Recent content by allenator

Some breeders have logs as well. I have seen a few that have dates from hatch to the time the female produced its first ooth. That might give you an estimate as well.

I would advise staying away from UPS. I worked in the receiving department at a tobacco and candy wholesaler for three years and saw banged up packages on a weekly almost daily basis. We got a case of Certs mints one time that had been taped up. When I opened it one corner of the case had been...

Looks like I may have jumped the gun a little bit. One of my females molted into an adult last night,so here in a week or longer I will give the mating a try.

Yep that was me.

It has a painted look about it. I'm no expert but this looks like a model that has been painted,not a photo of an actual living thing.

I haven't had any Orchid Mantids so I can't say either way about those. I'm not a big fan of the more timid species like Violin's and Ghost mantids. As far as looks and aggressive behavior I am gonna have to go with P. Wahlbergii (#9's Spiny Flower Mantid) hands down as my favorite species.

I have three adult males and no mature females at the moment. If anyone here in the US has one for sale let me know

120,000 seems a little far fetched to me.

Received a dozen alive and healthy mantids yesterday,including and extra PW and free shield mantis. Well packed and next next shipping. My second transaction with yen_saw and hope to have many more.

I just ordered some Zilla Beaked Moss Reptile Bedding from petco. Maybe zapping it in the microwave will kill off any critters living in the moss.

Sick.

Man I got this new camera but I am struggling with the photo sizes.I can't seem to get a medium size pic its either to large or to small.

Now if I can just find a male.

I had a B. Mendica ooth hatch outa total of 39 on 11-21-05.Out of which 30 are still alive.Ok I expected as much so no worries there.Ok I have been keeping a record of there molts and numbering the containers A-1 through A-4 to keep track of them.A for the first wave of molts B for the second...