I got lucky

[Engraver30]

I made a dumb mistake three days ago. I did not shut the lid on one of my cages all the way. I am usually pretty careful about doing this, but I was very tired and I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention to it. So needless to say, one of my Bud Wing Mantids got out. When I got up in the morning I noticed that the one cage was open about 1/16" and the mantis that was in it was gone. .

I looked everywhere for it for the next two days but could not find him anywhere. When I went to feed my mantids today, there was the skin from a mantid that had molted sitting on top of one of my other cages and low and behold I looked up on my ceiling and guess who was there. I can't believe I found him.

I just thought my bout of dumb luck.

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

Wow man you got lucky! Glad you found him though!

 

[Sparky]

if only i can find my ant thats running around my house

 

[Asa]

It will probably happen more in the future.

 

[OGIGA]

On Sunday, I found a mantis that I lost months ago because I was moving. Needless to say, it had already died. She looks like she got flattened by a box.

 

[thebugwife]

My husband bought an ooth years ago on a whim at the nursery ( way before the 100s of inverts now) and well they were everywhere! months later I found one under the lamp hood on the lizard cage happy and healthy which was amazing cause the lizard had been loose in the laundry room for months too :lol: eventually they were both returned home safe....

You Win some you loose some, it is amazing how much the little buggers can eat though better luck next time!

 

[Rick]

Happened to me a few times.

 

[Butterfly]

LOL right on! I had an ooth hatch in an unclosed jar in my room. Baby mantids were eeeeverywhere. We found one a week later just chillin in the living room and thats a LONG distance from my room, that little guy traveled!