Bud (or Buddy), Arrow, and Oliver.

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Finally! Today they came!! I think I've named them all.. Arrow (g. Asian), Oliver (g. Asian) and Bud (budwing)....!!!

So excited! 

Thanks Deshawn for the extras... the other budwing unfortunately made Bud a fine meal...?

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Neko

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz with your new mantids. They are still very small. (L3?) I hope they will grow up to healthy adults. Nice names you have given them.

Sad that one budwing ended as meal. if everything is going well with Ateyo and Leyra, I will buy a budwing again. I still like to see an adult female real life.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Beautiful! Congratulations, @Prayingmantisqueen!!! I am sorry the other budwing got eaten; they are VERY aggressive (I have 6) I am glad they arrived ok! DeShawn is awesome!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

They are still very small. (L3?)

I think he said L2...

DeShawn is awesome!

I agree. I wasn't expecting extras but I am glad he sent extras!

 

[Mantis Lady]

I think he said L2...

It was a guess

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

am sorry the other budwing got eaten; they are VERY aggressive

The g. Asians were seperate the budwings were together.. 3 tubs

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yes, well, at least he sent extras!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Yes, well, at least he sent extras!

- MantisGirl13

Right! 

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Update on my little ones' progress..! 

Doing well and happy, Neko is a serious jumper, I mean every step is like a jump! And he/she loves to jump from my hand to skirt and scare me to death! 

Eating great all though I'm hoping a molt is in the cards soon... When they are so tiny it is stressful to handle them!

My adult Carolina named Carolynn (PS If you haven't noticed I love naming things!) laid an oothcea today! Yay!

Also I found 3 wild ooths and my brother found and (sold?) me 3 more so six(!!!) wild ooths (Chinese), I want to hatch and release in garden this spring.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congratulations on all the ooths! Neko sounds like fun! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Arrow molted last night! L3 now!

 

[Mantis Lady]

Nice, and it was a good molt if i see it on the pic. Leyra and Ateyo molted both last week.

When they are so tiny it is stressful to handle them! 

Yeah when they are small they are jumpy. Leyra is the jumpy one at my place. I lost Leyra for a while because she jumped away, found her later on the ground. Glady Scooby wasn't in the room. I found her on ground.  Scooby goes after everything that moves. Escaped grasshoppers are always found by him

I think next after next molt I can let them roam a bit. think then they are big enough to keep an eye on them. Now i am afraid i will loose them.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Now i am afraid i will loose them.

Exactly!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congratulations on the molt! I hope you can get more comfortable handling them!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Update:

Every one reached L3 just fine PTL.

Now I think I hava a little name thinking to do a switch two around because I think my previous Zaria (new male name coming...) is now a male (maybe) and Alayi will get the name Zaria (because I like it better than Alayi) and she is still female. Neko is getting a female name too I believe as (it) just molted this morning and I think there are 6 not 8.... Ooopsie!

Oh well you live and learn...!

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the molts. With my mantids I waited with names till I was sure wat they are. But you can keep the names you are not using for other mantids?

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Well, lets see if you all can understand this...

Alayi is now Oliver (he is a lovely green color)

Neko is now Bud (she is a he, I think)

Zaria is now Arrow (she is a he I believe)

So Ladies and Gents I present Bud, Oliver and Arrow!! (Names are permanent now).

Updated pictures coming soon.