Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2019

[hysteresis]

Yeh, I did. LoL.

The mega and venosa are 2 for 2 so far.

1 each yesterday, and 1 each today.

Id been feeding the venosa the day before. Spikes, crix. 2 flies. Wow.

The mega still looks like she can take a couple more worms!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ya, large females can be bottomless pits!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

A  VERY SPECIAL  edition of  The Molt RepoLt,  Mar 25 thru Mar 31.  unk:

AND.. Is there such a thin as an i8 spiny?












Timestamp


MANTIS


EVENT


COMMENT


SPECIES


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3/27/2019 2:29:25


PP1


MOLT


i6


PHYLLOCRANIA PARADOXA


F


3/27/2019 8:43:42


PW2


MOLT


i7


PSEUDOCREOBOTRA WAHLBERGII


 


3/27/2019 8:44:33


PG2


MOLT


i9


PLISTOSPILOTA GUINEENSIS


F


3/29/2019 9:50:07


PP5


MOLT


i6


PHYLLOCRANIA PARADOXA


M


3/29/2019 2:15:32


PW3


MOLT


i6


PSEUDOCREOBOTRA WAHLBERGII


 


3/30/201911:04:05  


PW1


MOLT


i8


PSEUDOCREOBOTRA WAHLBERGII


F


3/31/201910:02:36


PP2


MOLT


i6


PHYLLOCRANIA PARADOXA


F


3/31/2019 2:06:36


PP4


MOLT


i6


PHYLLOCRANIA PARADOXA


F


3/31/2019 3:30:10


DT1


MOLT


i8


DEROPLATYS TRUNCATA


F

 

[hysteresis]

THIS dude is sooooo cool!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yay!!!!! Congratulations on the molt!!! Yes, L8 is subadult for a female spiny and adult for a male.

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

TY!

I'll perch the trunc on my hand tonight for a photo.

 

[MantisGirl13]

TY!

I'll perch the trunc on my hand tonight for a photo.

Awesome! Can't wait to see the pics!

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

Btw, it's time for a bigger cage for the truncata!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Charoozz520]

Congrats! Your truncata is beautiful!

 

[hysteresis]

Btw, it's time for a bigger cage for the truncata!

- MantisGirl13

Yup. Tonight Ill just throw her in the next sized bin I have. I'll definitely keep her in a real terrarium though. Mayne this weekend.

Congrats! Your truncata is beautiful!

TYVM. I love her.

 

[hysteresis]

Here is her molt

And here she is!

Sorry for the dry hands. I need some self-care.

Cheeky! LoL!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! She's beautiful! I love the spots under her shield. Sub adult?

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Wow! She's beautiful! I love the spots under her shield. Sub adult?

- MantisGirl13

Thanks, YEAH! Cool spots for sure!

I believe she's sub. What do you think? (see below)

By the info I was given when I got her, she is i8. Is that reasonable?

 

[MantisGirl13]

She looks sub to me!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Charoozz520]

@hysteresis those spots are awesome, almost look like eyeballs  :lol: ...well I keep saying no more new species but now you're gonna make me look for a Truncata

 

[hysteresis]

@hysteresis those spots are awesome, almost look like eyeballs  :lol: ...well I keep saying no more new species but now you're gonna make me look for a Truncata

I love 'em. Makes one wonder how they molt so well! Thanks!

 

[hysteresis]

So @MantisGirl13... you did say blephs are prone to mismolts. This was my original female mismolting to adult. 

I still have a sexed pair to continue on with.

She got her wings out but got stuck just about everywhere else. She was near dead when I found her this morning. Still hanging.

I will have to rethink how I keep my empusids approaching presub and sub. I'll have to ensure higher ambient humidity. I've been struggling to keep 40% without a steam-type humidifier.

Maybe a slightly moistened pad in their cups, less side meshes, full mesh top. They never venture on down anyway.

 

[Charoozz520]

@hysteresis I am sorry about your female  . I didn't know that they were so prone to mismolts or need higher humidity to molt into adults. I been keeping mine bone dry, guess I should be misting them from time to time. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Oh no! I'm so sorry that happened. That's really sad.

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

@hysteresis I am sorry about your female  . I didn't know that they were so prone to mismolts or need higher humidity to molt into adults. I been keeping mine bone dry, guess I should be misting them from time to time. 

I shouldve been feeding her juicy feeders and shouldve kept her at 45 or 50 percent maybe.

Live and learn. I have to protect my remaining blephs and my gongy now.

The gongy is tough as he's enjoying his bone dry mesh cube, and he WONT take juicy spikes from me. Maybe ill set a few waxworms and he'll pluck them from the mesh.