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Hy & Welcome antforum............ SS

@Teamonger  Happy Season .......  I saw the thread and thought the same till i looked at the time stamp ,  haven't seen him in a while.  Yes winter is a challenge to ship any thing , it is surprizing what drosophila came survive........ S

That should be '' lunge '' at a feeder......... S

Quite humorous to watch , I have seen a mantis lung at a feeder , grab a raptor full of substrate and start chewing ..... S

Hy & Willkommen......... S

I have a few species that I have and will keep raising ,( Tenoderas , Miomantis ) and a couple that have been eliminated .  The one that has me shut out so far that I will be successful with is Creobroters . Twice incubated and only had 1/4 nymph (that is right 1/4 of one ) tried and failed to...

Dealing with living creatures is a challenge knowing when the tim,e has come for them to pass on is some what like playing GOD .  Do not feel that way it is part of life , the older you get the less compunction in helping one on is acquired . ....  Good choice ..........  S

Hy callis , yes that is standard practice . The same as putting a dog to sleep. We don't want to see our friends suffer.  5 fahrenheit is great it would have to be - 2 or colder celsius , good luck........ S

Sorry to hear of your little friends slow demise . I don't want to sound too mercenary just by this time I would have helped them along by sending them to the freezer . Your choice , a difficult one ............. S

Actually I enjoy my mantids enough , deciding what species to propagate is plenty of variety . She is a caring person and says that if anything happened to me that she would have to get a puppy to fill the void . Cheers.......... S

Hy , Welcome & Happy C-Mas............ S

Beautiful little arachnid Thomas . I would love to have a few different species just my partner Sylvia wouldn't have it .  She even made me decide between her and my Senegal Parrot .   Living vicariously thru you .......... S

There are 120 -130 quite large nymphs , the ooth wasn't diapaused so I'm watching the mortality level it may be high .... thnkz .HaPPY C-Mas

Congrats & Happy C-Mas........... S

Happy Season & Congrats to everyone having an ootheca hatching this Christmas>  I just had my second Tenodera ooth hatch on Dec. 23 , 2017 the same date as last year Dec. 23.2016 .....  S

The last Tenodera female I had started '' circling the drain '' only 2 days after laying her first ooth . I would think that after the third ooth yours  would be pretty well spent . My condolences ..... S

Greetings & Happy Season .......... S

Xlnt to hear the hatching has begun , this is a very exciting and nerve wraking time.   Good luck with the rest ... S

I have hatched fully diapaused ooth and fresh laid ooth of the naturalized species in our area. (Tenoderas & Mantis Religiosa)                     There is definitely a difference in the quality and vigor of the nymphs , non-diapaused are less.  Last fresh ooth had a mortality of 90 %  the...

Hy & Welcome Elliot , what a Beautiful mantid ........... S