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Ordered from them again this year.. same low price.. excellent shipping, --well packed, heated, secure and fast.. gobs of flies. I am Happy and so are my mantids!

try to vary your cricket diet and see... I would take them off pet food.. i don't even feed my pets the commercial foods because of rancid ingredients, and i don't feed my crickets my organic pet food because of the carrot content...sorry if this isn't very helpful.

here it is all black...

Our science project has gone from red to black... I will keep you posted on what emerges. The mantis is still alive.. has not eaten yet. thanks for replies... i never heard of such flies..

My kids and I found a small mantid (L-2/3?) with an enormously swollen abdomen. We set her up in a jar with screen a cricket and water. While drinking LOTS.. it wouldn't eat. On the third night a larvae appeared. By afternoon it transformed into a capsule with tiny stem.. is this a wasp...

YES... I think a poll is in order... Freeze... Feed... Or a swift smack with a book? LOL... I think as long as you have a morphined mantid like Leah suggested it really..... heh... wouldn't... matter...

wow those truly are most beautiful... so exotic! i am amazed.

:D I woke up this morning and whilst I slept my sweet pet.. favorite of my brood... went into her final molt and had wings!! I was SHOCKED... she is EXACTLY 8 weeks old to the day. I hadn't expected it so soon. Here is a Pic... I am worried about taking her outside now because of her...

i keep the humidity at a proper level.. all my other mantids molt fine... i think that the way his head was tucked kept it from emerging... anyway i thank you for your kind words and concern... still i wonder.. has anyone else seen this?

Nice Pic! Congrats to both of you yen and dmj~!

I feed my crix fish flakes and minced scraps from the veggies I prepare for dinner (minus carrots)... I can't use my cat or dog food because I use holistic foods that contain CARROTS... has anyone else heard of avoiding carrots?

:? Well this mantis did very well.. regained some of his fine motor skills, even developed his own method of hunch-backed hunting. --It fattened up very well and went into it's next molt..... Where it died a horrible death... I haven't ever seen such a thing! :shock: Apparently, I'ts head...

Here is an image.. he is eating good once he is able to catch prey.. is this a genetic issue or did something happen to him during a molt? ( his last molt was prior to my seperating all of them) thanks for encouragement!

i have a mantis that hatched may 21 or a day or two after... it has a dramatic curvature of it's spine, is uncoordinated, has trouble catching prey, but seems to eat okay with undersized food items... i can manage a pic if necessary... but has anyone had this occur? Can it molt out of this...

Randy Strann has juicy flies, fast shipping, and PAYPAL! Thanks Randy for the pleasant transaction.

Several of my ooths have hatched and I have put some nymphs outside to observe them. They are eating any insect they come across. While I have read they do not like ladybugs.. they seem to findvery young ladybug nymphs quite tasty. They are easy prey for spiders and birds though and my main...

:( How much room do they need to hatch then? I don't expect all of my ooths to be viable. I was my intention to wait until they hatched and transfer them to a ten gallon tank. Would it be wiser to hatch them in the tank? I value your opinion Rick!

Or are these just different sizes?

my first attempt at posting an image.... here goes nothing...

that is AWESOME! :twisted: i am jealous