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Awwww :wub: They seem like fun pets.

I found the website where I read about them: http://www.mantispets.com/mantids-for-sale.html

Welcome to the forum!

Rhombodera validas are easier to breed (I guess stallis tend to be sterile). Validas are a bit larger than rhombodera stalli. I also remember reading somewhere that they are less prone to black eye.

Goliath (like the character from the old Gargoyles cartoon).

Welcome!

Puh-lease, 34 is NOT old! I think I just thought you were much older because you are so knowledgeable. But then again, I am also surprised when people on the forum are super knowledgeable and write well and then I find they are only 13 years old or so. Lots of intelligent people here! :)

Thank you, Kotomi. I guess I am learning by trial and error with these crickets. I just moved to Monterey about a year ago. I lived in the desert my entire life. It is so strange being close to the ocean. If you come back to visit we should meet up and chat about bugs!

Great booth set up! I really wish I lived closer. Maybe next year... For some reason I imagined you being much older.

I heard they will do that! Somebody was telling me that they will also eat through mesh cages.

Thank you everyone for your responses and advice!! It sounds like their food was a predominant issue. I bought a new batch today, used dry oatmeal as substrate, added bits of egg carton, and put a dish of fresh shredded carrott/spinach and a dish of crumbled dry cat food. It has been a few...

I was wondering if you guys can help me figure out what I am doing wrong with my feeder crickets. They die within 10 days after purchase and I don’t know what I am doing wrong! I was purchasing 10-15 med/large crickets from Petsmart on Thursdays (they get their new shipments in every Thursday...

He looks like a stalli to me.

Welcome, Wes!

Great photo!

Wonderful photographs, Tammy!! :-)

Welcome!

Welcome to the forum!

But not too much, 'cause apparently there is such a thing as "over-brushing." Bah!

I wish you a speedy recovery from your oral surgery, Patrick.