Recent content by bossdog004

Getting back into mantids and wondering if there is anyone in Tampa?!

Thanks for the quick reply, Rick.

I don't know the correct scientific name, but here in Florida it is love bug season. Are they safe for mantids to eat?

How long after they breed does the female lay the ooths?

It is for the thai flower mantids.

I live in FL and it is usually pretty warm. It has dipped down in the 40's and I want to make sure that my mantids stay warm. Can I use just a regular heating pad(for sore muscles) to keep them warm? I don't want to bake them, so what I am looking for is the common setting to put the pad on...

Thanks!

I just bought some crickets from a pet store and there are some crystal like substance in with them, about the size of a fingernail. What is this stuff? I'm guessing it is some kind of food.

I've seen this posted in the feeding areas and am wondering where to get them. It would make feeding fruit flys to mantids a lot easier than taking the whole to off. Thanks!!

What is wrong with bud wings? Are they hard to raise?

Saw this on a pretty funny video site. Enjoy. http://www.wimp.com/mantis/

Thanks exactly what I was looking for. How do you feed all those nymphs in the first photo? Or do you just let them feed on each other to thin themselves down?

How do you know which way to position the ooth when you are ready to incubate? This is the first time that I have hatched an ooth and I want to make sure that they get the best chance for survival. I have some chinese, european and s. limbata ooths. Pictures would really help. Thanks!

I have some Hydei fruit flies and there are a lot of maggots in there now. How long does it take for them to turn into flys? Any help would be great! :twisted:

This may have been addressed before, but I have gotten too many diff answers. I have some chinese and european ooths that I want to put out in Spring. I have them closed in a ziplock bag at this time. I have read two diff ways to store. Completly closed container or a container with...