LAME
Tenodera sinensis (the one and only)
Lol I could tell when I opened her container upon arrival. There was no hesitation from her and she came calmly walking out of her cup like it was nothing new to her lol
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Too bad your girlfriend lost interest, well at least she isn't against them.
Indeed the bigger the beast the better
Although I think I'm becoming a fan of the smaller ones nowadays - seems they have more personality and friendly, take up less room, and have more variety (and some amazing colors).Might as well offload as you will need the room with big mantids. Nice new pet too, and you were talking about me missing the mantis meetings lol.
LAME
Tenodera sinensis (the one and only)
I haven't been able to update in awhile due to work and family life, but felt it was well over due for a updated post. So heres what's happened since the last post!
All four budwings molted.
Both Chaetas molted to L3
The Asian Green molted.
Gump molted to adulthood and was rehomed to forum member "big b".
Rehomed Acromantis japonica "#2" to one of our newcomers "Melophile".
I woke up one morning a few days back and had spotted a baby Stagmomantis carolina sitting nearly lifeless on my Venus flytrap. I also noticed one of the rear legs is completely missing... I checked my plant, but there was surprisingly no evidence of the leg and all the mouths were untouched. I decided "Why not?!..." and took her in... Then I offered her some water, that she threw up.
Judgement by its state of health, lack of energy, and now signs of vomiting.. I thought the worst, but gave her a home anyway... Later on I offered her a small dot of honey and a small mist of water. Surprisingly she kept it down and I offered up a few D. melanogaster which she greedily fed upon.
Acquired 3 baby Hierodula xishaensis from Sticky.
-All three have molted to L3(?)
Acquired a baby Polyspilota aeruginosa nymph from Dmina.
-molted from L1 over to L2.
Female double shield molted to I believe presub. She's still beautiful
Sonar has molted... A few times, kinda lost track on her instar. :|
Buuuut.... Im sure ill catch her again at presub/sub.
The lonely female Egyptian laid her very first ooth... How incredibly tiny of an ooth lol.
And FINALLY!.... Babygirl "Brownie." is now showing signs of readiness! ^_^
Im going to give the male griffin "McQueen" a week or two to prepare himself for the challenge... I've got to admit the griffin females have gotten INCREDIBLY AGGRESSIVE over the last week and will even try to grab my hand(s) even after eating... I'm worried for my male but he's not named McQueen for nothing!
All four budwings molted.
Both Chaetas molted to L3
The Asian Green molted.
Gump molted to adulthood and was rehomed to forum member "big b".
Rehomed Acromantis japonica "#2" to one of our newcomers "Melophile".
I woke up one morning a few days back and had spotted a baby Stagmomantis carolina sitting nearly lifeless on my Venus flytrap. I also noticed one of the rear legs is completely missing... I checked my plant, but there was surprisingly no evidence of the leg and all the mouths were untouched. I decided "Why not?!..." and took her in... Then I offered her some water, that she threw up.
Judgement by its state of health, lack of energy, and now signs of vomiting.. I thought the worst, but gave her a home anyway... Later on I offered her a small dot of honey and a small mist of water. Surprisingly she kept it down and I offered up a few D. melanogaster which she greedily fed upon.
Acquired 3 baby Hierodula xishaensis from Sticky.
-All three have molted to L3(?)
Acquired a baby Polyspilota aeruginosa nymph from Dmina.
-molted from L1 over to L2.
Female double shield molted to I believe presub. She's still beautiful
Sonar has molted... A few times, kinda lost track on her instar. :|
Buuuut.... Im sure ill catch her again at presub/sub.
The lonely female Egyptian laid her very first ooth... How incredibly tiny of an ooth lol.
And FINALLY!.... Babygirl "Brownie." is now showing signs of readiness! ^_^
Im going to give the male griffin "McQueen" a week or two to prepare himself for the challenge... I've got to admit the griffin females have gotten INCREDIBLY AGGRESSIVE over the last week and will even try to grab my hand(s) even after eating... I'm worried for my male but he's not named McQueen for nothing!
Great shots man! wow what a post too haha, long one!I haven't been able to update in awhile due to work and family life, but felt it was well over due for a updated post. So heres what's happened since the last post!
All four budwings molted.
Both Chaetas molted to L3
The Asian Green molted.
Gump molted to adulthood and was rehomed to forum member "big b".
Rehomed Acromantis japonica "#2" to one of our newcomers "Melophile".
I woke up one morning a few days back and had spotted a baby Stagmomantis carolina sitting nearly lifeless on my Venus flytrap. I also noticed one of the rear legs is completely missing... I checked my plant, but there was surprisingly no evidence of the leg and all the mouths were untouched. I decided "Why not?!..." and took her in... Then I offered her some water, that she threw up.
Judgement by its state of health, lack of energy, and now signs of vomiting.. I thought the worst, but gave her a home anyway... Later on I offered her a small dot of honey and a small mist of water. Surprisingly she kept it down and I offered up a few D. melanogaster which she greedily fed upon.
Acquired 3 baby Hierodula xishaensis from Sticky.
-All three have molted to L3(?)
Acquired a baby Polyspilota aeruginosa nymph from Dmina.
-molted from L1 over to L2.
Female double shield molted to I believe presub. She's still beautiful
Sonar has molted... A few times, kinda lost track on her instar. :|
Buuuut.... Im sure ill catch her again at presub/sub.
The lonely female Egyptian laid her very first ooth... How incredibly tiny of an ooth lol.
And FINALLY!.... Babygirl "Brownie." is now showing signs of readiness! ^_^
Im going to give the male griffin "McQueen" a week or two to prepare himself for the challenge... I've got to admit the griffin females have gotten INCREDIBLY AGGRESSIVE over the last week and will even try to grab my hand(s) even after eating... I'm worried for my male but he's not named McQueen for nothing!
Thats awesome that the carolina even ate some flies, no more puking then??
Lol wow that really is a puny ooth, the spaces between the netting look big compared to it haha
Thats great! but gulp, theyre aggressive huh, well good luck buddy! good luck to mcqueen too haha, hopefully he will be as speedy and reactive as the car! x)
mantisman 230
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my male is prepping to become an adult, so hopefully my oldest female wont eat him xD, but do you still want that male double shield?
LAME
Tenodera sinensis (the one and only)
Heres a photo of the Marble mantis:
And one of Crowley:
And one of Crowley:
Awesome! damn that one of the marbled is really clear, especially for a tiny one! and I love Crowley's pic, she reminds me of a dragon lurking in the darkHeres a photo of the Marble mantis:
And one of Crowley:
mantisman 230
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Smaug
LAME
Tenodera sinensis (the one and only)
Lol thanks ^_^
LAME
Tenodera sinensis (the one and only)
As most of you know, I've been swamped lately with the responsibilities of life and haven't been able to update nearly as much. Since I was busy with Project: Community Inspiration yesterday, I figured I may as well go ahead and get a few updated photos and post an update...
...I'll go ahead and start with the bad news first I guess.
Brownie layed her first (unfertilized) ooth.
After setting a date for Brownie's breeding session for 08/01/15, my day off... She dies the day before.
An unknown cause, she was well fed and hydrated... But I did notice her hanging oddly from only her from two feet and her raptorial claws, I thought nothing of the behavior and went to the store. When I came back (less than 2hrs later...) she was laying lifeless face down...
I guess its a good thing I kept the spare female griffin ( Ivy. )
(T. sinensis "Echo" STILL manages to hold the crown for overall size, both in bulk and length. I have photos.... But didn't want to post them.)
I also lost two of the three Hierodula x. nymphs I got from Sticky. Appeared to be vomit/ illness related, but from what is unknown. All my crew eat from the same plate, but I've had no others vomiting or dying.
And on the brighter side of things...
The surviving Hierodula x molted.
Asian Green (Hierodula p.) molted.
Budwings have started molts.
I acquired Hymenopus coronatus (Orchid mantis) from my good friend D.mina
Not for me, but for the girlfriend... She's actually taking care of them herself and ones already made it first molt. So kudos to her.
Here's when they arrived at L1:
L2:
Sonar, Echo's ( what would be in human terms...) niece molted again. I'll get her photo tonight or tomorrow.
The beautiful double shield female took over the deed to Brownie's place (the original terrarium build).
Crowley. ^_^
...I'll go ahead and start with the bad news first I guess.
Brownie layed her first (unfertilized) ooth.
After setting a date for Brownie's breeding session for 08/01/15, my day off... She dies the day before.
An unknown cause, she was well fed and hydrated... But I did notice her hanging oddly from only her from two feet and her raptorial claws, I thought nothing of the behavior and went to the store. When I came back (less than 2hrs later...) she was laying lifeless face down...
I guess its a good thing I kept the spare female griffin ( Ivy. )
(T. sinensis "Echo" STILL manages to hold the crown for overall size, both in bulk and length. I have photos.... But didn't want to post them.)
I also lost two of the three Hierodula x. nymphs I got from Sticky. Appeared to be vomit/ illness related, but from what is unknown. All my crew eat from the same plate, but I've had no others vomiting or dying.
And on the brighter side of things...
The surviving Hierodula x molted.
Asian Green (Hierodula p.) molted.
Budwings have started molts.
I acquired Hymenopus coronatus (Orchid mantis) from my good friend D.mina
Not for me, but for the girlfriend... She's actually taking care of them herself and ones already made it first molt. So kudos to her.
Here's when they arrived at L1:
L2:
Sonar, Echo's ( what would be in human terms...) niece molted again. I'll get her photo tonight or tomorrow.
The beautiful double shield female took over the deed to Brownie's place (the original terrarium build).
Crowley. ^_^
Sticky
Well-known member
I am so, so sorry the babies I sent you died! That is a harsh disappointment. And about Brownie too. Im glad one of them lives still! Maybe you can find a friend for the survivor.
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Sorry again about the losses bro, but the live ones are looking great!! awesome shots! your girlfriend is raising the orchids, wow! Good luck to her! Cool to see how quickly they change color, the orchids, just like idolos!As most of you know, I've been swamped lately with the responsibilities of life and haven't been able to update nearly as much. Since I was busy with Project: Community Inspiration yesterday, I figured I may as well go ahead and get a few updated photos and post an update...
...I'll go ahead and start with the bad news first I guess.
Brownie layed her first (unfertilized) ooth.
After setting a date for Brownie's breeding session for 08/01/15, my day off... She dies the day before.
An unknown cause, she was well fed and hydrated... But I did notice her hanging oddly from only her from two feet and her raptorial claws, I thought nothing of the behavior and went to the store. When I came back (less than 2hrs later...) she was laying lifeless face down...
I guess its a good thing I kept the spare female griffin ( Ivy. )
(T. sinensis "Echo" STILL manages to hold the crown for overall size, both in bulk and length. I have photos.... But didn't want to post them.)
I also lost two of the three Hierodula x. nymphs I got from Sticky. Appeared to be vomit/ illness related, but from what is unknown. All my crew eat from the same plate, but I've had no others vomiting or dying.
And on the brighter side of things...
The surviving Hierodula x molted.
Asian Green (Hierodula p.) molted.
Budwings have started molts.
I acquired Hymenopus coronatus (Orchid mantis) from my good friend D.mina
Not for me, but for the girlfriend... She's actually taking care of them herself and ones already made it first molt. So kudos to her.
Here's when they arrived at L1:
L2:
Sonar, Echo's ( what would be in human terms...) niece molted again. I'll get her photo tonight or tomorrow.
The beautiful double shield female took over the deed to Brownie's place (the original terrarium build).
Crowley. ^_^
So which stage is Sonar at now??
LAME
Tenodera sinensis (the one and only)
Tis' "all good..." It happens sometimes, but Brownie's sudden death was probably the most disappointing.
Sonar... I think L5, buuuut I'm not absolute. :|
Sonar... I think L5, buuuut I'm not absolute. :|
Yeah i can imagine, even im disappointed! she was awesome. She had a good life though no doubt
Neat! so is Supermantis, at least i thiiink.... He may be at L6
