away though.

Honestly, I found the story of him after getting caught far more interesting than his actual crimes. I've seen a couple different things where Dahmer claims feeling remorse (to the point of becoming a Christian), but then other people claiming the opposite. That nothing truly changed him in...

Trueee, but I've found even 1 inch mantises can eaten dubias if you use the right size.

Why not try checking around your local pet stores to see if they sell dubia roaches? Those are some of the best prey items you can find nutrition wise.

I've only owned one Brunnera borealis adult so I'm not super experienced. She did fine at room temp in a 5x8 mesh and being misted daily. I also misted a paper towel (frequently changed to prevent mold) as well to help keep humidity. From what I've heard, these guys do like to be kept a little...

There are cheaper alternatives to Josh's Frogs. You can get giant blue bottle flies from Rainbow Mealworms and houseflies from spiderpharm. The blue bottle flies come as maggots and can be kept in the fridge for 4-6 weeks! You just got set portions of them aside to hatch out. I get my flies for...

?? I learned about this method months ago. We call it the cone of shame in MantisMeet lol. As for the harping, I checked out your raptor immobilization suggestion. I just don't want anyone trying to shoot down the cone when it a perfectly safe method just because it counts as interfering with...

Yeah it’s just a cone of shame. I’ve got one made for the H. majuscula I’ll be breeding. I can’t imagine why someone would harp on this method, but I think it’s obvious it doesn’t hurt the mantis.

Oh, lol yeah, we call that the cone of shame. They do get a little distressed, but eventually settle down after a few minutes. I've heard of mantises breeding successfully with it.

Welcome. Orchids and Moss mantises are not beginner mantises and should not be purchased until you have more experience. Creobroters are always a good place to start. They're on the smaller size and eat like mini trash compactors. Ghosts have the conditions for beginners but are notoriously...

It sucks yeah, especially when they're male and can't fly. At the same time though, it's a unique if not goofy feature on him now. My own H. majuscula girl had funky wings and I learned to love them. Maybe you will too.

I know the quote and yes, it's something I admire about mantises. It doesn't change my previous words though. We are humans, not aliens. Let people grieve their pets mate. Our mantises are more than just the perfect predator to us. They have temperaments/personalities, unique quirks, etc...

Just because our mantises cannot love us doesn’t mean we aren’t attached to them. Your words don’t bring any solace.