Is this real?????

[MantisCA]

http://www.wildeyereptiles.com/cpg132/disp...bum=6&pos=0

if so plesss let me know and its name

 

[Jwonni]

i dont know its name but i dont see why it wouldn't be real

 

[Ian]

lol, yes, this species is real.

Think Leah would have images of toys in her gallery? :lol:

Anyway, this is a metallicidae? Might be an incorrect spelling...This has never (as far as I am aware) been kept in captivity, however, dried specimens are available.

 

[Christian]

Hi.

This is a Metallyticus, probably M. splendidus. Would be nice to have one of those... :roll:

Regards,

Christian

 

[KennethJ78]

Would be nice to have one of those...

Now that's what I call an understatement :lol:

I'd LOVE to get my hands on such a species..seriously :twisted:

 

[francisco]

HEllo all,

They are really nice species, very primity and they specialise roach eaters.

Never been kept before,dry specimens are really price.

I paid 150 dollars plus shipping for a pair of them,rarely available as specimens too.

FT

 

[MantisCA]

http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Metallyticida...titlefigcaption

this link is very cool

can you get them a alive and how much are thay $$$$

Can you captive breed them. If I can get them wood any one wont one hahahaha :twisted:

 

[nickyp0]

if anyone can get then in i would pay $150.00 for one or a pair

 

[MantisCA]

Im looking into it if I get them you will know wish me luck :mrgreen:

 

[Sheldon Johnson]

If they were availible sometime in the future, i would stay well clear. Leave it to the experts to deal with, get them into culture, then let the rest have their try at killing them... reminds me of diabolica/coronatus actually.

Also MantisCA, to turn that link into an active hyperlink put at the end and remove the / from the initial url tag.

 

[MantisCA]

OK i got the second thing you said but not the first thing dumb it down 4 me thanks though :?:

 

[Sheldon Johnson]

Basically, if this thing ever becomes availible to you, dont bother. Contact an expert and let them deal with it first.

There is a reason why there are only a handful of species of mantis availilbe to us, thats because most of us dont give them the proper setup, time, diet or attention.

So when a new species such as this comes into the community, its best for an expert to take on the challenge, so that they can breed it and teach the rest of us how to care for it properly.

Im not trying to be rude to anyone specifically, but to be honest i wouldnt want anyone (this includes myself at this point) other than a specialist or expert (and there are a very few names i can think of who deserve these titles) to have a new exotic culture, since we would most likely kill it and not be able to get it again for a few years.

 

[Jackson]

Basically, if this thing ever becomes availible to you, dont bother. Contact an expert and let them deal with it first. There is a reason why there are only a handful of species of mantis availilbe to us, thats because most of us dont give them the proper setup, time, diet or attention.

So when a new species such as this comes into the community, its best for an expert to take on the challenge, so that they can breed it and teach the rest of us how to care for it properly.

Im not trying to be rude to anyone specifically, but to be honest i wouldnt want anyone (this includes myself at this point) other than a specialist or expert (and there are a very few names i can think of who deserve these titles) to have a new exotic culture, since we would most likely kill it and not be able to get it again for a few years.

Completely agree! Let someone else more experienced care for and breed the animal so then more of us have a better chance of keeping them in future.

 

[Jwonni]

This is all as long as an expert put themselves forward to original poster otherwise he'd have no choice

But if someone with lots of experience and knowledge took em on then wrote a guide on how they SUCCESFULLY looked after it for others to follow thats best

 

[nickyp0]

I agree an expert should be the first person to get these in to start a care sheet and take the time to wright everything down that they do.......thats why i should be the first one to get them lol..... ( I work in a pet store so thats all i do all day wach them and wright what they do down temp, humity, food, ill or not etc...) lol i would love to take them on really.

 

[Jackson]

I work in a reptile store, yet i wouldn't take them on. If you think there is anyone who is a better mantis keeper than you then they should be the one to keep them.

 

[Sheldon Johnson]

Exactly Jackson!

 

[Jwonni]

where do these little guys come from (country?)

in my first post (second of the thread) i hadn't even realised it was a mantis the thing just said other species and had a locust next so i just thought it was a beetle (soon realised i was wrong when other posts started coming in)

 

[Jackson]

I believe thailand, philippines area. I remember seeing the pic last year on these forums and someone said "I hope it survived the tsunami" :roll: