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I was going to disable and cut up a cricket but the squirmy little bugger just looked so sad and I pitied it. So I got some pinheads instead. It took around a day for two of the gongys to actually catch one for each

Okay they're eating the pinhead , except for two of the bigger nymphs who are very glum and tired looking.

So my 4 survivors haven't been eating the pinheads I got. They notice the crickets but just back away and cower instead of going forth and eating. They drank from the water droplets on a toothpick and Im hoping that will help them especially since they haven't eaten anything probably in a week...

What L would you say mine are? Medium crickets seem to be considerably to big for them so I assumed pinheads would be fine? ( And I know they're gongys I had a brain malfunction there for a sec :P )

How do you extract them without them flying everywhere? Also how long will it take for the fruit flies to form?

EDIT : Violins sorry I cant get a hold of fruit flies so I'm going to see if I can get some pinheads. IS that okay? Will they eat em if they're hungry enough? I don't know when they hatched I'm pretty ashamed of myself. I thought they were all dead in the egg so I got really busy and didn't...

I know it's a part of life and all but I feel like she should have had a few more months. Nothing I can do now though. thanks guys :mellow:

Rinse it off? Really? Do you think you could tell me the process of rinsing it I don't want to damage it further...

It seemed the ventilation and humidity didn't suite the gongy ooth. There are small green pores over portions of it and I have accepted this must be some sort of harmful fungus. I don't know how it happened but it did. Any chance I can salvage some of them? :( All that remains of my...

Hey guys . . . My first mantis died just recently. I forget when she was mated but I'm pretty sure it was in november. Anyways she previously tried to lay an ooth but it was in small increments and I got these deformed things. Then she got really fat and I thought this might be the real deal...

Sorry for the loss that's a beaut! :o

Very nice, the shields are so freaking cute!! Also the Violin looks considerably bigger then your shield. Take some more pics , non optical issusion ones :P And I hope my Violins molt okay :o

I agree with any previous posts suggesting Chris's efficiency professionalism and innovative packaging :P Not only did he give me a healthy supplement of answers to my noobish questions but also made sure my first international order went successfully and in style ! ( I received a kind...

Godfrey's an adult , and he's mated already. Do you want to arrange something?

Thanks everyone! Godfrey likes to fly around so much I figured it was only a matter of time before I bumped into the lad :lol: It seems my mentality was correct. Also Welcome Back Katnapper , I look forward to our confrontations on the site ( I'm a new mantis enthusiast )

thanks guys :P It was cool of him to show up, but one of his wings has a tear in it. Shouldn't be a problem though.

kidding it's not really a touching tale. But I'll tell you, it makes a great xmas booster for us mantid collectors! Twas the night before christmas , and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a ghost . . . :P Ricardo watched and gave the occasional prod during an...

full wings = Adult :D

you win several internets :lol:

How does calling work? Do they chirp? ( Lol I probably sound like a real noob right now )