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i believe the guy is legit.i've talked to him on the phone before(He called me after emailing him the "required info.") I responded to an ad on petbugs for some Peruvian Giant Centipedes he had. the guy is expensive but it's because he gets stuff nobody else can seem to get.the centi's went for...

I need a male SOON. my female has laid 1 ooth and looks like she'll lay another fairly soonbut has never mated and i'd love to get some nymphs out of her before she dies.pm me with prices.thanks

Hi all, i'm looking for a handful of L3-L4 S.lineola,H.grandis and all native U.S. mantis species nymphsplease pm me with what you have available.thanks.

can you buy ice?, yeah it seems like a pain if you have to go through all that trouble. can the flies completely fly?if you're just trying to move the flies from their holding container to the mantid's container, a metod a friend of mine devised works really well.if the flies are in a deli cup...

try turning the temp down on the fridge???or stick em in a cooler with ice?

Hmmm, powdered pollen in their water. that sounds easy enough. i think i'm gonna try that one.

how do you dust the feeder insects with pollen? i've got "bee pollen " capsules that i bought from a health food store and the powder doesn't seem to want to stick to crickets or roaches. any suggestions? use it as gut load?or will the mantids just eat it on thier own with out it being on an insect?

I use 1 cup instant potatoes, 1 tbsp sugar and a pinch of yeast mix it with enough water to make it the consistency of baby food and add the flies, yeah, it does start to smell like old beer in a day or so,so my bug room smells like a trash can at a big concert in the summer, but the flies breed...

Have to agree, they are the best place i've ordered from yet and yeah, the flies seperate from the medium is a big plus!!! :D

:twisted: I saw a video once, animal planet or Discovery channel, of a mantid attacking and eating a small scorpion. not sure what mantis species or scorpion species but it was pretty amazing to see.

that is an idea none of us, or anyone keeping any exotic species of any kind should entertain. People who release non-native species are the main reason that so many exotics are illegal to own in Florida. that's also the reason Snakeheads are illegal to own now. :evil: which is a real bummer...

Hi folks i'm the new guy. well, new to the forum,and sorta new to mantids. I've got several S. lineola nymphs L3-L4 and noticed one who doesn't seem to know what kind of mantis it is. yesterday when i was feeding everybody , this little guy took one look at me and assumed the typical Popa...

I bought some S.lineola from Jesse not to long ago and talk about overcount!! all arrived in great condition packing and shipping were excellent and QUICK. thanks Jessee.!

i've bought 3 different species from yen on 2 different occasions and everything looked great, prices were good and packing and shipping were excellent.He has great communication and replies to emails very quickly.he's a great guy to do business with.

anyone ever heard of Louis Pierre?? he answered a want ad i had on petbugs for B.mendica, only saying he had flower mantises. when i replied, he only sent pics of mantids from other UK based sites(he's in the US) and said his "nymphs" were between 15 & 18cm.Gee, does this sound a little...