Search results

Any tips for mating Ghost Mantids? I have one male and two females. The male moulted about a month ago, and the first female about a week later. When I try to put them together, she is VERY aggressive towards him. She will drop whatever she is eating and eye him with...im sure.....ill...

I have an orchid female that laid an ooth about 35 days ago. I expected her to lay another before now. What is the timeline on that? I also have an adult female budwing. She moulted into an adult on July 7th. She mated about 3 weeks ago, but she has not laid her first ooth yet. She is VERY...

I have qute a few L3 Giant Asians. I had one that mismoulted and lost an entire front "raptor claw". I assumed it would not live...and I did not want to hand feed it....so I put in in with another "healthy" one. Well, guess which mantis got cannabilized!!!! YUP......the "healthy"one! My...

Wal Mart, Home Depot, Lowes, etc...sell rolls of vinyl mosquito netting for about 6 bucks. It is more than you will ever need. Wal Mart is back with the tools Home Depot/Lowes is back with doors and windows.

I found him at the top of the cage this morning. They stayed hooked up for about 7 hours. He will now live out the end of his days well-fed, living on a plant in my kitchen window. The female was never aggressive towards him at all. I put him on the end of my finger and held him behind her...

I put them together tonite and they "hooked-up" in less than 5 minutes. ]

Ill post a pic of the wheel when I get home tonite. Here a couple of tips: Make sure the mesh goes down to the bottom inch or so of the container. The first one I did, I did not take the mesh down low enough and the air stagnated at the bottom increasing the mold growth. By providing air...

My female ghost chowing on a mealworm dipped in honey and bee-pollen. YUMMY!!!! My Male/Female Pair.

I have a Dremel tool that I use. With a cutting wheel, it is really simple.

I have a Dremel tool that I use. With a cutting wheel, it is really simple.

I have Orchids, Ghosts, Budwings, and Asian Giants. 3 adult female Orchids (two are about to lay!) ....and an ooth. 4 Ghosts....1 adult male, 1 adult female, 2 sub-adult females 7 Budwings...1 adult male, 1 adult female, 2 sub-males, 3 L4???? 9 Asian Giants.....L3/L4????????

The sub-adult female shed today while I was at work. I was pleasantly suprised to see such a beautiful mantid waiting for me when I got home today. I did not expect her to keep the pink coloration. Does anyone know if she will keep this...or will it fade with time? Anyway, here are some pics...

This is the female ghost that shed yesterday afternoon. She struck at a moth in the cage next to her, so I gave her one to. She had it in less than 5 seconds. The other pic is an L3 Asian Giant. It always amazes me that they can eat things bigger than they are.

One of my adult female Orchids. She laid her first ooth about two weeks ago. I got her from Yen as a baby last March. This is one of my three female ghosts. She is the first to make it to adulthood. She shed yesterday morning. I have a male that shed to adult two weeks ago. Im hoping to...

THe 1 gallon aquariums I buy at wal mart. They are about 10 bucks each, but come with a light at the top. I cut out two sides and the back and replace with mesh. I also add mesh to the top so the mantids can hang better. I use spagnum moss as a substrate. The smaller containers I buy at...

I bought some Asian Giant nymphs from JT. They were packed great and arrived just fine. I just got them and Im watching them eat some moths as we speak. He even sent some extras. Thanks a bunch!

Im in Oklahoma City Oklahama and I have at least 20 or 30 around my porchlight on any given night. My asians seem to love them, my ghosts seem to like them, my budwings devour them, but my orchids wont touch them. My orchids have been on a steady diet of wild-caught moths and butterflies and...

I have 4 L5 asians. They all ate the June bugs with no problem.

Are June Bugs (beetles!) acceptable fare for Mantises?

I ended up putting her in the freezer tonite. The "blackness" had spread into the petal on the leg and further up the leg. She appeared very weak and lethargic so I put her out of her misery :cry: As I said before, the affected area was very dry. It was like it had burned or something. On...