Recent content by thalassarche

My first ooth from my first pairing has hatched, so that means I'll have ghosts available. This ooth is from parents from different sources if that matters at all to you. $3 each or $5 for 4, shipping depends on your location but US only. I'll ship now or wait until they're L2, your preference.

All laid within the past few weeks, the bloodlines are mixed if that makes a difference to you. These are the products of my first breeding attempts, so I don't want to charge for the ooths in case they're duds. Just cover shipping ($5 priority/materials) and I'll send you an ooth or two. I have...

Such a lovely lady Ponder is.

And we have an ooth! Greta the deepest-green ghost has laid her first ooth, a couple days after an evening with her male suitor. I've paired him with two other ghost girls as well and he connected with them too. I had five ladies, including one whose wings dried puffy, but her sister apparently...

At least you know you can always acquire more. Maybe even Orion's offspring. Maybe. Seriously though, I have enjoyed reading your posts about your bugs. Thank you for sharing.

Yum yum! There's a bumblebee that keeps trying to come into my apartment from the balcony, if he doesn't pay attention to my warnings he may end up as food for my adult membranacea. (Also lovin' the background Archer!)

Congrats on raising your mantis to adulthood! Sometimes wing problems happen, and usually they don't cause any issues except in cases where it makes it harder for the male to mount for mating (if the female has "off" wings). So usually for an adult male it's not going to be an issue. Generally...

Yeah, there's some concern about feeding pet store crickets to mantises, not just because of mantises ending up dead, but also because crickets can injure a mantis if left in an enclosure with one--especially molting ones. Keep in mind also that many male adults won't be as interested in eating...

Greetings! And welcome to the forum!

I have five lovely ghost ladies in their wings who would appreciate a gentleman suitor or two!

Oh wow! That's very eye-catching. I'm impressed!

Dusting isn't regarded as necessary for mantids the way it is for herps. I love seeing ooths hatch! Good luck with the little ones! They probably won't be hungry for another day.

^ me too! They look fantastic already.

One of my majuscula nymphs got a rear leg stuck in the exuvia while molting, and ended up with a bent/curved leg like so: It molted safely on the next molt and now has absolutely no problems at all. Hopefully the same will be true for yours. It might end up needing to have the awkward leg...

Safely received an exceedingly well-packaged ooth today. Very pleased.