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    What species of Rhombodera is this?

    Thanks, thought it was but wanted to be 100% sure before trying to find one, didn't want to end up with a male of another species.
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    What species of Rhombodera is this?

    One of my female Rhombodera sp moulted to adult today, I only have female's so need to find one or more males, but these were sold to me as just Rhombodera sp so I want to be sure exactly what species of Rhombodera it is, hope someone can help me!
  3. Adult Female Rhombodera

    Adult Female Rhombodera

  4. Adult Female Rhombodera

    Adult Female Rhombodera

  5. Sub-adult male Creobroter Gemmatus

    Sub-adult male Creobroter Gemmatus

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    Creobroter gemmatus

    Well I kinda took MJ's advice before I saw yours, I gave her loads of flies last night then introduced them both to a large net cage, he has now mounted and has connected :D , so it has all worked out well, I'll leave them together today with plenty of food, hopefully when he's done the job...
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    Chinese mantis abdomen hanging

    Here's a pic of one of my chinese with "bent butt syndrome", not the best quality
  8. Chinese with "Bent Butt Syndrome"

    Chinese with "Bent Butt Syndrome"

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    Creobroter gemmatus

    My C. gemmatus today laid her first ooth after only 16 days as adult! I wasn't going to mate them till the weekend, but should I now give it a go as she has already started laying, I thought it would be at least a month before she would start producing unfertilised ootheca's. My male shed to...
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    Sheild Mantid chewed back legs

    It is bad, I doubt it will be able to grip when it moults, doesn't seem to be too impaired at the moment, still moving around and feeding well, but I know the chances are not too good.
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    Sheild Mantid chewed back legs

    Here is a pic of my sub-adult Rhombodera sp, parts of both its back legs were chewed off by a locust during its moult to sub-adult, this has never happened to me before, what do think it's chances of reaching adulthood are?
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    Beware of the Locust!!

    I came home from work today to find to my joy that my male Rhombodera had shed to sub-adult, but then noticed to my horrer that both the back legs tips of the back legs were missing with fluid coming out of each of them. It was at this moment that I noticed that a small locust was still about in...
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    Hello, first post!

    Hello, My names Andrew from Bournemouth in the U.K. I kept my first mantid 15 yrs ago and have started keeping them again for the last couple of months as I now have a fish/bug house to keep them in! Been a member if this site for a while now but never felt the need to post untill today, just...
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