Bugatorium

[hibiscusmile]

I ordered some more crickets and asked them not to put in carrots with them, use potato instead and they did! I was so surprised. They look nice and got some mixed sizes in there!

 

[sporeworld]

Ping!

New peeps may not have waltzed through this thread yet. So, put on the kettle, grab a snack and browse the pages of "Bugatorium". Real inspiration...

 

[hibiscusmile]

 

[hibiscusmile]

I will have to update this post, only thing happening today is hundreds of yellow jackets are coming in from I think the recessed ceiling lights! Oh mama! where is my bug spray! , can't use that in here! :helpsmilie: Oh :taz:

 

[agent A]

i wish i had such a good setup

but i'm just a small scale rearer

netherless, i'm VERY disorganized with my mantis housing

very neat! i gotta research heat tape

 

[hibiscusmile]

You will get there! Give yourself time!

 

[minard734]

Man... I envy your mantid room. I thought my having 30 at a time was impressive. :blush:

 

[hibiscusmile]

It is! to me, anyone keeping a bug is impressive! Being I spent most of my life running from them! :scooter:

 

[minard734]

Yes but having thousands is QUITE impressive. Now, as far as other invertebrates goes I have quite a few. I have 2 millipedes, 30 or so Bess beetles, about 10 stag beetle larvae, about 5 scarab larvae, a click beetle larvae, and one ant farm of Monomorium spp. I used to have some more millipedes (5 more) and a lot more Bess beetles. Also, a Camponotus americanus ant farm.

And the adult male mantids are dying off now! OH THE AGONY AND DESPAIR! :blush: The females are doing better though, and most have already mated (ALL of the Stagmomantis have). :stuart:

 

[hibiscusmile]

Not in centipieds, or millys! awful things I intend to ask Jesus about when I go home!

here is pic of some of the yellow jackets that wandered into the Bugatorium today.

I brought some eggs while shoppin the other day, and guess where I left them? Thats right , in the car! :taz:

 

[hibiscusmile]

So I cooked them up for the roaches, will freeze them now in small sandwich b ags and take them out as needed. Hubby was worried we would eat them by mistake :2guns: , I asked him when did I ever cook and freeze eggs? :stupid:

 

[minard734]

Hahahaha!

 

[lancaster1313]

When you feed eggs to your roaches will it make them smell? I fed mine brocolli once and will never do it again, :no: they smelled bad for a few days. inch: I think it gave them mad gas or something. :mellow:

 

[hibiscusmile]

I haven't fed them eggs in a couple years, so I don't remember, but they got it last night, so I will soon see!

 

[ismart]

When you feed eggs to your roaches will it make them smell? I fed mine brocolli once and will never do it again, :no: they smelled bad for a few days. inch: I think it gave them mad gas or something. :mellow:

Yes, broccoli has that effect on me sometimes too! inch: :whistling:

 

[minard734]

Yes, broccoli has that effect on me sometimes too! inch: :whistling:

Don't get me started. :wacko: :no: inch: :sweatdrop: :dots:

 

[lancaster1313]

:lol: It's good for you.

And... I don't care if its good for the roaches cause Im not putting up with it.

 

[agent A]

at least i am able to get cages for low prices for my mantises

my dubia roaches still haven't given birth

you are very awesome at keeping mantises

i hope one day to at least get a shelf for my mantises

you go above and beyond that, which is very admirable

keep us posted!!!

 

[mantiscraze]

WOW, very awesome blog Rebecca!

 

[minard734]

^ Agreed.