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I made a trade with Chris and he sent me some wonderful mantis nymphs. The package was packed and shipped with care. A great member to deal with!

The pleasure was truely all mine. It really was a beautiful salamander as were the nymph you sent. Thank you!

NOTICE: PRICE DROP! Buy now and get this ooth for just $25 shipped!

Whoops! Sorry for the double post! Curse Al Gore and his internets! :P

I have one Blue Flash (Sphodromantis sp.) ooth up for grabs. The price is $35 packed and shipped. This is a large ooth layed a few weeks ago by a healthy and well fed female. PM me if interested or you have any questions. Will consider trades for mantids, roaches, deli cups, heat pads/emitters...

Fantastic! I LOVE the contrast of colors!

It does happen but more often than not the male gets away. Thankfully I have never lost a male. There are all kinds of crazy myths out there and it suprises me how much people will argue with you because they believe they are true. I have heard everything from "mantis bites are poisonous" to...

I agree that food has a lot to do with it but there are likely other factors. I remember my first mantis (a female chines) hung around my house for a long time after I set her free. It was October and I was having a hard time catching food for her due to the cooler weather and so I put her back...

I find that with most of my mantids when I take the top off of the enclosure they will slowely climb towards the opening. (If they werent already on the lid) I then will place my hand at an angle a few inches in front of him/her. If the mantis doesnt climb on after a few seconds I first try to...

Research has been done on other insects such as ants and it has been found that they sleep. Scientists have even found that ants go through RAM sleep. (Thought to be much like REM sleep.) While it is believed that ants sleep just a few minutes at a time its more likely that mantids sleep at...

Its a pleasure to have you Josh. I think most of us know you even if you dont know us! :P Welcome to the community!

Welcome to the community. Its a pleasure to have you. Have you decided what your getting yet?

Welcome to the community. Its a pleasure to have you. :)

Wow thanks! I had found a bit of info on that site before but thats new. Thankfully it ate today so I think its doing ok. I read that it can take days for them to get used to a new enviroment so I guess thats why it wasnt eating. Im not sure I want to keep it though. Ive never had much luck with...

I found one of these guys at work Friday and took it home with me. Ive never kept salamanders before but this little guy is just too cute to pass up. I was wondering if anyone could provide info on their care? I have looked online but have found little. For the past few days Ive been keeping it...

Yes I was actually thinking about some sort of beetle but didnt have a clue what kind to get. I dont really know tons about beetles. I did always find the rhnos interesting though. Where on earth would one get a weta? Besides, I thought I had read somewhere that they are endangered. :S It would...

Ok so it all started with mantids, then I added scorpions to the colection, then to feed the mantids and scorpions I got roaches. I found I actually kind of enjoyed the roaches so I bought some Hissers to keep as pets. What large buggie should I get next?

Still up for grabs. Would really like to get something new SOON! MAKE AN OFFER!

*tosses in a roach nymph* Mmmmmm cream filling. :P

What really? Wow Rick we have a lot in common. Two bald mid-western guys living in the south and keeping mantids. :D I was born in Galesburg. I lived there the first 8 years of my life and then we moved to the nearby village of Alexis.