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My father has an unfortunate case of AC-CD syndrome. We’re all plagued by something.

Once again the "should I get tested for autism" thoughts haunt my brain.

What is that exactly? I looked into it but can't find any mental conditions under it.

I know @agent A kept a culture of cabbage loopers for a time. Maybe they could give you some tips?

Yeah but you gotta think about winter too.

An old doodle and a new one~

Hey, if anyone has an available H. majscula male (younger preferably, my adult female needs a few weeks before she's ready for breeding), let me know. I'll happily pay or work out a deal.

Poor boy. I usually treat my males and females about the same. An older male can still get the job done after all. Then again, when I do breed, I usually buy or make a deal for males.

Show her the pretty the species (emerald roach, domino roach. Etc.) and explain some of their cute behaviors. Emerald roaches are very maternal!

Yep! They're intelligent in their own manner, but ultimately are creatures motivated purely by instinct. Why ponder life when you can eat, reproduce, and die?

Yeah it’s because mantises are a little more capable of expression that we can recognize too! I’ve had plenty of mantises throw tantrums because they didn’t like the food I was pushing towards them.

Roaches also carry diseases and are a hazard for human health if a colony establishes itself outside an enclosure. I’d think on that.

Yeah that sort of thing makes me angry. I also admit my biases though. I love mantises and wouldn’t care if they were hatching out other insects like flies.

I do suggest euthanizing her. That looks like pieces of ooth leaking out the soft part of her abdomen. It's no way to live and I don't think she has long anyways.

There's irony in this unfortunately. It does always help to know of potential scammers though, so I'll give you that.

Hey this pretty cool!! I really do suggest filling the cube with more decor, so the mantises have more places to hide from each other. This will reduce the risk of cannibalism.

Relax mate. You're doing perfectly fine. Internal hydration is far more important than humidity for molting though. Mantises actually will use the water in their body to inflate themselves while their exoskeleton is soft to grow. So just give your little guy a good drink and leave him be...

This is the part where I yell at you for being an idiot.

It's best to "fill in the void" with roaches anyways. Mantises require a varied diet to thrive.

I’m proud of you mate and wish you the best. It’s funny to imagine you bumbling around in the sticks though lol.