L4 Wahlbergii

[Mime454]

Not so sparkly, still cute.

 

[Webeviction]

Nice! I sooo want some of these

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Cute little thing! I love the color.

 

[GhostYeahX]

mine PW also turned to L4

damn cute sp.

 

[Reptiliatus]

Not so sparkly, still cute.

I don't mean to question your post but is that really an L4?

It seems to me like an L2 or 3 possibly. Did you raise it from birth?

Cheers, Dayyan

 

[Mime454]

I don't mean to question your post but is that really an L4?

It seems to me like an L2 or 3 possibly. Did you raise it from birth?

Cheers, Dayyan

I got them at L3. You can easily tell that it's L4 because that's when they start to lose the black coloration and get 'spiny'.

 

[Termite48]

IF you have more than one, did the other(s) also molt simulataneously? They are good for that in my experience.

 

[Mime454]

IF you have more than one, did the other(s) also molt simulataneously? They are good for that in my experience.

I have 4. The other three haven't molted and are still eating.

 

[Mime454]

IF you have more than one, did the other(s) also molt simulataneously? They are good for that in my experience.

THe hotter you keep mantids, the more closely in sync they will molt. I keep mine at room temp, so that's probably why.

 

[Termite48]

If they are sibblings and you can sex them at this time, most likely the male(s) molt first. You can start to see the differences in the sex by the size of the abdomen (width and thickness). The one in the pic looks to me to be a male.

I think raising them is a real kick in the pants.

 

[Termite48]

I keep mine at room temperature and two nights ago in two different cages, four molted, three males to adult, the other to sub-adult. What is the origin of your line? Mine go back to Tammy Wolfe. I would like to find another line to incorporate into my breeding.

 

[Mime454]

I keep mine at room temperature and two nights ago in two different cages, four molted, three males to adult, the other to sub-adult. What is the origin of your line? Mine go back to Tammy Wolfe. I would like to find another line to incorporate into my breeding.

Mine come from Tammy too. I'm away from them for the weekend, so I can't sex them right now. Sounds like they'll be all L4 by the weekend then?

 

[Termite48]

I think they wil be L-4 by the end of the weekend. Perhaps yours are from a subsequent hatch that Tammy has after mine. I have now seven adult males, and hoping for some more females in the next batch of molts from my subs.

 

[OctoberRainne]

I like how they start getting other colors around this time,another molt and she/he will be be green or orange or some other variation,thats why I like them so much,they tend to be slightly unique even to their siblings

 

[mantid_mike]

If they are sibblings and you can sex them at this time, most likely the male(s) molt first. You can start to see the differences in the sex by the size of the abdomen (width and thickness). The one in the pic looks to me to be a male.

I think raising them is a real kick in the pants.

so true. I raised 2 wahlbergii nymphs all the way to adult and then they both died before they even got a chance to mate.

 

[Mime454]

so true. I raised 2 wahlbergii nymphs all the way to adult and then they both died before they even got a chance to mate.

My very first mantis was a Wahlbergii adult female that a pet store owner sold to me. I was 9 or 10, I kept her for almost 4 months(feeding her only crickets, which is bad I hear). One of my favorite pets.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Yeah When u said L4 I was like what?

But I really have no idea because my diary is falling behind due to the move.

I got mine from Tammy as well. Will try to figure it out this weekend.

 

[Mime454]

Still 1 L4 and 3 L3's.

 

[Reptiliatus]

Yeah When u said L4 I was like what?

So I'm not going crazy then .