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hahha, then you got me...hook, line & sinker

:shock: dead ones...

Yup, figured that as well :lol: but thanks for the conformation...I am still very new to this. I wish I could have gotten pics of the underside of her abdomen...the pinks and reds are gorgeous (and btw, how DO you folks get nice pics nad get them to sit still for a photo shoot?) Lee

Well, who would have know how stressful and exciting a simple nymph molt would be... :lol: I have been watching the ghost nymphs non-stop...mainly because they appeared to have gone off feed and weren't eating much so I was getting nervous I was doing something wrong with their husbandry. I...

She is eating like a cow and really filling out now...she was pretty lean and skinny when we found her. She appears to be getting darker brown/grey as time goes by was well...interesting. Lee

OK, I dug out my dremel and a cutoff wheel…not what I expected, they plastic melted and balled up along the cutting surface. Can you snap a pic of which cut off wheel attachment you are using, maybe I used something different?? Btw, I did manage to finish one up and I LOVE how professional...

Asa, don't frown! This is supposed to be fun and enjoyable...maybe you should send me a few of your "overstock" to aleviate your feeding hassles, LOL 8) Lee

greetings Yen, no appologies needed...they are all doing fine and I'm sure my questions are all a bit over-reactive but I obviously don’t want to have any casualties. I also appreciate the extra Unicorn…thank you. I can only imagine what feeding time must be like for folks like yourself who...

thanks for the encouragement, I did feel rather "fumbly" yesterday. :lol: I will give the holesaw a shot too, I've got some other "housing" options and I want to play around, I'm rather picky with how the houses look and like a nice "display" type setting without having a huge fish tank or...

the key to the freezer is for only a SHORT while... I learned that too yesterday with some wild caught house flies I was trying to slow down. I forgot about them for about 4 minutes and when I remembered they had already kicked the bucket...so back outside to catch more food! :? With...

Well, I suppose part of my issue was that I really hadn’t realized how fast those FF crawl around. My main screw up was that I was transferring some new nymphs to new containers and I decided to drop in the FF first and then add the nymphs (big mistake, the FF’s scramble around much quicker...

Thanks!

Thanks Rick, I am still so new to this and those Ghost nymphs are so tiny that it is difficult for me to know if they are getting enough to eat. I certainly don’t want to starve them. It sounds like I am doing ok though and pretty much following the same routine as you have suggested. I...

Thanks Rick...I used an exacto knife as well, guess its the way to do it.

OK, I've "scoured," well I’ve at least searched most of the site for info on this topic. All the care sheets give real good info on food size for certain nymph stages but I have yet to find any info on feeding quantity and frequency for the nymphs. I currently have some L4 Texas Unicorns, some...

Rick, I do like the way her flip lid idea sounds for dealing with regular flies (is there any risk in feeding regular “house” or the flies I net off my trash receptacle? My mantis does not seem to really relish these seems reluctant to eat them over other options like lace wings, etc.)…right...

hibiscusmile, thank you SO much for taking all that time writing up your methods and descriptions (and pics are a winner, I live for photo examples and you really delivered.) I love the salad dressing snap tops and I will definately give that method a try... Thanks again!!! Lee

Ok, thanks for the help and time... ~Lee

Rick, OK, I've seen that picture and idea...here is my other question in better detail (hopefully.) How do you get the cap/sponge off (and back on) those FF cultures and stuffed into your funnel without setting some FF free and how do you get the FF’s to go down the funnel into the mantis...

I’d like to thank Yen Saw for selling me some very healthy and wonderful Ghost and Texas Unicorn nymphs, they arrived in prefect shape and the packaging was splendid. Yen, the transaction was great and you were a pleasure to work with…especially since you had to deal with educating this newly...