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  1. agent A

    Grow Lights for Heat lamps?

    my LEDs do emit small amounts of heat, but it makes little difference unless like something's sitting directly on top of them
  2. agent A

    Grow Lights for Heat lamps?

    i use heat tape
  3. agent A

    European Mantis Care.

    yes any live vascular plant works
  4. agent A

    the species that saved me

    no. I am pretty sure CERTAIN spiders like orb weavers do have a "final" molt like insects do there's also probably an upper limit to how many times something like a tarantula can molt in its lifetime, especially if it's a male
  5. agent A

    Molting concerns

    hi there so I want to ask a few questions 1: what instar is she at? generally, older nymphs take a bit longer to initiate/complete the molt cycle than younger nymphs 2: what is the temp/humidity? warmer temps tend to speed up the process but excessive heat can cause issues too
  6. agent A

    food options for mantids

    I have reared bottleflies and I have a few things to make you aware of 1: adults require a LOT of protein in the diet before they're willing to mate and lay eggs. Milk mixed with some fruit is a really good option for this. they'll feed on the milk proteins for a week or so before they'll mate...
  7. agent A

    the species that saved me

    Diarrhea isn’t always cause for alarm in an animal. Now, it generally is a symptom of a serious problem. In most cases, an animal has diarrhea because it’s sick. Maybe it has a virus or a parasite that’s shed in its feces. Maybe it’s not absorbing the water from its colon properly. In...
  8. agent A

    European Mantis Care.

    I'd recommend a thin layer of moist vermiculite or something, but be aware that without standing water misted over the surfaces for the nymphs to drink from, they'll rapidly dehydrate and die
  9. agent A

    the species that saved me

    so I'm writing a book, and I figured y'all may want to see some of it in advance! so here's an excerpt: Chapter 1: Actias luna Moths make me tick. So much so that I think if I lost them as a special interest, I’d fall apart. They are interesting to me that 3 of them made the list. Well, 1 is a...
  10. agent A

    European Mantis Care.

    1. just be sure the paper towel stays slightly moist 2: The best success I had with rearing these was to put a small number of nymphs in a large net cage with a living plant. gut-load your fruit flies and mist the nymphs regularly. there's a quite high die-off with these
  11. agent A

    Two different Orchid mantis strains are not interfertile

    I have not had this experience. I've bred dozens of females successfully without any respect to where they or their mates hailed from i think people provide them inadequate nutrition which is what's causing the fertility issues
  12. agent A

    mantisloverguy6000 (agent A, US)

    I'm thoroughly entertained right now sweetie, maybe we can hang next time I'm in Oxnard, NJ 😍
  13. agent A

    Working on something, thought I'd share

    he's jealous of my dog
  14. agent A

    _anthonyj0hn

    awww someone doesn't understand burden of proof
  15. agent A

    Working on something, thought I'd share

    u replied bb 😘
  16. agent A

    Working on something, thought I'd share

    Class Euphyllophyta This is the group most plants belong to. These are plants with true leaves. True leaves are extensions of tissue that are basically more developed than the primitive photosynthetic stem bits of the lycophytes. By producing organs specifically for the purpose of...
  17. agent A

    Working on something, thought I'd share

    hey everyone, I'm writing a book! Well, 2, but the one I want to talk about here is a book about my perception of the world and its life. I am writing about 100 (or more) species I've met along my journey here, and how I feel about each one of them. I do not know when it will be finished, but I...
  18. agent A

    Merry Christmas!

    same to you Orin
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