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I know a lot of people use the cheeseball and pretzel type containers for their mantids and I was just wondering if anyone would care to share their tips on how they remove the paper labels and all the glue residue if the remove it at all. Some glues are pretty soluble in hot water and come off...

If you are not real concerned about the remains of a paper label sometimes you can get jars like that from restaurants. Check with Subway as I am sure they buy their peppers and pickles and such in gallon jars. I go through olives and yellow peppers like crazy so I buy them in clear plastic...

The baby vinegaroons (M. giganteus) I posted about a couple of months back are doing great but none of them have molted yet. I know they only molt once a year and these guys are so fat it looks like they are going to burst. I know I don't feed them THAT much. I am assuming they are getting...

Just received my 10 nymphs ( D desiccata and 5 P wahlbergii) plus bonus from Vlodek. Very happy with the deal and watching for his next for sale ad. Thanks. Steve Schindler

Met Kevin today at a local show talked mantids and made a nice trade. Got several types of hissers and a very nice longnose snake for a spider and some tailless whip scorpions. I just couldn't spring for the orchid pair but I finally got to see one up close and in person. Looking forward to...

I got a price quote very quickly after an inquiry and I sent payment the next day. He let me know I was too late (all my fault for waiting) and he refunded the money promptly. Now I'm waiting for his next batch. He is on my watch for list.

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There comes a time in every baby tailless whipscorpion's life when he or she has to venture out on his or her own. I guess today was that day for my little guys. Here are a couple of pictures of the dispersal.

My feelings exactly. I have no issues with a person collecting and ooth or two for his or her own enjoyment and it is possible that it can help increase the wild population if any hatched babies are given a "head start" before being released. There are a number of native frogs and lizards that...

I was pretty excited a few months back with my baby vinegaroons but these guy have me even more excited since they are true CBB and not just babies from a WC female. I saw the eggs initially back in January but I thought she lost them a couple of months later but it turns out they were fine...

I just pulled 38 baby vinegaroons from mom today. I hope I didn't pull them too soon. I've seen pictures where the palps were bright red so obviously these guys have a few days to go. I just couldn't wait. I started a new thread just in case people started to ignore the old one given my...

Looks like Monday may be the day. A few babies have left mom now (Sunday night) but they are still white. I may have glimpsed one that has turned darker but its hard to tell through the opaque plastic. I have to tell this story but I'll warn you in advance it's a long one. I work for a...

They used to be very common. I could get them for 10 bucks each through my distributor. They still show up occasionally. I'd like to say they are not as common because people realize how difficult they are but that's probably not the case.. They must be getting harder to find or maybe their...

Just came across this thread. You probably have your answer by now but if not here is my opinion. At 6 feet your male Dumerils probably won't get much bigger. I did see one at a swap once that was an absolute monster at about 8 foot and about 6-7 inches in diameter but that was a rare...

Still hanging around on mom. No molts yet. Soon I suspect.

One mans pest is another man's pet I guess. I can see if you live in an area where they are common and can become pests why the wouldn't appeal to you. I just think they are fascinating. In that respect I am kind of glad I am stuck up here in the frozen tundra of northern Wisconsin. We don't...

Sorry about the updates. I lost the nice picture I had of the female with eggs and I just found my camera battery charger. The first one ate her eggs about 3 weeks ago. I had moved her (against advice) but she was fine for almost 2 weeks so i thought I was OK. The second batch hatched about...

Thanks for the replies. I found my second adult female with a sack yesterday. She was already in a larger container with a deeper substrate and she dug herself a nice big hole. the hard part will be not checking on them every single day for the next couple of months.

Big female vinny #1 had a sac of eggs tonight when I checked on her. Yup, M. giganteus and I know at least one of the big ones is a female because she has an egg sac. I've read through your whipscorpions and whip spiders book and I'm sure I can keep things going all right for her but one thing...

I am looking for a decent size common stick insect for a school show I have to do next Friday. Prefer a common inexpensive one. Adult not necessary but decent size for kids to see well. Please let me know if you have anything available. Steve