Search results

I have no problems getting thousands, probably tens of thousands pinhead banded  crickets every month from my purchase of 500 adults but my problem is getting them past the first couple of molts.  I lose probably 75% or more within the first 2 or 3 molts.  I know they need higher humidity and I...

50+ Damon diadema babies struck out on their own two days ago.  I'll feed them a few times together then I'll split them up into trios and get an accurate count.  Fingers crossed 2 more females with eggs should pop in the next 6 weeks or so.  Probably my favorite species to work with.  I've got...

I've been dealing with this problem for a quite a while now but i figured I ask to see if anyone else has dealt with it. I raise a lot of mealworms and even though I am failing miserably I am also trying to raise superworms.  The problem, as the subject says, is that it has lead to an...

I realize that many factors go into like temperature, diapause species etc. but just in general.  Assuming a steady temp of around 80 degrees or so maybe a bit higher how long would it take.  Or how long has it taken for your ooths to hatch under your conditions.  I'm just trying to get an...

Patty had a 1 day BOGO listing a few weeks back and even though I missed the one day sale she still gave me the BOGO deal on some ghost nymphs.  Payment was made and they were shipped right away and then there was a delay.  They were shipped on Monday but they did not arrive at my PO until...

I got a bunch of D dessicata from Kiet back in June and three of them were taking their own sweet time maturing.  Most of the others had matured into males and have since passed on but two of the last three matured into females within the last month.  I figured the last one was just a late...

I was getting ready to go to bed tonight and I decided to check on a few spiders I had re-homed today. As I walked past one of my racks I noticed one of my young female D. diadema had just molted. This is a close as I have come so far to actually seeing the process, still a bit late but very...

I just had two female D. diadema pop out a total of 54 babies so I had to come up with an easier way for feeding. I raise them through the first 3 molts in trios in 32 oz. deli cups and I had to come up with a better way to get the fruit flies into the deli cups.  I saw Cosby's baster and I...

I'll be there Saturday and Sunday.  Stop by to talks bugs if you have time. They don't have a vendor layout posted yet but if my table request holds up I'll be in the back corner of the room about as far away from the door as you can get.  Go to the concession stand and follow the wall all the...

I bought several scorpions a month or so ago and when I looked into her cage this morning I found my female Pseudouroctonus reddelli with babies.  I'm pretty pumped.  The only other babies I ever got with scorpions were from several WC Pandinus imperator females. I need to look for care info...

Thanks to drotski's post http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?/topic/37485-i-am-getting-an-invert-i-once-disliked/ (well, I'm not sure if I should thank him or blame him :D ) I just received 3 A. gigas from Ward science.  2 really nice sized specimens, though I don't think they were quite as...

My D diadema group is now at about 5th instar so I figured its time to move them up to something a little bigger than what they were in.  Its a 64 QT Homz tub with latching lid.  I like that even if you forget to latch it the lid does snap in place so it is somewhat secure.  Second pic is...

Unicorns do exist.  I have a male unicorn mantis that was WC as a nymph in AZ about 4 months ago.  It just molted into adulthood on 3/27/16.  At least I think it is a male.  It is at about 2 3/4" and the wings extend far beyond the abdomen.  I'll get a picture if anyone shows interest.  I'm also...

I've had an unexpected quick start to my library program season.  A couple of libraries have booked shows for the end of March (usually they don't start popping up until June)  and I am finding myself short a few stars.  My primary interest would be an adult, or close to it female dead leaf...

I purchased a couple of female wheel bugs from Kyle (I think it was Kyle) at the NARBC expo in Tinley Park last fall.  One died about 2 months ago but I checked this morning and found a nice little batch of eggs from the second one.  I'm looking for information on how to care for them but so...

I purchased a couple of female wheel bugs from Kyle (I think it was Kyle) at the NARBC expo in Tinley Park last fall.  One died about 2 months ago but I checked this morning and found a nice little batch of eggs from the second one.  I'm looking for information on how to care for them but so...

I will have the following inverts available at the NARBC show in Tinley Park this weekend. 0.1 B. Albiceps see 1st photo below $300.00 0.1 G. Pulchra see 2nd photo below $300.00 2.1 B. Smithi males matured on 5/8 and 8/7 see 3rd photo of female and 4th 8/7 male $250.00 trio 0.0.1 P. vittata...

Information on the rearing of baby vinegaroons is scarce and with some prompting by Orin I have decided to share my experiences. This is by no means a scientific account of what I have experienced and many of the figures and dates given are estimates though they are pretty close. Some of the...

Last year I purchased two WC female vinegaroons that both produced egg sacs. One hatched and gave me 39 awesome babies. The other one I guess the female ate them. These two adult females slowed down their eating but they never dug in this winter like my young adults did. Now the same female...

I have 4 oz condiment cups with lids and I have 32oz deli cups with lids but I just got a bunch of C. pictipinnes that would probably benefit from something in between soon. I picked up some 9oz plastic cups from Walmart but I had to cut the edges of my lids to get them to fit. Does anyone...