Recent content by Chief Tom

Love that post ghozt!!!

Thanks all, i do have a female after all. Ironically it's the smallest mantid out of the group and has half of a back leg from a bad molt.

I think mine are all guys, because they all have more than 6 segments. I was hoping since one was quite a bit bigger than the others that it would be female. It just turns out that it's a really big male.

What was the mystery mantis?

What's the easiest way for me to know how to see if they are female or male? 2 out of 3 have gone through their final molt. I should be able to tell what sex they are by now right? One out of the three has always been larger and ahead of them by over a week in molts. I assumed that it was a...

hmmm....

Love the Chinese Mantid!

Just ride it out, it could turn out to be o.k.

Yep, that's what I said too- 4 to 4 1/2 inches.

cool

Wish I could get an all green chineses mantis. All I have ever seen are the tan/brown ones (still cool, just want a bright green one.) An albino came out of my last ooth, but it died.

Maybe name it Zorak from the show "Space Ghost".

Hey mantis junky, I'm doing the same thing right now. Caught a wild Chinese Mantis last year and got it's ooth. I got the 2nd generation going now. I grew them and turned them all loose but 3 that I have kept. I hope to keep it going. Is inbreeding bad in the insect world? :huh:

I agree.

Gotta get this, thanks!