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  1. Mantid Z.

    CD case enclosure concept

    I have tried milk carton bottles and haven't had a issue.
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    easy --> hardest

    The easiest mantids to breed are the communal ones as they almost never eat each other during breeding. And btw be careful when selling on your website as I had to get a permit to sell live harmless invertebrates on a website. 
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    How resistant are mantis to inbreeding?

    For me inbreeding isnt really a issue but the nymphs are weaker.
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    The Mantis Family 2020

    Pretty Convenient if you ask me.
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    Ghost mantis ootheca

    Good luck!! :)
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    Temp

    I recently bought a unit for my business and I bought like 3-4 in room heaters and my room gets heated to 85-90 and for certain mantids I keep them in colder temps.
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    Collection @synapze on Instagram

    WOW very beautiful. 
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    USPS Express deliveries & refunds

    I ordered a few Devil flower mantises WITH EXPRESS SHIPPING and they were delayed 4 days. Sadly 2 died in transit. :(
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    Dubia Roaches

    I have recently done another experiment but this time it was with dubia roaches. The experiment included me only feeding a mantis dubia roaches for a period of 1-2 months. The mantis was L3 when I started (7-8-20) and I fed small to medium roaches. He has molted a whopping 3 times since that so...
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    High demand feeder insects.

    Does anyone know any high demand feeder insects? I’m looking to start breeding some more rare species of feeder insects but I need your guys opinion.
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    Blue Bottle Media Now Available!!

    I might be doing a Labor Day discount soon and I’ll be listing quite a few ooths on my website for dirt cheap that are fertile and everything will be discounted.
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    Chinese Mantids For Sale

    I have one more Chinse mantis (Green Morph) left.  You can purchase him by DM or by website. 7ea  -AZ Exotics
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    BB flies question.

    Yep, once it starts to crack the ooth is considered dry best of luck on hatching it tho.
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    BB flies question.

    Also when you order bulk ghost mantids more then 5 we throw in extra mantids.
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    BB flies question.

    80F is preferred but do not keep in direct sunlight and mist the media with warm water when it dries out. It will come with a care sheet on how to use once you order 
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    BB flies question.

    Yeah once you see them get big switch them to eco earth or dirt and put the media on top of the eco earth and they will do there thing. Be sure you have a warm environment because blue bottle flies require heat to breed.
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    BB flies question.

    Well, not all flies with live so I would you 25-50 Which I found best. With the 64oz jug with media and correct temperatures you could produce up to 1500+ but I don’t know how big the jug is so I couldn’t really tell. I have produced up to 1000 in a bucket I found in my garage. My media doesn’t...
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    BB flies question.

    Well, 8oz tends to last a while for the maggots but the maggots are beasts and all they want to do it eat. I am producing a lot of it do I might upgrade sizes and sell bulk.
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    BB flies question.

    Oh I tried dog food and milk in one of my experiment completely failed. They must be kept at 80F and above for them to breed. Make sure you have a container thats at least 15-20 gallons if you use my media you could end up working with a deli cup to a couple gallons. Also the milk will start to...
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