Handicapped vs Handicapped...

[mantid_mike]

I had a Lobata mismolt a couple days ago and there was nothing I could do to save her. Instead of letting her lay around and die, I decided to feed her to my adult female Bleph, who also had a molting accident. I didn't think she'd eat her:

 

[hierodula]

Yeah Iv heard blephs are agressive.... but then most flower mantids are.

 

[sinensispsyched]

They need to, otherwise you're just sitting around on a flower, while a life-saving meal could be walking away.

 

[gripen]

Your bleph looks just like mine. Mine is very aggressive!

 

[mantid_mike]

They need to, otherwise you're just sitting around on a flower, while a life-saving meal could be walking away.

Makes sense. I've been low on flies lately so I don't feed them every day.

 

[mantid_mike]

Your bleph looks just like mine. Mine is very aggressive!

Did yours have a molting accident as well? I like their green coloration. Very nice species and yes, very aggressive.

 

[gripen]

Did yours have a molting accident as well? I like their green coloration. Very nice species and yes, very aggressive.

Yeah she just never pumped up her wings for some reason. Other than that she is a great big girl. I just got some from Rebecca today and they are half her size lol.

 

[agent A]

Yeah she just never pumped up her wings for some reason. Other than that she is a great big girl. I just got some from Rebecca today and they are half her size lol.

r they still adults though??

 

[gripen]

Yup all adult females.

 

[agent A]

Yup all adult females.

and mine was bigger? i did a good job rearin her to subadulthood then i guess

 

[mantid_mike]

Yeah she just never pumped up her wings for some reason. Other than that she is a great big girl. I just got some from Rebecca today and they are half her size lol.

I'm glad I didn't feed mine to another mantis. She looked pretty beat up and didn't think she was going to make it, but my GF intervened and convinced me to wait it out. Glad she did.

 

[mantid_mike]

Finally got a male bleph and got my girl mated! It was a pain in the A** watching the male trying to connect so I just left them in a net enclosure overnight and woke up to find them connected. Here's a pic from last night (kinda blurry):

 

[sinensispsyched]

Lucky dog!

 

[Reptiliatus]

Congrats!

 

[mantid_mike]

Lucky dog!

Congrats!

Thanks!