Gonatista grisea

[D_Hemptress]

unk: sweet what do i win?!

i felt like i was playing a game

 

[aNisip]

You win the sheer joy of locating g grisea? Lol, they aee super hard to find in the wild, I just need to get the right shots of them and then it will be a challenge

 

[D_Hemptress]

You win the sheer joy of locating g grisea? Lol, they aee super hard to find in the wild, I just need to get the right shots of them and then it will be a challenge

im ready! :shifty:

 

[aNisip]

Give me some time, finals are next week, ill have time after that...

 

[aNisip]

I was feeding ninja tonight and she was just wolfing down roaches :chef: like it was nobody's business, but then an L4 carolina male whom I let free range, saw the action and went in to investigate...then he stole one of her roaches and she was less then pleased...her reaction...

 

[hierodula]

hahahaha

 

[Malakyoma]

er mah gerd thats the cutest thing I've ever seen

 

[lancaster1313]

Impressive!

 

[Mime454]

I was feeding ninja tonight and she was just wolfing down roaches :chef: like it was nobody's business, but then an L4 carolina male whom I let free range, saw the action and went in to investigate...then he stole one of her roaches and she was less then pleased...her reaction...[img=[URL="http://i.imgur.com/0oYDB.jpg%5D"]http://i.imgur.com/0oYDB.jpg][/URL]

That's seriously awesome! I how that you get a big hatch, so big that it forces you to sell them!

 

[aNisip]

I hope I get a big hatch too! and thanks you guys, I thought it was cute, yet unexpected...

 

[aNisip]

I realize that these guys spend most of their time in the wild resting on a tree vertically, with their head facing down...so i constructed a new prototype for the grisea's to live in. After I released the female in it, she took to the "tree" almost as if she was in the wild, she flattened herself out and chilled...same with the male, but for his tree i added an airplant and spanish moss...He loves it also...all it is is an oak tree branch, hot glued evenly to the bottom, and a moat of sphagnum moss surrounding it so it doesn't get soggy and rotten...and pieces of bark to the tops....(first top as a bare spot in the middle bc the branch that I used was taller and barely fit with the top on, so i didnt glue any bark there...the second top is full bc the branch is shorter) Enjoy!

 

[Danny.]

Lucky ...

 

[lancaster1313]

Very nice, Andrew! Please keep updating on how the insects are doing.

 

[Rick]

Pretty slick Andrew. I stripped large pieces of thin bark from dead trees and glued it flush to the sides of the enclosure.

 

[yen_saw]

Nice set up Andrew! I have done the same before and found out that the mantis hang on the lid most of the time. Their eyes could get damage if hitting the side of the container too often, especially the skittish one (most of the males). You can glue damp cotton around the edge of the container near the lid to protect the mantis eye and keep the humidity as well. Otherwise keep the mantis in large enclosure. All th best!