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Was it a different female than the mated one that died?

Update... :P Well, Larry, our L6 was such a prudent boy! He went to school post molting and allowed my child to handle him no problem. She had really practised handling him and was very excited about the event. I am so proud - she did a complete Q and A session with her grade 1 class with...

Hi OGIGA! I actually have an L6 now, a male (Larry). Hooray!!! My household is in awe :) AND my children's school. My question to you is, when you say conservative, can you give me an example so I am not worrying when he possibly won't eat? He molted yesterday and he drank a tonne of water...

Were there any other behaviours before the nips? Were they fed before hand? Did you have anything on your fingers? The reason I ask is because my younger child would like to bring our L5 when he molts to L6 in to class on her own. She likes to have him walk up her arm [i have been training...

Thanks. I got so use to jumping up in size with my nymphs, that when I went back to the beginning again, what a shock! With the warm weather I have lots of aphids for them to munch. I would find it hard to raise nymphs through an Alberta winter. I would have to get use to the idea of raising...

:?: Strangely enough, I have two of the tiniest mantids (Chinese) that I have ever seen (I am new since March). They are about 5mm in length. They crawl at lightening speed - maybe I am just shocked at their size since I have 3 healthy L5s. What is the smallest nymph known to survive...

Hi there from Alberta - I have been camping for a few days in gorgeous weather here - FINALLY - AND IT DIDN'T SNOW!!!! We were at Red Deer Lake - Just before our camp, Red Deer, Edson, Ponoka etc. all got snow!!! I certainly had my gumboots and rain trench coat ready...I saw Atlantic Canada has...

I know I haven't seen his show. A bit off topic, there was this Animal Planet show on insects, The Biggest and the Baddest - it had a really neat bug guy on there who put a stink bug in his mouth and had this huge bird spider cross his hands - I am trying to remember the name of the fellow. I...

My husband says he likes Survivorman as well - I haven't come across it yet. I do agree with the safety things you said. I think the plan is to show people what to do as last resourts. It does help me to get rid of some of my fears. I have always been afraid of ice crevices ever since I went...

I am very thankful for universal health coverage in Canada, that is for sure! Wow, I would find it strange to be a nurse in the USA with all the billing stuff...I will certainly remind my family about the gloves. I have been in search of the best garden glove ever as we have lots of prickle...

:D I am just wondering if there are any Bear fans out there? My family and I rather enjoy the show - I think it is of great value and gives me a bit more confidence for camping with my family (we are tenters...). I also enjoy the strange places - He was in the Moab Dessert "last night" which...

I am really glad you shared. Poor you!!! If it were me I would have fainted and fainted and fainted. There is something about finger and toe injuries that makes it extra fainting material for me. I am also glad the initial pain is over for you. You must have lost a lot of blood! Did you...

I don't know what it is about creatures cleaning their privates. :oops: I am thinking about all of the animal shotz of eating afterbirth etc. and if I think of my weiner dog, he's always cleaning the grossest of areas (then he wants to give everyone a kiss). We all get grossed out and run...

I am wondering with all of your 2020 alterations if you could design a bug to eat dandelions... :lol:

With the Chinese mantids, I have found that the less I have handled them (tank 1) the more "wild" they are. The ones that I have handled continuously (tank 2) continue to be extremely tame (now at L4). It is also much easier for the handled ones to accept my food. The wild ones tend to be...

I am raising the Chinese and I find that I have learned a lot about good/bad techniques/feeding/housing etc. - all of that fun beginner stuff from them (with a small investment). I feel for my family (two school kids) that this is the right species. It is like training wheels for us in the...

Okay, I have to tell you about my sister finding the standing headless mantis nymph...at first she didn't notice it didn't have a head. :shock: I wonder if he had it under his arm like the headless horseman...She has also seen a mantis with two heads (one eating one, of course...). I think my...

I have been using a daylight bulb as well - so far so good.

Is it possible to access papers etc. on line? I remember some of the old ways on how to do things, but it has been many years since I graduated and I'm sure the old ways are archaic. It would be brain refreshing to see some of your work. I have a brother-in-law that works out of Queens doing...

:lol: Yes, I watch my redheaded hero on Monday nights - my husband always makes fun of Horatio. Actually, my kids make fun of Horatio too. :? I bet my mantids would like Horatio! But then again, this would suggest emotions...