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  1. hysteresis

    So, with Mantis Keepers temporarily disabled, who.else is back in here jonesing? 🤣

  2. hysteresis

    Mmmmmm!

    Some Dutch treats from a mantis brother!

    Any of this look familiar to you, @Little Mantis? 😍

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  3. hysteresis
    Nooooooo. Not for beginners. Beginners always overspray.
  4. hysteresis
    Easy to hand feed. Easy keeping too, bc they dont want too much humidity. On the flip side though, beginners tend to overmist and that hurts them more than most.
  5. hysteresis

    Someone buy Joey's orchid. What a sweet deal!

    @yankeeman1421

  6. hysteresis

    A TX brother lost a box 😬

    https://www.wdrb.com/news/egg-masses-larvae-found-in-shipment-of-xbox-controllers-in/article_0d82ea56-5db8-11ea-9e05-db4284de4715.html

     

    1. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Oh no! Those are valuable ooths too. 

      - MantisGirl13 

    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      yeee

  7. hysteresis

    All the best in 2020!

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  8. hysteresis

    🎅

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  9. hysteresis

    Mantis keeping is exhausting. 😵

    1. Jaywo

      Jaywo

      lol, with your numbers... definitely.

    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      I run out of steam once in a while. Yep.

  10. hysteresis

    I see one tiny black spiny baby. Shouldnt they all drop pretty much at once? 

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    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Haaaa im so confused now. I dont think our thoughts are synced up. The two ooths you sent are bleph and gongy. The bleph is still cooking. 

      My spiny has produced two oothecae and the first ooth is the one that dropped only one nymph. 

      That was yesterday. Is that all I can expect, or do spinys hatch across days. 

      And yeh, your gongy ooths are "the bomb". Lots of babies. TY. 

    3. Jaywo

      Jaywo

      Ah yes, we were on different pages. I think the spinys can drop in a few days.

    4. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      @Jaywo cool thanks. I took the lone 'scout' to its own cup for feeding. Maybe we'll have a few more drop. I'll look to the second, and any subsequent ooths for more babies though. I just wouldve expected way more on the first day. None yesterday. :)

       

  11. hysteresis

    Maybe I'm embarrassed to ask. Yet here I am. How long do male adult ghosts live? How long to incubate ghost ooths? 

    1. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Male  ghosts live 1-2 months. Ooths incubate for a month.

      - MantisGirl13 

  12. hysteresis

    Whatever happened to @Graceface?

    😲

    1. Jaywo

      Jaywo

      Who is that?

    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Forum user in the Pacific NW breeding ghosts and orchids. 

      She was very nice not just to me, but all newcomers. 

      She hasnt posted in a while. Miss her in here. 

    3. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      I was wondering that too!

      - MantisGirl13 

  13. hysteresis

    I must confess: I have killed some mosquitos tonight.

  14. hysteresis

    The plant has seen better days. But Caleb is having a great one, enjoying a candy between swims. Beautiful day. 🍁 

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    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Im mating paradoxa tonight. 

    3. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Time to turn off the pool heater. 

      92°F water. 

      No wonder the kids didn't want to get out. 😏

    4. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      That's hot water! Good luck with the paradoxa! I just got my first fertile ooth from the ghosts tonight! 

      - MantisGirl13

  15. hysteresis

    Today is idolomantis day. 😁

    Ill update after work. 😊👍

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    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      The popas are the ones im worried about. The idolos and blephs are well fed, and dont need much water. I may be okay then?

      Not the way I wanted to spend this weekend. 😔

    3. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      They should be ok. 

      - MantisGirl13

    4. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Im the double posting king. LoL. 

      Thanks @MantisGirl13.

      As I walked in the house Friday evening, Caleb was scanning my person for a shipping box. Poor kid. 

  16. hysteresis

    Wow. rainbowmealworms.net.

    Ordered 1250 BBF spikes. Three of five zippies weren't sealed right. Im down 451 spikes. This is the second time zippies werent sealed. 

    Not impressed when I have to pay FedEx shipping on top of the price for the spikes. 

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    2. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Gosh! I'd contact the company and demand replacement!

      - MantisGirl13

    3. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      I will today. That's an outrageous loss. I mean, they ship spikes in zippies, then place those into stapled-shut insulated envelopes with gel packs, then place those in a box. 

      Where'd the spikes go? They never made it to the insulated packs in the first place. Can't even blame handling. 

    4. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      @MantisGirl13 they credited me 500 spikes. It doesnt cover the extra shipping cost (Incredible. Each additional zippy of 250 spikes adds approx $6USD) but I'll take it. 

  17. hysteresis

    My R. stalii:  2F 4M

    😎👍

  18. hysteresis

    Since my son has dubbed me Mantis King, my royal health must be preserved. 

    Until I appoint a Master of Dubias, this is how I must protect myself. 

    I removed my crown so as to keep you all at ease. 

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    1. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Lol

      - MantisGirl13

    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Kid said I look like a doctor. 🙄

      More like a flu patient. 

    3. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Kid has some imagination! 

      - MantisGirl13

  19. hysteresis

    Have to share. This was cute. The special note was from Caleb (7yo). 🤣

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    2. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Lol :) any more luck?

      - MantisGirl13

    3. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      I believe yes. He just disconnected. It was a bit more than 30 minutes, and maybe as much as 45. They had one disconnection, then went again. Maybe ten fifteen minutes. I didnt time it well because im so nervous. Ill edit this to post photos later. Theyre by my laptop. LoL 

      He's still on her back with his wiener still hooked around. Maybe they'll go again. Shes not agitated, and well fed tonight. 

    4. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Cool! Well it sounds like a success to me!

      - MantisGirl13

  20. hysteresis

    #wethenorth

    2019 NBA Champions

    Toronto Raptors

    👊😎

  21. hysteresis

    My fly eclosure rates are higher than they have ever been. I'm enjoying this. 2 or 3 duds out of 45. 

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    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Noooope. LoL. 

    3. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Lol

      - MantisGirl13

    4. Granny's Mantis Mayhem

      Granny's Mantis Mayhem

      lol

  22. hysteresis

    Feeling cute. Might make a hydei culture later, idk. 

    🤣👍

    1. Granny's Mantis Mayhem

      Granny's Mantis Mayhem

      lol

       

    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      Now that I've made a few, I'm mad.

      I've been paying $15CAD for hydei cultures. 😡

      I'm currently using Repashy, but I'm sure I can make my own media too. 

  23. hysteresis

    The Molt RepoLt,  Apr 1 thru May 19.  🙄

    5/16/2019 1:03:54 PP04 MOLT  
    5/15/2019 19:00:00 RS01 MOLT  
    5/13/2019 8:56:57 PW05 MOLT ADULT
    5/9/2019 8:33:39 TP02 MISMOLT ADULT
    5/7/2019 19:34:55 PP05 MOLT i7
    5/6/2019 18:26:26 HC04 MOLT ADULT
    5/6/2019 18:26:01 PW06 MOLT ADULT
    5/6/2019 2:44:12 BM04 MISMOLT ADULT
    5/5/2019 15:04:24 HC05 MOLT i7
    5/3/2019 18:00:00 PW04 MOLT i7
    4/30/2019 22:32:10 PP02 MOLT i7
    4/30/2019 19:52:00 DT01 MOLT ADULT
    4/30/2019 9:09:46 PW01 MOLT ADULT
    4/29/2019 18:44:05 PP01 MOLT i7
    4/28/2019 9:44:56 HC03 MOLT i5
    4/28/2019 9:44:15 HC06 MOLT ADULT
    4/27/2019 15:27:28 PW02 MOLT ADULT
    4/25/2019 18:54:57 PW03 MOLT i7
    4/24/2019 9:10:35 PP03 MOLT i5
    4/24/2019 9:10:06 TP01 MOLT i9
    4/23/2019 20:00:07 GG02 MOLT ADULT
    4/23/2019 8:38:48 HC05 MOLT i6
    4/22/2019 3:21:43 PG02 MOLT ADULT
    4/20/2019 15:54:45 PP06 MOLT i6
    4/19/2019 1:34:04 HC04 MOLT i5
    4/18/2019 3:21:43 PG03 MOLT ADULT
    4/18/2019 1:55:41 BM03 MISMOLT Maybe viable
    4/6/2019 2:51:49 PW06 MOLT i6
    4/5/2019 4:41:54 TP01 MOLT i8
    4/4/2019 18:54:37 HC01 MOLT ADULT
    4/4/2019 8:22:10 TP02 MOLT i7
    4/2/2019 8:25:42 BM01 MISMOLT ADULT
    1. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      That's a lot of molts! 

      - MantisGirl13

    2. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      I keep an always growing bowl of exuvia. 🤣

    3. hysteresis

      hysteresis

      At home with Caleb today. Pink eye.

      Probably from rubbing his eyes with nasty little boy dirty hands. Dirt, slugs, and whatever other unspeakables. 

      🙄

  24. hysteresis

    Lost one of the stalli nymphs, along with one bleph nymph from the other day, so I still have my six and six.

    Less fortunately, my panther female mismolted to adult.

    What can ye do? 😖

    1. Granny's Mantis Mayhem

      Granny's Mantis Mayhem

      This hobby can be so hard :( I know the losses suck but BIG Congrats on your successful Orchid Breeding ❤️

    2. MantisGirl13

      MantisGirl13

      Oh no! Sorry for your losses. Is the panther salvageable?

      - MantisGirl13

    3. Foxhill

      Foxhill

      It can be a tough game were involved with. Losses happen all the time in the wild though. R.I.P, Peace out to the dead homeys.

  25. hysteresis
    I haven't started yet. If I get one of my two male orchids to connect, I have reached my goal 100 percent. The mega is tricky with one male. He looks bigger than her, so there's something. 👍 Best of luck tomorrow. 😊
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