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Indeed. I sent 5 to bobericc before I could successfully sex them (say that 10 times..) and it looks like I kept all dudes, so yeah.. I PM-ed Yen, but his are only at L1 now, so they're about a month younger than mine.

They get So much longer with each molt. I like to look at their pointy heads with my new jeweler's loupe.

I think that's a good observation. In the wild, the male has all the room in the world to escape should she try to eat him. Provide lots of places for him to hide and escape to so he feels safe should anything go awry.

Ok, so I can go in and ask them to bag me some decent guys out of the bin instead of the boxed ones?

I don't think anyone's started a thread for Petsmart yet that I can find... Anyway, I often go to Petsmart for feeders, sometimes against my better judgement. It's convenient for Hydei, when they're in stock, though the quality of the cultures varies. It's usually about $6 a vial. Those are...

Ohh I see.

Wait. So people will ship exotic mantids all over the country (sometimes internationally) but not non-native phasmids?

blast! Every time I see this thread in View New Content, I'm like "Ooh!" Then I remember this is not for sale/wanted nor a brand new topic. haha

Yeah, I think it's important to provide a very grip-able top since they like to spend so much time on top upside down. Not providing that, you risk mis-molts. Some things I like to use are tulle that you can by in the wedding aisle at Michael's or plastic grid that I find in the knitting/cross...

Ha. You were right..

That's good advice. My thought is that something is amiss with the crickets or even something they're eating.

It looks like I kept All males! Do you have a female for me? Let me know if you need an L4 male.

change the food.

Yeah, can't hurt to wait. I did read one helpful thing in Keeping Aliens, that putting them in different rooms for a while can help the male not be desensitized to the pheromones.

Nice. You'll have to find some tiny hobbits.

Very nice

Yes, the thrill of the hunt! I figure if he doesn't get to go outside, I owe it to him to let him chase bugs.

I wish my mendica had turned more green. I kept a lot of green things in his cage, it has a green lid, even a green paper parasol and the occasional misting, but Tammy's are much more green than mine. Oh well.

Yeah, that's what I found interesting. I wonder if not getting enough unfiltered light affected their well-being. He said he did notice some color changes but then stopped updating as much (and no photos). So yeah.. I still rely on genetics over anything that hasn't been proven.

I've gotten quite good at catching flies that get loose, and the ones I don't catch get caught and eaten by the cat. heh. You know, you could always just clean the guts up yourself..