A New Face on the Scene

[hcarlton]

Hello all,

First post here but certainly not to be the last; I'm new to the scene but with a successful start thus far in this hobby. I've been a keeper of snakes and carnivorous plants for years now, only started with mantids about 2 months ago, but I'm happy to say I'm having success with 6 different species so far (one of my favorites pictured, Heterochaeta orientalis). I've already got ooths and baby mantids from another species (and there will likely soon be a sales post because I can't keep them all), and hopefully I can keep moving forward with other interesting species as time goes on. 

~hcarlton

 

[Nanodot]

Welcome!

 

[Connor]

Welcome! You got a nice looking Heterochaeta! I have always wanted to get one of those but their price and the fact that they get GIANT scares me off... don't know where I would put them in my already giant collection. What species of ooth do you have? If you have any questions feel free to ask!

 

[Rick]

Welcome

 

[Serle]

Hello & Welcome .......... S

 

[hcarlton]

Welcome! You got a nice looking Heterochaeta! I have always wanted to get one of those but their price and the fact that they get GIANT scares me off... don't know where I would put them in my already giant collection. What species of ooth do you have? If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Ironically, the Heterochaeta I got for free...

The ooths are from Elmantis sp., an African ground/bark mantis. Not a whole lot seems to be known about them, but they're ridiculously easy to care for as far as I can tell, eat anything slightly smaller than them.

 

[Connor]

Sweet! Those bark mantis are pretty dang cute! Did the Heterochaeta come with the ooths?

 

[hcarlton]

The ooths I have were produced by mantids that I've raised; those mantids were part of the purchase that included the Heteros, Pseudcreobotra wahlbergii, and Parasphendale affinis (the last I don't have anymore, sadly, waiting for an ooth to hatch to replace the female I had). A second ooth hatched today too, so I have a lot of nymphs now.

 

[Connor]

Seems like you'll have a lot of little mantis! Exciting!

 

[hcarlton]

I thought this would be the better thread to post this in: my largest Sphodro. lineola and I, as he was feeling adventurous today

Sphodro and owner by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Sphodro and owner by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Sphodro and owner by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[Connor]

Haha that's some crazy stuff. Don't know if I would let my guy do that. But now that he has wings he'll decide I guess lol.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Welcome!