Lets see. A little bit about myself? Not much to tell. Right now I keep a taco bell dog, Tailess Whipscorpions, roaches, anoles and Geckos.
I have kept animals all of my life. My main interest for most of my life was aquatic critters. I used to breed tropical fish for the hobbyist and supplied angelfish, discus and lots of other fishes for New England.
I have always been interested in mantids. As a kid I would catch wild ones here and kept them as pets, always letting them go before winter set it. I was fascinated by their calm demenor and then their opposit hunting/feeding behavior.
As a kid I collected moth and butterfly cacoons and liked to watch them watch. Well it was quite a surprise when one of them, sitting on my desk, started releasing nymphs. I was sitting downstairs when I heard my little sister start to scream about bugs all over my desk. The whole family was fascinated. I knew nothing about them so I tried a little hamburger to feed them. I was astonished when some of them started to eat it. I called the university and they advised me to let them go as it was early april and they said they should be OK.
Well, there it is a little about myself. And what started my interest. Now I am here looking for information and recommendations. I am also looking for live animals.
I look forward to many chats and new mantid friends,
yours truly,
TNeal
One thing that really concerns me is that I have not seen a wild mantid in many years. They seem to have dissapeared. I was thinking of maybe breeding native ones and releasing the offspring.
I have kept animals all of my life. My main interest for most of my life was aquatic critters. I used to breed tropical fish for the hobbyist and supplied angelfish, discus and lots of other fishes for New England.
I have always been interested in mantids. As a kid I would catch wild ones here and kept them as pets, always letting them go before winter set it. I was fascinated by their calm demenor and then their opposit hunting/feeding behavior.
As a kid I collected moth and butterfly cacoons and liked to watch them watch. Well it was quite a surprise when one of them, sitting on my desk, started releasing nymphs. I was sitting downstairs when I heard my little sister start to scream about bugs all over my desk. The whole family was fascinated. I knew nothing about them so I tried a little hamburger to feed them. I was astonished when some of them started to eat it. I called the university and they advised me to let them go as it was early april and they said they should be OK.
Well, there it is a little about myself. And what started my interest. Now I am here looking for information and recommendations. I am also looking for live animals.
I look forward to many chats and new mantid friends,
yours truly,
TNeal
One thing that really concerns me is that I have not seen a wild mantid in many years. They seem to have dissapeared. I was thinking of maybe breeding native ones and releasing the offspring.
