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Made a new video focused on the big girl, Callie:

As I'm phasing out keeping mantids (for now; maybe return when more financial flexibility can be had), I have the following that I am currently looking to move out, along with rough asking prices: 3 Sphodromantis sp. unmated adult females (received from MantidKingdom) -$15 each Several adult...

Sadly, after over $2500 in vet bills, Midnight went in for surgery, had a cancerous colon tumor removed...and then 2 weeks later an internal suture ruptured and the damage could not be fixed. These are the last photos to be taken of her: Midnight by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Midnight by Hawken...

So, due to the cost of raising these guys, and my current limitations...I'm going to be phasing out keeping them for a while. Which means I have 4 adult Giant African females (one mated, and confirmed fertile today as a TON of nymphs came out of the ooth she laid), several Elmantis sp. bark...

Midnight update: as of today (the 31st of July), she's come back home from surgery. There was a tumor in the wall of the colon that had to be removed, so now there's 2 weeks of pain med and antibiotics injections...but she's alive and well so far. Hopefully full recovery will lead her to many...

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Still not sure what species they are exactly...but turns out I have one Lazarus: Sphodromantis sp. male by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr And 6 females in his harem! Only one has matured green (and she matured really early): Sphodromantis sp. female by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr And all the others...

Not quite snakes, and not pets, but you'll find those on the same channel too:

The corns got busy carrying on the legacy of my first snake (Midnight's the daughter of my first one), got some weird looks when I disturbed them... Dreamer and Midnight by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Ruby by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Gubler by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Gubler by Hawken...

Phyllocrania paradoxa by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Phyllocrania paradoxa by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr The Lazarus mantids are doing well Sphodromantis sp. by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Sphodromantis sp. by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Sphodromantis sp. by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr...

Black pine is nearly 4 feet long now Tsela by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Tsela by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Callie will forever reign supreme though; at least 10 feet at this point Callie by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Hungry little monster who likes fingers as much as mice Serafina by Hawken...

Latest mature female P. paradoxa by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr P. paradoxa by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Siblings make good hangposts, right? Phyllocrania sibling stand by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Phyllocrania sibling stand by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

The unnamed gecko who hates human interaction as much as Piberius...maybe more since he's actually willing to bite House gecko by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr And the 2nd biggest snake in the house, at least 5 feet and a couple pounds already but could still have a ways to go Rebel by Hawken...

Bunch'a nymphs...and I have a bunch of Elmantis hatching out and growing up this round too. P. paradoxa nymphs by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Hybridization is only possible amongst the most closely related species in certain genera, since insects are often structurally reproductively isolated as well as genetically. So the hybrids that are possible, are basically going to look a lot like both of the probably already very similar...