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Bill Oehlke is out of Canada and is a supplier(supposeably) of American saturniids(Giant Silkmoths). I guess he has different contractors here in the states that ship eggs, cocoons, and larvae to US buyers. Well my conundrum started about two weeks ago when I ordered 24 Actias luna eggs and sent...

Does anyone else here play the Monster Hunter series? I've been playing it for a while and I am still hooked! :lol: For those who don't know you basically go out and hunt for various flora and fauna and use their parts and matierials gathered to fashion weapons and armor for your character...

I just had an ooth hatch on the 9th, there were about 200+ numphs to begin with. Some have just droped dead and now I have around 100 numphs left :( Is this death rate normal and how many numphs do you guys usually end up with? At what point can i expect the nymph numbers to stabalize and to...

There is a Congressional Hearing on April 23 that could result in the banning of ALL non-native species (exotic pets) We can thank all those Animal rights exteremists for this bill :angry: I just learned of this bill today.....did anyone else know about this? This is going to be devastating...

I was looking into acquiring a few luna moth cocoons and was wondering if there was any sort of tecniuqe or way to incubate the cocoons to ensure that they all emerged around the same time. I have heard of people having had trouble with different emergence times and completely losing a breeding...

I found a local breeder of these creepy crawlies and he is selling them for quite a good deal, and I just can't pass up a good deal. To those who have experience with these phasmids are they easy to rear? What is the ideal size enclosure? Are they nippy? Do they have any defensive secretions...

Which fruit fly would breeders reccomend for baby mantids, are Hydei too big or does it really matter? Is one easier to culture through generations than the other?

Im looking to get some cheap fruit flies and feeders, I was wondering if anyone has dealt with these guys? It looks to me like they have some good deals........

Love these guys, very active and very voracious feeders! Very interesting fish for those tired of just the average goldfish. I had one of these guys a few years back and it was a blast just sitting there and watching it gulp down goldfish and shrimp pieces. I even got to the point where i could...

I need to know how long will chinese ooths keep in the fridge. Im receiveing a few and I only plan on hatching 2 ooths, I just needed to know how long you can keep them viable the fridge. :huh:

Hi, all i've been interested in mantids since the time one jumped on my leg and scared the blazes out of me when i was 7. I'm looking to get into the mantid husbandry hobby and would like to know what were the most longest lived mantids in the hobby?