Blepharopsis Consolidated

[agent A]

Hmm, I'll have to try and put some bbs in the cage

I still see a few L3 nymphs, meanwhile many others r almost L5

At identical conditions many variations in growth rate seem to occur

 

[gripen]

just got an L5 female. thats 2 moults in one week

 

[agent A]

Wow! Awesome!!!

 

[Termite48]

You must be doing a few things right with the mantid. What temp is yours kept at during the day?

 

[gripen]

i have mine at 85 with 30 percent humidity.

 

[agent A]

I keep mine like that too

So the same one who molted to L4 molted to L5 a few days later?

 

[gripen]

yeah it was really surprised!

 

[agent A]

Jane on UKMF had this happen and then the mantis died

 

[gripen]

oh great

 

[agent A]

Just feed her well

Mine are almost at L5

R L5 nymphs really big?

 

[gripen]

the head is larger but not so much the body.

 

[agent A]

So I think a few of mine r L5 then

 

[gripen]

its official L5s take bbs!

 

[agent A]

Thank god!!!

 

[gripen]

lol. have any of yours moulted to L5?

 

[agent A]

I think so

 

[agent A]

Whilst molting to L5 a male was cannibalized today

Gotta keep up on feeding

 

[gripen]

yeah i would not trust these guys in the same cage!

 

[meaganelise9]

Yeah, I'd probably separate them at that age. Mine grew quickly, especially L5 and earlier because he ate like a horse.

 

[twolfe]

I have b. Mendicas in 6 net enclosures and 1 with new babies in an 80 ounce container. I currently have 41 enclosures with mantids. So, I can't separate my b. Mendicas right now. I kept 7 nymphs from the 1st/2nd ooths and still have 6 of them. Two of them were runts I didn't want to sell, and I moved them in with others. They stand out because they are bigger than the others. Anyway, I left the remaining four in a net enclosure when I left for Hawaii. 12 days later I'm happy to report they are all doing fine. Two of them molted while I was away. I lost count of what instar they are nowadays.