DeadInTheBasement
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i myself find mantid keeping quite a hassel and rarely ever have more than just a couple mantids at a time now days. and actually none at all right now 
i do enjoy having them but i just dont have the time anymore....mostly because of my mini zoo of other critters i have hanging about and even though they are my favorite insect i always find they are getting left out(but not as much as the fishies do :lol: )
any time i think about getting a new mantid i weigh the pros and the cons and until now the cons have outweighed the pros! but only because winter is about the strike and ill have time to be bored therefore have time to fiddle with mantids!
i myself think of most animals the same way i think of plants(that isnt really a bad thing i dont think) they show no emotions toward us but fear except for the expectional animals of course. in my mind each of my pets is ranked to an order which depends how much attention they recieve not including my monthly phases where i just got to add this one animal to my list they will get there time in the spot light until i snap back to reality
how much of a pain is it for everyone else to decide to add more mantids to there collection or not?
to all those curious off the top of my head here is my list at the moment
the ones highlighted in red are taken better care of then children.....well maybe not consideirng most people dont leave there children in fences or put them in a cage for part of the day....but for animals they are treated pretty well
African Grey Parrot
Nigerian Boer Goat mix
Nigerian Pygmy Goat mix
Sugar Glider
Green Water Dragon
Green Iguana
Black Ratsnake
Black Mexican Kingsnake
Some Reticulated Pythons
Red Tail Boa Constrictor
Ball Python
Mata Mata Turtle
12 Chickens!
2 goldfish
1 Betta fish
9 Emperor Scorpions
1 Mystery Scorpion
9 Black Widow Spiders
3 Dogs(great for coyote control )
3 couch sized Pigs!
and NO MANTIDS
im hopefully adding a very large amount of salamanders to my list soon followed by some mantids if i get the cash....
anyways i was bored and thought id make a dead thread to add to my post count considering ive been a member since 06 and kids who have been here 4 months probably have a higher post count than me :blink:
.and to think i had hopes of getting Emu Rheas and Ostriches this winter......who knows still might find a way
PS. i know the topic title is spelled wrong but o well
i do enjoy having them but i just dont have the time anymore....mostly because of my mini zoo of other critters i have hanging about and even though they are my favorite insect i always find they are getting left out(but not as much as the fishies do :lol: )
any time i think about getting a new mantid i weigh the pros and the cons and until now the cons have outweighed the pros! but only because winter is about the strike and ill have time to be bored therefore have time to fiddle with mantids!
i myself think of most animals the same way i think of plants(that isnt really a bad thing i dont think) they show no emotions toward us but fear except for the expectional animals of course. in my mind each of my pets is ranked to an order which depends how much attention they recieve not including my monthly phases where i just got to add this one animal to my list they will get there time in the spot light until i snap back to reality
how much of a pain is it for everyone else to decide to add more mantids to there collection or not?
to all those curious off the top of my head here is my list at the moment
the ones highlighted in red are taken better care of then children.....well maybe not consideirng most people dont leave there children in fences or put them in a cage for part of the day....but for animals they are treated pretty well
African Grey Parrot
Nigerian Boer Goat mix
Nigerian Pygmy Goat mix
Sugar Glider
Green Water Dragon
Green Iguana
Black Ratsnake
Black Mexican Kingsnake
Some Reticulated Pythons
Red Tail Boa Constrictor
Ball Python
Mata Mata Turtle
12 Chickens!
2 goldfish
1 Betta fish
9 Emperor Scorpions
1 Mystery Scorpion
9 Black Widow Spiders
3 Dogs(great for coyote control
)3 couch sized Pigs!
and NO MANTIDS
im hopefully adding a very large amount of salamanders to my list soon
followed by some mantids if i get the cash.... anyways i was bored and thought id make a dead thread to add to my post count considering ive been a member since 06 and kids who have been here 4 months probably have a higher post count than me :blink:
.and to think i had hopes of getting Emu Rheas and Ostriches this winter......who knows still might find a way
PS. i know the topic title is spelled wrong but o well
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