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The U.S., I though people would look at my location -_- I didn't know I was signed out and wondered why it asked for a confirming number thing and my name. This is the first tiem I posted since a while because my computer broke.

Throwback topic Man, mantids grow fast. I believe SHE is coming to her end soon. She has been awesome.

Yay. my mantid molted.

So it's okay for hatching, correct? Right when they hatch I'll seperate them in to three or four other containers. I don't really want a lot, can I release some? Since they are technically meant to be used as pest controll. I'll keep maybe 30 and we'll se who makes it out of those.

I sadly rebought my favorite onces for the nostalgia. :unsure: My father threw away ALL my toys when I left to Mexico for a month back in 98. :angry:

Would these be okay? If not, what if I split half the brood in one, half in the other (Magazine for reference)

Chinese. Is cannibilaztion looked down upon in the hobby? I mean, I don't think I'll be able to get 100 seperate containers

I'm thinking of buying an ooth, but how much space is necessary for these guys? Will it be normal for a couple not to make it like other inverts? Is cannibalization inavoidable?

I think on wikipedia I read that some mantids turned black after a forest fire to resemble the burnt background. I know wikipedia isn't always right, but still.

How often do they molt? I see remains of a molt in the enclosure

Yes! Skipped today, tomorrow I will feed. :)

Okay, cool. Good thing I kep these mini crickets and didn't kill them. And yeah, My pictures are always wither too bright or too dark.

Yes. :P Question. Most inverts I have, I feed once or every two weeks. Does this apply to mantids? It ate kind of a big cricket relative to ti's size so I'm thinking maybe I should wait longer then the usual,but don't know the usual.

It's a budwing, correct? I fed it a cricket, caught it awesomely. I got the smaller of the two since it would theoretically last longer. I had a lame enclosure for it thinking it was going to come in a delicup like other inverts, but this guy came in a cool enclosure already. :P Here he...

I have it saved on my DVR:)

Welcome, I'm new too. I also have arachnids and looking for a manitd. Which do you have? ;)

Yup, these guys have a lot to show under macro lenses as you can see. Espically with all those Troiphisas(sp?)bleh or hairs

Yes, you're right, but I don't really "breed". And over here in Chicago there is no wild mantids that I know of. :( I have to buy them, and they cost 20 each and they will only last a few months. Compared to a scorpion that lasts a few years. Oh and I have a G.Rosea(Tarantula), Some more...

Nope, but I want some! Scorpions are cool. I've always wanted mantids but their lifespan compared to a scorpion is bleh. Around 4-8 years for a scorpion And average for a mantid is 6 months

Some do, I didn't know one I went to sold them. They where in little vials around where the mealworms, nightcrawlers, superworms, waxworms, etc. where at. Very small and overpriced where I am. I bought a colony for 6 bucks from a breeder at an expo.