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  1. Predatorhousepet

    Highly detailed guide to sexing Galinthias amoena with lots of pictures

    I originally wrote this guide for @Synapze after he messaged me asking how to sex his adult Galinthias amoena because the little bugger was too fast to count segments. I decided it was too helpful not to share with everyone. Right now I don't have any good nymph pictures to show how to sex...
  2. Predatorhousepet

    ISO Adult Male Galinthias amoena

    I had three females and a male Galinthias amoena I was going to breed together but the third female took significantly longer than her sisters to make her final molt to adulthood so he only lived long enough to fertilize the first two.  I am hoping to find another male to fertilize the third...
  3. Predatorhousepet

    Camelomantis slowly recovering but eye swelling getting worse

    I have a Camelomantis adult female about 4 weeks into adulthood who I found on her back, legs up at the bottom of her terrarium 2 days ago. She was still alive but very very weak. I had been worried about her previously because she didn't seem to have much of an appetite and only half heartedly...
  4. Predatorhousepet

    Thistle Mantis Dried Like This

    My thistle mantis molted last night to adulthood and the wings dried in this position, they cannot be folded down. Otherwise the mantis is fine and suffers no disability (other than not being able to fly.) 
  5. Predatorhousepet

    Eating their own exoskeleton

    I have two S. aurea nymphs that are seemingly always hungry. I generally feed them every other day until their abdomen plumps up, the same way I feed all my other nymphs of various species. I try to avoid feeding too much at once because the breeder warned that overeating could be a problem with...
  6. Predatorhousepet

    Female expelling white substance after mating

    My Rhombodera basalis pair have successfully mated three times in the last 2 weeks. The first two times the connection lasted 5 or 6 hours but the last time they remained connected for 2 days straight. She has not yet laid an ooth since being bred but she's due to do so any day now. After...
  7. Predatorhousepet

    Many short connections vs one long connection

    I mated my two ghost females yesterday with one male. The male has been an adult about a month and the females have been adults since May. When the male mated with the first female he was on her back about 3 hours in which he made roughly 15 short connections each lasting about 1 minute long...
  8. Predatorhousepet

    Shinylarvitar97

    I posted an ad in the classifieds section looking for an adult male shield mantis. Shinylarvitar97 contacted me almost immediately letting me know he had one for sale and provided pictures when asked. He was very friendly, easy to talk to and quickly responded to my emails. We worked out a deal...
  9. Predatorhousepet

    Looking for Creos & adult male Shield

    Still looking for an adult or sub adult male Rhombodera basalis.  Would also like a couple Creobroter gemmatus nymphs or an adult M/F pair.  PM with your asking price.
  10. Predatorhousepet

    WTB Adult Male Rhombodera basalis

    Looking specifically for an adult or subadult male Rhombodera basalis for breeding purposes.
  11. Predatorhousepet

    Releasing Mantises in the Wild

    A lot of you seem to be able to find wild mantises and ootheca in your backyards and wooded areas nearby but I have yet to see a single one and I've been looking for the last few months for the new ones this season to come out...but nothing. I live in a relatively warm part of the country, the...
  12. Predatorhousepet

    Time to stock up on Exo Terra Terrariums at Petco

    Petco has a deal where you get $30 off a $100 purchase plus free shipping with promo code SAVE30. This is the perfect opportunity to buy multiple terrariums at a discount, especially the Exo Terra 8x8x12 and 12x12x12. You can get three 8x8x12 terrariums for $26.49 each (plus tax) or two 12x12x12...
  13. Predatorhousepet

    How to Catch & Culture Wild Fruit Flies

     I had been buying fruit flies online whenever I wanted to start a fruit fly culture so that I could guarantee a particular species and size such as D. melanogaster for L1/L2 nymphs. This time I wanted winged fruit flies with the ability to fly but that was harder to find for sale than I...
  14. Predatorhousepet

    Freshly laid ghost ooth

    It figures. I had put this female in a separate enclosure with lots of easy to remove sticks she could lay her ooth on but nothing had happened so far even though she was obviously heavily laden with eggs. I temporarily put her back in her original Exo Terra enclosure with the other female and...
  15. Predatorhousepet

    WTB Male Orchid Adult or Sub

    Looking for an adult or subadult male Hymenopus coronatus. Thanks.
  16. Predatorhousepet

    Restless Orchid Female

    I have an adult orchid female and lately she has started circling her enclosure. She will do a circle crawling upside down on the screen then stop to look at the female shield mantis next door (cages are about 2 inches apart), do some arm movements then continue on her slow circuit. Sometimes...
  17. Predatorhousepet

    Boxer Nymph (Hestiasula sp.) Videos

    One of my two new L2/L3 boxer nymphs that came in the mail on Friday. (This one has a short antenna.) They are amazingly active and ferocious little hunters. They can jump really far especially for how tiny they are. Here is a video of one taking a wild leap off a deli cup. 
  18. Predatorhousepet

    Should I separate male ghost?

    I've had a male ghost living with 2 females since they were L4 and they all finally molted to adulthood recently, the male last. Ever since he molted, as soon as he was dry he was after the girls mating with them. He's been going back and forth between them for a week and I've only caught him...
  19. Predatorhousepet

    Rear leg encased in exuvia

    My subadult shield mantis molted and had her entire exoskeleton dangling from one leg. She was waving it around trying to free herself and at first I let her attempt to do it herself but after it was clear she couldn't do it on her own I helped remove as much of it as I could. There was a good...
  20. Predatorhousepet

    Fall during molt

    One of my L5 orchids fell (about 7 inches) while molting just now. She landed upside down but out of her old exoskeleton while still soft. I carefully set her right side up and propped her up with a Q-tip. She's still alive and her body doesnt appear to be injured or deformed aside from her...
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