L4/5 Idolos

[warpdrive]

so I wanted to post how nice my Idolos are doing. all have now molted to L4 and all but 1 made it.

I don't take pictures as much as I would like. but I took a few and hope you enjoy.

L3

molting to L4 - one of my white ones.

an L4 peach colored one.

edit: I ment to name this L3/4 Idolos

Harry

 

[agent A]

I've gotta get some one of these days...

 

[CoolMantid]

How big are they?

 

[agent A]

How big are they?

As big as an L4 idolomantis diabolica

 

[CoolMantid]

Which would be....?!

Did you get them at L3 from Yen?

 

[warpdrive]

Which would be....?!

Did you get them at L3 from Yen?

I got them from Yen at L3. they are now all L4.

they are more or less the size of gongys or B Mendincas at the same instar.

Harry

 

[gripen]

I got them from Yen at L3. they are now all L4.

they are more or less the size of gongys or B Mendincas at the same instar.

Harry

not really. my male L6 blephs are about the size of an L3 idolo.

 

[warpdrive]

not really. my male L6 blephs are about the size of an L3 idolo.

realy? I don't remember them to be so small. I guess just gongys then.

Harry

 

[gripen]

yeah gongys are as near as makes no difference the same size.

 

[yen_saw]

Good to see they are doing well Harry. they are in good home and good hands

 

[twolfe]

Nice images!

 

[Termite48]

Congrats Harry. I think that I have litter mates to yours. I have three and they are munching on HFs as I write this. You take some nice pics.

Good luck!

 

[warpdrive]

thanks Rich, and good luck to you on yours.

to be honest, I'm feeding Blue Bottles since the 3rd day. HF seems to be too small, yet they still only eat half most times.

the BBs seem to make a bigger ruckus and piss them off enough to eat with temps in the low 80s. HF for me just didn't do it unless I added a ton of them.

but I bet it's Yen's fault. he most likely spoiled them to death on BB and now mine just want more.

Harry

 

[nicoledougherty]

Wow Beautiful !!

 

[brancsikia339]

nice idolos!!

 

[patrickfraser]

I got to go feed mine. I don't know how old mine are, but probably younger. Mine eat BBs, too.

 

[sporeworld]

Watch the BB's with L1's. They can knock em off their perches - especially when molting.

I used to toss my small enclosures into my GIANT Netcage, and put a light at the top to attract the flies out of the cages when the first molt was near. Barring that, I'd just open the enclosures and shoo the flies off onto the patio.

I noticed no health deficiencies when I switch to a Hydei-Only Diet for my L1's.