cilnia humeralis; please define "agressive"?

[lancaster1313]

<_<

 

[Precarious]

Com'on Precarious use your table manners :angry: , you know first we need to dip those fingers in honey! :devil2: :innocent: :lol:

likebugs is plenty sweet just the way she is. :flowers:

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Well if your gonna get all mushie, for Jeez sake. inch:

 

[lancaster1313]

:blush:

 

[Psychobunny]

Awesome, Psychobunny! That means that our Cilnia are sisters!!! You and I are practically kin!! Don't forget me during the holidays.

Has yours arrived yet? Mine (who I shall name "Ant Jemima") is due in a few days. I have some habitat questions I'll be posting shortly in that section, so possibly you can take a crack at it.

Lauren

Yep, got her yesterday. Great mantis, I heart her

Had a hard time getting her into her home, she was much more interested in climbing on me.

After several attempts, I got her on a stick and put her in her jar and very quickly closed the lid

because she was climbing to the top fast!!

Now, she just hangs upside down on the screen lid (in the normal mantis fashion!!)

Impossible to feed her w/o having her climb on me, so I will likely do a lot of hand feeding.

Do you have your's yet?

 

[lancaster1313]

After several attempts, I got her on a stick and put her in her jar and very quickly closed the lidbecause she was climbing to the top fast!!

If it is possible and safe, you might be able to turn the container upside down just to get her in easier, without as much risk to her feet.

Many of my mantids have become wise to the inverted container trick, but sometimes it still works if I am lucky. LOL

My Heirodula multispinas are really clingy and just won't move off of me at all. I literally have to try to remove one leg at a time from my skin. Now, they will even avoid getting on the fake plants that go into their containers. Many mantids don't like getting put in. I feel sorry for them, but they are not safe roaming around the house.

Also, you may be able to cut a small hole in the container so the feeders can be put in. The hole can be plugged with a sponge piece, cotton ball, or even a wadded up piece of paper towel.

I still enjoy hand feeding. But be careful, that is when most of my accidental bites have happened. lol

 

[LLCoolJew]

Yep, got her yesterday. Great mantis, I heart her

Had a hard time getting her into her home, she was much more interested in climbing on me.

After several attempts, I got her on a stick and put her in her jar and very quickly closed the lid

because she was climbing to the top fast!!

Now, she just hangs upside down on the screen lid (in the normal mantis fashion!!)

Impossible to feed her w/o having her climb on me, so I will likely do a lot of hand feeding.

Do you have your's yet?

Yup! Jemima just arrived today! We are sitting at my desk, staring at each other (and she is keeping an eye on her lunch). I haven't picked her up yet, as I don't want to be too forward. But after hearing how friendly her sister has been with you, perhaps I'll give it a whirl after she settles in a bit. Jemima is pretty. I just snapped this with my phone:

PS. As you can see here, I have made good use of a large emery board as a "stick" for her to be transfered to and from her enclosure. Since the surface is gritty, it gives her something to latch on to. Works well!!

 

[lancaster1313]

Jemima is beautiful! :wub:

I am so jealous right now.

 

[RevWillie]

Cilnias are so cool... DO WANT!

 

[Psychobunny]

If it is possible and safe, you might be able to turn the container upside down just to get her in easier, without as much risk to her feet.

Many of my mantids have become wise to the inverted container trick, but sometimes it still works if I am lucky. LOL

My Heirodula multispinas are really clingy and just won't move off of me at all. I literally have to try to remove one leg at a time from my skin. Now, they will even avoid getting on the fake plants that go into their containers. Many mantids don't like getting put in. I feel sorry for them, but they are not safe roaming around the house.

Also, you may be able to cut a small hole in the container so the feeders can be put in. The hole can be plugged with a sponge piece, cotton ball, or even a wadded up piece of paper towel.

I still enjoy hand feeding. But be careful, that is when most of my accidental bites have happened. lol

I ended up doing something like that. I turned the jar, which is tall, over on its side.

After a while, she started roaming around checking stuff out.

I then, ever so slowly, unscrewed the lid, dumped some crickets in there, the stood the jar back up.

She immediatly climbed back up to the lid!! but did nab a cricket on the way

 

[Psychobunny]

Yup! Jemima just arrived today! We are sitting at my desk, staring at each other (and she is keeping an eye on her lunch). I haven't picked her up yet, as I don't want to be too forward. But after hearing how friendly her sister has been with you, perhaps I'll give it a whirl after she settles in a bit. Jemima is pretty. I just snapped this with my phone:

They do have a nice color, and such a cute little face

I whent ahead and ordered another one before they all disapear from stock.

 

[LLCoolJew]

They do have a nice color, and such a cute little face

I whent ahead and ordered another one before they all disapear from stock.

Good idea! They're awesome! Jemima's behavior is just like that which you described of yours. Super friendly. Loves crawling on my arm and doesn't want to let go. I'm rather fond of her already. Post a pic of her sister when you get one snapped

Happy Friday everyone!!!

XO,

LL

 

[patrickfraser]

Hopefully someone will successfully breed these and be able to offer them in the future. I WANT!

 

[LLCoolJew]

Despite her location on my ESC key, I think that Jemima is very happy here.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

What a cute little pancake she is! ^_^

 

[Psychobunny]

Yup! Jemima just arrived today! We are sitting at my desk, staring at each other (and she is keeping an eye on her lunch). I haven't picked her up yet, as I don't want to be too forward. But after hearing how friendly her sister has been with you, perhaps I'll give it a whirl after she settles in a bit. Jemima is pretty. I just snapped this with my phone:

PS. As you can see here, I have made good use of a large emery board as a "stick" for her to be transfered to and from her enclosure. Since the surface is gritty, it gives her something to latch on to. Works well!!

I took a few pics of her and only one came out half way decent!! :

(she is munching on a cricket and saved the yummy leg for desert!!)

 

[Psychobunny]

She is SMART too!!

It didnt take long to teach her all about crickets.

She was used to flies, not ground dwellers, so now she knows where to look for them.

She also watches and studies my every move, and is difficult to get her back in her jar.

She has gotten wise to my methods of getting her in there, she prefers climbing on me!! LOL!!

 

[LLCoolJew]

Aww! I love her! Thanks for sharing her photo!!!!

Yeah, Jemima is just learning the art of cricketing, also. And she loves to watch my every move and flip her heard around at ever possible angle to watch me.

Any thoughts on when yours is going to molt next??

Happy Sunday!

LL

 

[Psychobunny]

No, she is eating like a pig still, so she has not shown any signs yet of molting.

But when she does, I will have to transfer her to a larger home because she will be larger.

She still prefers being hand fed, LOL!! even though she knows where the food is!!

I think she likes the special attention

P.S. one thing about flies. I know she is used to them, but I HATE them!!!!!

You can not gut load a fly, and the flies you catch outside have stuff in their gut that you would not want

to say in public!

The raised ones are not a lot better!!!

Crickets, on the other hand, are very easy to gut load full of nice goodies, and they do not enjoy hanging

out at the nearest pile of poop.

 

[LLCoolJew]

I don't have any flies handy. So I am feeding her small crickets and mealworms. She isn't super hungry, so I'm keeping an eye on her, just in case.

I have her on a plant inside a net cube. I prefer not to use the net cube, as she does not stray, and seems happy on plant 24/7. But the net cube lets me create a bit more humidity (with a wet paper towel and tiny bowl of water), as well as gives some additional molting opportunities if she wants to hang upside down from the top.

She's still a little clumsy, and the net cube is so big, she doesn't navigate it well. You think she would be able to molt OK if I took her out of there, and just let her sit on the plant?

Lauren