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I am looking to breed mantids in the future and was wondering what species are easy to breed and how do i go about doing it? as well as ootheca care?

Thanks a lot.

 
That is such a wide open and involved question... much too inclusive to give a reasonably short and helpful answer. Best for you to sit down and do some reading back through the forum posts in the Breeding and Nymph Care section. When you've researched enough to get a basic handle on things, and still have specific questions... then ask those. ;) Best of luck to you, and have fun researching. To me the research provides enjoyment as well as helpful education. :)

 
I think you need one of the Australian members to chime in here. I'd suggest a local species as your first attempt. That way you already live in the climate that they need, and if anything goes wrong like with your food supply...you can responsibly release it to feed itself.

Welcome to the forum! :)

 
kamakiri said:
I think you need one of the Australian members to chime in here. I'd suggest a local species as your first attempt. That way you already live in the climate that they need, and if anything goes wrong like with your food supply...you can responsibly release it to feed itself.Welcome to the forum! :)
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Yeah, depending on which coast you live on. If you're on the east coast, there are a couple of Australian members who advertize their oziness in their taglines.

If you let us know where you're from, I might be able to drum up a contact or two for you or at least point you in the right direction.

You probably already know how strictly limited is the importation of wildlife into oz, so imports are pretty much out.

 
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Chase said:
I was reeding this and wonderd if you could breed a brother and sister when they grow up?
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well i have kept african, madagascan and chinese mantids in the past all of which i loved keeping.

i dont live in australia :( i am simply an australian in another mans body.

 
brm said:
well i have kept african, madagascan and chinese mantids in the past all of which i loved keeping.i dont live in australia :( i am simply an australian in another mans body.
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Oh! East Anglia! Home of the Norfolk Broads! :lol:

You're trying to confuse me again, Kamakiri! Just because it's so easy!

 
Where'd you get that he was Australian from? Left me thoroughly confused it did!

Anyway, welcome to the forum!

 
Katnapper said:
Wow... I didn't know that. Hey, I wonder how they got there? :eek: Makes me think it could be an example for the proponents of H.R. 669! :blink: :p :lol:
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You bet it is! I don't think that its's a coincidence that over 20% of the Majority members of the Committee on Natural Resources that proposed this bill are from islands, including Hawaii. In every case, though, the ecological devastation of these tiny ecosystems was due to colonization by man, or more properly, Americans and Europeans. Draconian legislation in the US mainland will not bring back what they have lost, and the ecosystems that comprise the US have not and will not suffer the same fate because someone keeps a bearded dragon, a parakeet and four mantids. :angry:

(Snort of disgust GIF)

I didn't know that there was a colony of wallabies in Honalulu, Kamakiri, but every now and then someone will see one in the valleys toward the north side of the island. I think that some other islands in Hawaii have them too, though not Maui. I'll send Sunny off to check for you. Even if she doesn't find any, the exercise will do her good!

 

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