Intro(AL)

jamurfjr · Jan 22, 2013

Hi, my name is Joe. I'm originally from NJ but have ended up in AL. I'm married and have a daughter. My family and I share our several acres with our dogs, cats, chickens, pigs, goat, ferret, and two tarantulas. Yeah, it's already a full house, but not so much that I can't squeeze in a mantis or two.

I have kept(sporadically) reptiles and inverts—including mantids—since childhood. I would like to ease myself back into the hobby with a focus on mantids and roaches. I am currently keeping 27 Chinese Mantis nymphs and have several ooths incubating(Carolina). My property affords me access to most resident species. However, I intend to re-explore the keeping of more "exotic" species as well.

I would like to extend a big thank you to this forum for having this rusty, ol' hobbyist. I look forward to making new friends and learning along the way.

D_Hemptress · Jan 22, 2013

welcome from so.cal, this is a great website to learn more about mantids as you get into the hobby, im new to it aswell. ive learned alot and im on my way to having 4 species soon

sally · Jan 22, 2013

welcome from illinois! i too am originally from NJ. south jersey.

aNisip · Jan 22, 2013

Welcome to the forum(from So FL)! This website is great for beginners and more experienced keepers. Do A LOT of browsing through the forum to see if a question you have has been answered or asked, if you can't find anything, feel free to post your predicament

Welcome to the hobby and you'll get hooked on more than just one or two exotics

Cheers,

Andrew