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    Catching the bug (pardon the pun)

    Ok,this may be of little surprise to the users on this forum,but I have to say it anyway.Only had the little H.Grandis a week,and I'm hooked. Im not going to jump in the deep end after dipping my toe in,but the temptation to get another species or two is already high. If anybody here would...
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    Clinia humeralis

    Beautiful looking species,I want some! :D
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    Feeding phasmids to mantids

    Well,the little fella has decided anyway for now phasmids nymphs are a threat rather than food,he rears back and "punches" them if they come too close,and if they persist in invading his space he jumps back a few inches. I'll try them again on his next moult,but in the meanwhile he seems quite...
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    I'm OTG

    Welcome OTG.What cichlids are you keeping at the moment?I lost a full grown female Synpilum not long ago so have given up the hobby for now,though i may go back later in the year and try and locate a Tilapia Buttikoferi (nasty fish,great pet).
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    Feeding phasmids to mantids

    I was just wondering if young phasmids would make suitable food for mantids,since I am constantly overrun with hatchlings and cannot always find homes for them and figured this may be an option (of course I would not feed the mantis on them exclusively!).It almost seems a waste destroying them...
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    New member

    Hi there, Im new to the board of course,and to mantid keeping.Ive done plenty of homework on care,and I figured it wouldnt hurt to join a good board to get others perspectives. I also keep phasmids (mainly Heteropteryginae and Phyllium),so a predatory insect is a new step.I decided to try a...
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