Hello from NYC

[LAME]

that'd be killer, I'm looking forward to seeing it! Ive got an extra 10g ive been thinking about doing something new with.

 

[JonRich]

I imagine so, nothing wrong with that. Wow, blaming your wife on the forum already? I think it took me a week to get there with mine

Very nice, 2 sets of Chinchilla's - and it seems your daughter(?) loves them. I must admit I was curious why the Chinchilla's as they seemed so out of place with the rest of your pets.

It's great to be able to interact with pets, allows a much more fulfilling relationship. Heck even most mantises are that way; however, mine would rather head butt my hands and run away. Lots of nice photos thanks for sharing them.

I had my wife look at the photos and she asked, "Why are we looking at just a stick?". A few seconds later she discovered the possible outline of your Uroplatus sikorae in photo three. It really does have amazing camouflage.

Easy mistake on the weed, but sounds like a good choice for a fast growing plant. I've used various weeds before in my freshwater ADF (African Dwarf Frog) tanks - it was a great source of food (the roots), and one of the few plants to survive their thrashing. It also allowed their tadpoles a place to hide when we bred them - great experience.

Lol. She knows . It went from "aww, soo cute. Can we get one?!?!".So we left the pet shop with a shy little female. We quickly found out that they are nocturnal and highly social. Ended up looking on Craigslist and found another. Found another female (this one a mosaic) for adoption. They were great for about a year together, until a baby appeared (standard .het for mosaic) . Turns out the mosaic we adopted was a male. 7-8 months later there was another baby (this one a mosaic). So now we have 4. They actually make great pets, aside for being pooping machines .

Sometimes you have to make sacrifices with plants . But I'll be pulling the ficus from that tank and replacing it with something slower growing . Something that sningles . Possible Mcgravia .

 

[CosbyArt]

Lol. She knows . It went from "aww, soo cute. Can we get one?!?!".So we left the pet shop with a shy little female. We quickly found out that they are nocturnal and highly social. Ended up looking on Craigslist and found another. Found another female (this one a mosaic) for adoption. They were great for about a year together, until a baby appeared (standard .het for mosaic) . Turns out the mosaic we adopted was a male. 7-8 months later there was another baby (this one a mosaic). So now we have 4. They actually make great pets, aside for being pooping machines .

Sometimes you have to make sacrifices with plants . But I'll be pulling the ficus from that tank and replacing it with something slower growing . Something that sningles . Possible Mcgravia .

Yeah the, "aww so cute" line always means trouble.

Nice, so you have been through the life cycle and raised the babies. There is no other feeling like that of owning a pet from birth - and gives them ample time to get adapted to their owners. I know the pets we had since birth are always a bit more special with their behavior, temperament, or otherwise.

I watched a few Youtube videos of the Chinchilla's in action yesterday. I was amazed at the amount of fecal pellets they laid around a enclosed tiled room in a 5 minute span.

That is most definitely a rodent trait - my hamster, gerbils, rats, and such I had growing up all did that too. Only positive is theirs were very low moisture typically and easy to clean.

You will have to make a new post in the Enclosures and Habitats section with a brief tutorial with links to plant supplies and such sometime. As there are many members here who would love to have something like that for their pets - and have no idea where to begin.

 

[JonRich]

I would love to see that build thread

Though I'm not on facebook,twitter,instagram,ect.. Just here...

I just made a quick video for the conversion for the Ghost Mantis 10g vert.

http://youtu.be/yGyzzRvFbUc

 

[dmina]

 

[Ralphys_Mantids]

Welcome to our community!

I was actually born in the Bronx. I miss the city but Connecticut isn't that bad!

Happy New Years! Enjoy

 

[hibiscusmile]

welcome

 

[mantiseater]

Cool. Are you familiar with the mantis vendors at the WhitePlains show?

Thanks

I know there was one last time I went( about a year ago.) is there any more?

 

[Vespertino]

Wlecome!

That's a lot of cool pets! With lease restrictions and condo/coop rules it's difficult to keep any kind of pets NYC these days. Normaly they make exceptions for goldfish, so there is hope I moved to TX a couple years ago, but was born and raised in NYC.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Welcome! and WOW! what a collection!

 

[JonRich]

thanks for the warm welcome.

Welcome to our community!

I was actually born in the Bronx. I miss the city but Connecticut isn't that bad!

Happy New Years! Enjoy

Nice, i'm looking into purchasing a house and CT and NJ were options.

welcome

thank you

I know there was one last time I went( about a year ago.) is there any more?

i went to the December expo and there were 2 vendors selling mantids.

Wlecome!

That's a lot of cool pets! With lease restrictions and condo/coop rules it's difficult to keep any kind of pets NYC these days. Normaly they make exceptions for goldfish, so there is hope I moved to TX a couple years ago, but was born and raised in NYC.

Well i don't advertise the pets i keep. lol. I'm sure there would be an issue. I had an improperly packed 1000 count of crickets come in one time and i got a prompt call from the lobby. Since then i'm more careful with my feeder purchases. lol.

 

[JonRich]

Welcome! and WOW! what a collection!

Thanks. I'll be downsizing my collection soon. I'm not happy with the mix of enclosures sizes i have now. It's hard to accurately replicate a boi-type in a small tank. I'll be doing away with the smaller tanks and building 2-3 large display enclosures (100-150g). I'll only be able to keep a few of my current livestock , but maybe some will allow me to keep smaller species of mantis in them to help clean up loose feeders.

 

[MantisMan223]

Welcome

 

[JonRich]

Thanks . And today I have my first Ghost Ooth .

 

[CosbyArt]

Thanks . And today I have my first Ghost Ooth .

Congrats It took your Ghost about a month after mating, you should have many more

 

[dmina]

Congrats on the ooth... Keep us updated!