Starving Always
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I posted this on FB too btw
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Sorry for such horrible quality LOL I have no special lens as of now
but...
HERE THEY AREE!! I just really missed handling with them and now, I'm back into it. They're so adorable and many made it here healthy!!
I ordered 10. Yen Saw gave me 15!! (5 extra) THANK YOU YEN! 4 didn't make it :-( and 1 is badly weak/damaged. (look at last 2 pics) it is very lumpy and really weak but still has some grip on its legs. I found it at the bottom of the enclosure. I almost thought it was dead... --At first, I thought about feeding it to the other mantids (since I had no food for any of them) and ignored my feelings for it. But then, I thought about myself. How I too was in a bad condition. I have a medical condition, but it's not severe (as cancer): Diabetes Type 1. I felt as if maybe I can care for it and hand feed it until the next molt. He tries so hard to get back up and continues to live. It was just so relatable, I couldn't do what I had in mind. I had no insect cups so I used a boba cup that was similar to a 32 oz to put in the other mantids while the injured one is alone in the original container. I also washed all the remains of the dead flies in there.
But as soon as I got some of them out, they started searching for water. Man, were they thirsty! I wet my hands and many of them sucked it while I misted the enclosure. More extras came along in a tiny sauce container (2 tiny nymphs) but I couldn't find out what species it was until some guy on FB told me it was Bactromantis Mexicana (which I've never heard before 0 THANK YOU YEN FOR BEING SUCH A REALLY GREAT SELLER! I am forever grateful for just my purchase items. Definitely a memorable experience for me <3
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Sorry for such horrible quality LOL I have no special lens as of now
but...
HERE THEY AREE!! I just really missed handling with them and now, I'm back into it. They're so adorable and many made it here healthy!!
I ordered 10. Yen Saw gave me 15!! (5 extra) THANK YOU YEN! 4 didn't make it :-( and 1 is badly weak/damaged. (look at last 2 pics) it is very lumpy and really weak but still has some grip on its legs. I found it at the bottom of the enclosure. I almost thought it was dead... --At first, I thought about feeding it to the other mantids (since I had no food for any of them) and ignored my feelings for it. But then, I thought about myself. How I too was in a bad condition. I have a medical condition, but it's not severe (as cancer): Diabetes Type 1. I felt as if maybe I can care for it and hand feed it until the next molt. He tries so hard to get back up and continues to live. It was just so relatable, I couldn't do what I had in mind. I had no insect cups so I used a boba cup that was similar to a 32 oz to put in the other mantids while the injured one is alone in the original container. I also washed all the remains of the dead flies in there.
But as soon as I got some of them out, they started searching for water. Man, were they thirsty! I wet my hands and many of them sucked it while I misted the enclosure. More extras came along in a tiny sauce container (2 tiny nymphs) but I couldn't find out what species it was until some guy on FB told me it was Bactromantis Mexicana (which I've never heard before 0
THANK YOU YEN FOR BEING SUCH A REALLY GREAT SELLER! I am forever grateful for just my purchase items. Definitely a memorable experience for me <3
