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I've been having trouble with crickets lately. Within 1-2 weeks, at least 1/4 of them die on me. I find their little bodies dried and shrivelled up. What is causing this? Must be some of the conditions I'm keeping them in, but I can't figure anything out. They are kept at 76-82 degrees, while...

I have too many mantids to deal with now. I'm selling off a bunch so I can manage them better. Here is the current list. Acromantis nymphs, L2-3 Oxypilus distinctus, L4-subadult, pairs or singles Parasphendale agrionina males, L4-5 P. ocellata, L4+ pairs or singles T. aridifolia sinensis...

Well today I came out of my room and glanced over at the tank the orchids were in - to see a white blob on the side of the terrarium. Yes indeed, it was an ooth! Though most likely fertile, the female still has the male riding around her back and it looks to me like he is still trying to...

I have 1 ooth available - $15. Plus a surplus of nymphs, $6 each. Will give discounts to purchases over 10. PM me if interested.

I ordered some and got more than I needed. I'm asking for $2.50. About 100 of them I think. They come in their food. PM me if interested, thanks!

I ordered a P. paradoxa ootheca from him in the middle of winter, overseas shipping. I was taking a big risk. But it hatched 30 healthy nymphs today. He had it packed so excellently that I'm not surprised the ooth was able to survive the cold and hatch. It was the BEST packed ootheca I had ever...

A. formosana ooth for sale, $15 shipped - fertility guaranteed. PM me if interested.

Can anyone help me with these two's instars please? I think they are pre-subsubadult, but I'm not 100% sure if that's right or if they are even on the same instar. Male: Female: Both on the same instar? Any help would be appreciated. :D

Sexed pairs of O. distinctus, L3/5, at $50 shipped ($20 for overnight shipping + $30 for each pair). Heatpack added for $2. Only have a few pairs available. Will take snail mail or paypal. US only! PM me if interested.

Thanks to the oh-so-great Ian, I finally got my own public webbie running. The problem is, I don't know how to edit it through a program like Ian talks about, and at the moment and past few weeks he seems busy so I don't get all the time in the world to talk to him about it (and it seems like...

Females are laying a whole bunch of oothecae and I need to get rid of them. $12 shipped. PM me if interested.

Only two nymphs hatched out of the ooths - one from one ooth, and one from another. This happened two/three days ago. The second nymph hatched out from the first ootheca laid by my female, and the first nymph hatched out from an ooth that was laid later. Does that signify dead eggs? Or just drib...

After months of waiting patiently (not really), some of my oothecae are finally starting to hatch! A P. virescens ooth laid on 1/2 hatched 15 nymphs today! And, one more O. scudderi nymph hatched... so I have two nymphs now. I guess these guys hatch over a period of time? My brunner's...

I have several P. virescens oothecae to offer... $25 shipped for each. PM me if interested. :D

Wanted, ooths, nymphs, or adults of Popa spurca crassa.

Are any of you so obsessed/absorbed with mantids you have dreams about them? Last night I had a dream I found three O. scudderi females, one being an albino. I also dreamed that an ootheca of mine hatched, but the nymphs were tiny, circular specks and I had to be really careful when I...

Does anyone know if Oligonicella scudderi oothecae require diapause before hatching? O. scudderi are native to the U.S.A. I found mine in Texas if that helps any.

I did a search and didn't exactly find what I wanted, although there is probably a topic on this already. I've basically never sprayed my mantid enclosures and everyone has always been molting fine. I haven't had a mismolt in an extremely long time until yesterday. Since it's winter, the heater...

Ordered 3 budwing nymphs for Kristen. She was a bit busy at the time, so my replies were slow. But she sent me 8 budwings instead of the 3 I paid for and as a gesture allowed me to keep my money for those extra 5. Very nice to deal with. Thanks Kristen!