c. pictipennis or poca spurca?

[mkayum]

You can't have just one!

I haven't kept popas but I love my little creos. They're endlessly fun to watch hunt, fairly friendly, colorful and gorgeous. Plus I think C pictipennis's size is great.

I know! They look so cool and enough convincing for me to try them out! I agree with you, creos look so gorgeous too!

 

[CoolMantid]

They both need a heat mat/lamp. 80-85 degrees day and 65-75 at night

 

[agent A]

i keep mine at 68-75 degrees without a problem

sure they grow slower but that really doesn't matter

 

[patrickfraser]

I keep both mine at room temps with no problems. I do live in southern California, so that might make a difference.

 

[agent A]

yeah, at night temps in my room are at 62, by day, not that much higher

can't wait till april, then things will heat up B)

 

[CoolMantid]

Yes they will! Thats when I am going on vacation so I dont have to worry about leaving my heat lamp on. All I have to worry about is Humidity. But most of my mantids will be adult by then

 

[mkayum]

I might put them in my leopard gecko 30 gallon long, it usually stay 80 to 75F & of course mantids will be in deli cups! (hehe) My room get bit cold. 70F something like that. Like Agent A said, in few months, hopefully the weather would heat up. lol My room get warmer if it get sunny. My bog garden of carnivorous plants happily basking under the sunny spot on my windowsill.

 

[CoolMantid]

I jsut got a venus flytrap and made its terrarium out of this thingy.... I will make a post to show you

 

[mkayum]

I jsut got a venus flytrap and made its terrarium out of this thingy.... I will make a post to show you

Nice! Can't wait! I probably should post photos of my carnivorous plants bog garden. They are coming out from dormancy.

 

[CoolMantid]

Mine just did because I put it in dormancy in mid September. I will do it. Check aroud for it

 

[Chivalry]

They seem to keep fine at room temp (although my ambient is 70+), but they also seem to be much more active and fun if kept at higher temps.

 

[mkayum]

They seem to keep fine at room temp (although my ambient is 70+), but they also seem to be much more active and fun if kept at higher temps.

I would probably keep them in 75F to 80F. Thank for the info!

 

[CoolMantid]

I mated my Popa today!!!! Yay! Cant wait for ooths

 

[agent A]

I mated my Popa today!!!! Yay! Cant wait for ooths

Lucky

the only males i had with my popa so far were too scared to mount and got killed by her because of it or tried to mate but dropped dead of an infection before connecting-grrr

but my subadult's wingbuds r getting bigger...

 

[CoolMantid]

I mated her twice in the same day. I think I will mate her again because for both times they were only connected for about 30 minutes

 

[agent A]

Good idea

 

[patrickfraser]

I'm waiting for my Popa males to mature. I have 3 females waiting.

 

[mkayum]

I mated my Popa today!!!! Yay! Cant wait for ooths

congrats!

 

[mkayum]

I might order 4x popa spurca L2 nymphs! For breeding groups c: