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Kat, FYI... you did give me (2) brunners and this (1) Grammis..er...w/e lol

I bought a total of 2 dozen adults and 3 dozen mediums. When the guy hands me the bags... it seems like there has to be.... an extra dozen in there. The deaths... around 16 deaths... 1/3 - 1/4 of the total population. Both adults and mediums.

SOIL Okay, so I bought roughly 72 crickets on Friday (48 hours ago) and put them in a long tank... I'd say... 20 gallon tank with a screen lid. Before I put them in there, I churned the soil as to mix the old cricket poop in with the soil. I figured this was a good idea, since so much cricket...

Googled it and the pictures match! Thanks!!!!

Got this one from Katnapper. Lost the label she had on top of it. :P My bad, making new label but not sure what it is. I know it's not the Brunner's.

If you hang out long enough, you'll see we have a group of KISS'ers. (Keep It Simple Stupid). It's like both sides of the political line, one believes in old, tried, and true ideas and the other side wishes to progress through trial and error. But, the questions we need to ask, and the ones...

:) thanks for the detailed information. I appreciate that. The ones I got from Spiderpharm are brown, which means they have pupated. I've put them in the fridge, but have taken out around 100 and put them into 4 cups. I'll simply follow your instructions starting at where you talk about the...

You could also kill your mantids and place them inside of cups like G.I. Joe dolls. You know, one in the breeding position, one in the attack position, one in the threat display position. This would be the easy method. No feeding, just... easy. :) lol (JOKING!! DON'T TAKE OFFENSE!!)

Depends on each person's needs and/or what they consider to be an entertaining side-dish of this hobby. I'm beginning to see it your way Rick, but that's me. At first I thought the kit would be easy/fun. Just getting the kit was a hassle. I'd do the bucket method if I didn't live in an...

Phil, the suspense is KILLING me! lol

This particular mantid is a Giant Shield... he/she just molted and only a day later... ate a cricket. I had another one molt a day later... 2 days and he/she still has not eaten. The liquid is brown, it's on the lid and on the side of the cup. I didn't see where it came from. I don't have...

Do mantids sometimes get diarrhea? I've found a dark brown liquid in the mantid cups on at least 2 of my species. I've never seen where it comes from though I can only imagine it's out of their butts :P It smells like heck too....

I understand that fruit flies go through a phase that's basically like this Egg Maggot Pupae Adult I also understand, that flies... house or bluebottle also go through that exact same phase. So why then, do we not harvest housefly cultures the way we harvest fruit fly cultures. That is...

Started with real plants myself. At first, it was pretty cool when I only had 5 or 6 mantids. Then I got more mantids and had less time for plants. Eventually, I failed to put my plants near the window for sun, and didn't water them as I should have. Now, I use fake plants and have...

You should see Phil's bra collection! He even has tassels!!!

Haha.. Phil you always have the right words to make me laugh/smile. I hope that kit arrives today :) I'd like to get started on it. My fruit fly cultures are loaded with maggots but not fruit flies. Too new and my mantids are pretty darn hungry. The bucket/kit... how does one extract the...

I think breeding flies is fun, and can be a good way to save money. Oh, and you have flies available whenever you need them. Personally, I spent $20 on a house fly breeding kit. You could make your own kit if you have the time. I also found a DIY article on making a pretty crazy fly...

Hey Yen! Hope you are doing well! Tell us all how it went! Good luck and safety to you on your adventures!

Had some issues. Full refund was given on shipping and item. Thanks.

Mmmm look at those legs... daddy like... daddy like oh yes... daddy does indeed like.... mmm