Yeah i get how rare species can be alot cause there really rare in regions..But it sucks that there so much money and some not even afforadble because $100 + is just alot for any average person to buy a insect but its all in what you can buy..But i can see how things can get exspensive if your breeding them and especially how massa man mentioned they might die also so its a big risked your taking but all in all there all great critters and to me i enjoy recieving them and having them so im glad that we have all these types of species i was on the internet earlier and it said theres like 3000 species of mantids or somthing i dont know if it was exaggertating but WOW is that alot.
It seems like all the lovely species of mantis
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its 2000 species not 3000 and who knows would be great if there could be underwater species or something but there is still uncharted places on earth so who knows what unknown mantis will be discovered!
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You might say this now, but when you raise them (gongylus have the same requirements as idolomantis) you have to pay for all the lights, the special net cages, and thousands of flies for months. At the end, you have hundreds in either one of them. This is why both species are so expensive.
Here's what I pay for my gongylus:
2 very large next cages, total= $30
3 60W lights , total= $45
a supply of bulbs for their life span, total apprx.= $20
the thousands of flies needed to feed them, my total is currently about $150 (remember, I order flies about twice a month, so this total always climbs)
the $45 ooth that I paid for
not to mention, all the labor required to rear them successfully, these aren't exactly Creobroter.
End total for me so far is $190, and I'll probably spend another $100 or more in flies before they die.
Now you see why certain species will always be expensive.
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well hmm if I had them I would prob not change a single thing and keep them as I keep my other species as I think I could get by as I am very creative and yet like to keep things basic and simple!
What I dont get is why such a huge cage for this species as its not like its 100 feet long or something and its just like every other mantis just little bigger is all and how do you figure 45 dollars on the ooth is that what you pay or charge?!
What I dont get is why such a huge cage for this species as its not like its 100 feet long or something and its just like every other mantis just little bigger is all and how do you figure 45 dollars on the ooth is that what you pay or charge?!
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But within a few years it will be just like all the rest and the price for them will be lower or real cheap as it happens with everything else!
So this is the only species that crickets will have a negative effect on their ooths as I read in a few places and well I guess this species is never going to be in my possession as I dont like the requirements to take care of it and probably would not be able to meet all of it anyways!
So this is the only species that crickets will have a negative effect on their ooths as I read in a few places and well I guess this species is never going to be in my possession as I dont like the requirements to take care of it and probably would not be able to meet all of it anyways!
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ABbuggin
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Try saying that after you have put hundreds in them. I don't plan on charging an arm and a leg for them, (I dont like the idea of inflating prices through the roof just because they are rare) but I want to make my money back.
They need a large cage because they are a very large species, (a subadult female takes up the entire palm of my hand when she stands in it) and I keep them together. I paid $45 for the ooth that I originally got my nymphs from.
I doubt that it will ever happen. They are to difficult/expensive for them to become mainstream, don't get me wrong here, I'm not beating my chest or anything. I failed at my first attempt with them.
That's why they are expensive. Not many have them, and they are rarely offered, especially in the USA.
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