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@Arcticfaux Great looking nymph, and has some pointed eyes too. :D I'm curious to see what it will look like as an adult as there is little on the species online - and I only found one photo of an adult at the infamous wiki site.

@izbiggs Very nice looking nymph, and seems to love the camera. :D I'm curious you mean medioconstricta right (double shield mantis)? I have to ask as you said new camera - what did you get? ;)

@Ocelotbren Likely she avoids crickets waiting for the flies to return as she is well fed and in no hurry. Be glad she isn't hooked on waxworm moths, which are hard to keep staged so moths are always available. When I fed waxworm moths some mantids became hooked and barely would eat other...

@mantiscat If you can get a photo of the suspected egg sac I can help identify it for certain (a LED flashlight shined on the other side helps make the eggs visible). I looked through my photos and did not see one to show you (I guess they are all still backed-up, I'll have to dig them back out...

@Mystymantis Indeed it could very well be the cricket virus CrPV/CrPVvic/AdDNV, and it's various strains. I have heard of a few keepers that had crickets displaying the symptoms recently. That is the cricket will lay on it's back rapidly flaring it's legs (even if flipped over), before becoming...

@Mystymantis In nature the ova (walkingstick egg) is given diapause (cold temperatures outside) to delay hatching until late spring. Without diapause they will hatch in a few months or less depending on the species. Food depends on the species as they eat different leaf species, some do overlap...

Hello and welcome to the forum Judging by the size of the nymph compared to your fingers I would guess L3, and about a month old (3-5 weeks); however, it is a guess as the species and care/food intake amounts is unknown. Well fed nymphs molt much quicker, and some individuals can even outgrow...

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@All About Insects Great to see your branching out to other things too. If you want to update your username here to match as well just send Peter a PM. :)

I had a online seller tell me the same thing about the white spots, and wait a few days. All that came of it was a population explosion of mites that I was ready for, as I had it sitting in another room in a pan of water so they did not spread. Thankfully with a photo after waiting though I was...

@Nanodot Glad to see you found something your girl would eat and is doing better. :D Sadly though this is all too common of a mantid problem. Just in case you need other options for your girl, here are a few of the topics about feeding options.

@Krissim Klaw If the pets are really popular it could also be people are getting cultures from their pet friends/clubs and such too. A good idea to request flies, and I'll try next time I am not in immediate need of them. I do a bit of both myself in letting FF cultures die-off or continue...

Hello and welcome to the forum Mature dart frogs can be a bit noisy, but just buy a female (as only the males make the calling sounds making them the noisiest). :)

@Krissim Klaw I could see FF being a very region selling item depending on pet owners. Likely most stock FF as company policy or purely for customer service. Sounds like at least you got the best experience possible, them trying to ensure you got all the flies you could. ;) The empty vials can...

@Falconerguy Great, there is a knowledgeable employee at a pet store, i.e. you. :) Very nice to know that PetCo gives their crickets food and water, which many pet stores do not seem to. My nearby PetCo I found strangely keeps the crickets in large (55 gallon) lidded Rubbermaid trash cans on...

Lol, I figured as none of the several Ghosts I had would either. Great name! It really is surprising how individuals are so unique, and interested in their environment too. :D

They look great! It is amazing what the little phone lenses can do. I have several sets of them myself, and they are good for quick shots. :) I see your little nymph will not hold it's antennas still either for a photo. :D

In my area it depends on what fruit fly I want to buy, as they both only sell one FF variety of the Timberline FF's. PetCo sells the Melanogaster in the small peanut butter looking container, and PetSmart only sells Hydei in the vial that is 1/6th the size of the PB jar. :) It sounds like they...

@Tonypace2009 I have done the same and will skip pet stores if I fear they are little more than a haven of bacteria. That is some bad luck not getting any male crickets in your cultures with such numbers. I would have assumed the odds of that happening would have been nearly zero too. Ah, I...

@Pizzaparlor45 The colored liquid sounds like typical mantid vomit, but a photo of it would confirm it for certain. If you have only had the nymph for a few days (or less) there are two possible causes for the health issues. Either the nymph had the issues before shipping or was caused during...