silke
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Kia ora, my name is Silke and I live in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (New Zealand).
I'm passionate about native species and when after years of wondering if all my natives had been eaten up by South African praying mantises, we finally located a very pregant lady that I protectiovely took in to lay her ootheca in a safe spot. I got her a proper vivarium, kitted it out with bits from the garden, catch live insects for her, and supplement with mealworms. She's stunning, maybe 7=8cm in size, bright geen, with red bits on her abdomen and yellow accents on her claws. They've also got pruple'/blue dots on their claws, very striking creature I'm very fond of.
I'm a little nervous about finding fruit flies for the babies once they hatch but started a small trap which i will turn into a farm I reckon. Seems to be the only solid way to ensure food.
Be good to read about you all!
Silke
I'm passionate about native species and when after years of wondering if all my natives had been eaten up by South African praying mantises, we finally located a very pregant lady that I protectiovely took in to lay her ootheca in a safe spot. I got her a proper vivarium, kitted it out with bits from the garden, catch live insects for her, and supplement with mealworms. She's stunning, maybe 7=8cm in size, bright geen, with red bits on her abdomen and yellow accents on her claws. They've also got pruple'/blue dots on their claws, very striking creature I'm very fond of.
I'm a little nervous about finding fruit flies for the babies once they hatch but started a small trap which i will turn into a farm I reckon. Seems to be the only solid way to ensure food.
Be good to read about you all!
Silke
