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Giant Shield mantis - Rhombodera sp.
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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Byatt" data-source="post: 28537" data-attributes="member: 209"><p>At last I am able to reply !</p><p></p><p>It has taken me some time to remember what happened, my memory is fading :wink:</p><p></p><p>Basically at the beginning of 2005 (not '95 :wink: ) I lost 70+ 3rd-4th instar nymphs, the reason for this I will warn you about later. Then I moved house. I lost a few more through bad moults and some random deaths.</p><p></p><p>The next thing I knew I had 6 adult females and no males. I managed to get a male from Martin French and got my last female paired, this was after 6 months of watching them die one by one.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunatley she died before laying. And that was the last time I saw them. I feel emotional now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>The best advice I can give you Yen is this; <strong>don't let the temperature drop below 70 F at night</strong>, this is how I lost the 70.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I didn't find them anymore difficult to rear than <em>Sphodromantis</em> spp., though they will drink if you offer them water every 3 days.</p><p></p><p>Temperature during the day 80-85 F.</p><p></p><p>Do not try to keep them communially, it won't work :wink:</p><p></p><p>Though this may not be <em>R. basalis</em> (different colour), I think that you can assume they require similar conditions.</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps, Rob.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob Byatt, post: 28537, member: 209"] At last I am able to reply ! It has taken me some time to remember what happened, my memory is fading :wink: Basically at the beginning of 2005 (not '95 :wink: ) I lost 70+ 3rd-4th instar nymphs, the reason for this I will warn you about later. Then I moved house. I lost a few more through bad moults and some random deaths. The next thing I knew I had 6 adult females and no males. I managed to get a male from Martin French and got my last female paired, this was after 6 months of watching them die one by one. Unfortunatley she died before laying. And that was the last time I saw them. I feel emotional now :( The best advice I can give you Yen is this; [B]don't let the temperature drop below 70 F at night[/B], this is how I lost the 70. To be honest, I didn't find them anymore difficult to rear than [I]Sphodromantis[/I] spp., though they will drink if you offer them water every 3 days. Temperature during the day 80-85 F. Do not try to keep them communially, it won't work :wink: Though this may not be [I]R. basalis[/I] (different colour), I think that you can assume they require similar conditions. I hope that helps, Rob. [/QUOTE]
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