Came home today from vacay in NC to find this!

[Orin]

66 Orchid nymphs in total.

That's great. I'm a little jealous.

 

[agent A]

I dont get an allowance

my mom chopped my allowance in half for no appearant reason <_<

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

my mom chopped my allowance in half for no appearant reason

lol

Hey Paul, how's the survival rate for you so far?

That would be cool if you ended up with 66 L2s!

 

[agent A]

At least you get one, my dad always says " you don't get paid for what is expected" <_<

then do the unexpected :cowboy:

 

[ismart]

Awesome, and would you be selling some of them on the forums???

Yup! I just got to see what i end up with first?

 

[brancsikia339]

Any more ooths hatch?

 

[Bug Trader]

Congrats Paul, a very nice successfull hatching of obviously a very sought after mantid. If you'd like to trade a few nymphs out to swap lines let me know.

Michael

 

[sinensispsyched]

PM sent!

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Way to go Paul, you must have been happily shocked when you got back from NC.

Is there any post were the kids here don't think its Facebook or twitter?!?! Give me a break already, do they know what PM's are for?

Do I have to sick Henry on them??? :lol:

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Was this a several ooths hatching or are all 66 from one ooth?

 

[hibiscusmile]

Gotta love em Paul, wheres my babies? :wub:

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Congratulations!

 

[ismart]

Was this a several ooths hatching or are all 66 from one ooth?

All 66 nymphs are from one ooth. I did lose three. Down to 63. If i could get at least 60 to L2? I will be very happy!

 

[brancsikia339]

All 66 nymphs are from one ooth. I did lose three. Down to 63. If i could get at least 60 to L2? I will be very happy!

How many can you expect from your other ooths??

 

[ismart]

How many can you expect from your other ooths??

Not sure? 3 females were mated. One is definitely infertile. The second is clearly fertile. She did lay one other ooth before she died. The third i do not know yet? I also have three other females that need to be bred. Finding males now is close to impossible.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Not sure? 3 females were mated. One is definitely infertile. The second is clearly fertile. She did lay one other ooth before she died. The third i do not know yet? I also have three other females that need to be bred. Finding males now is close to impossible.

Thats a lot of baby orchids!

And yeah, people with the males are keeping them for themselves :lol:

 

[ismart]

A couple of pics of my L1 nymphs.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Sweet!!! How do you get ff's though that tiny little hole? or is that not a feeding hole.

 

[ismart]

For fruit flies i take the lid off, and just dump a bunch in. For house flies and blue bottles i use the hole. I cover it with a quarter. Quick and simple.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

I'm to nervous about crushing nymphs when I put the lid back on, theres always a couple that run up on the lip, and squish. inch:

So I make a larger hole and fill it with a foam stopper then use a funnel and tap in ff's, you must be quicker and more observant than me.