Most Extreme Temp limitis to Ship

[happy1892]

Hello. What are the most extreme temperatures you guys have shipped mantises? Like last year we had a very cold winter. Have any of your guys shipped mantises during the coldest times across the areas that were cold, such as Minnesota to New York?

 

[mantiseater]

Last year during winter some mantises that arrived were so cold they couldn't move but when I blew on them in my hands they would "resurrected." One time I ordered 8 rhombo nymphs and I thought they were dead. i was about to put a pin through the first one but it moved its leg just in time.

 

[happy1892]

What was the temperature outside in your area at the time you found the mantids? Do you know exactly when they were delivered to your house?

 

[Rick]

I have but I think it should be avoided. If you cannot delay you should use an insulated box, heat pack, and the fastest shipping method available. All of this gets expensive of course.

 

[bobericc]

Temps also really depend on the species too. Some mantids are more tollerable toward the cold like empusa or basically any mantis that has a cold period as part of its natural life cycle. Even with those mantids, i wouldnt drop temps below 40f. Some mantids demand high heat like blepharopsis and shouldnt drop below 60f, i think anything over 100f is probably too hot.

 

[happy1892]

Thank you for the input guys.

 

[Rick]

Temps also really depend on the species too. Some mantids are more tollerable toward the cold like empusa or basically any mantis that has a cold period as part of its natural life cycle. Even with those mantids, i wouldnt drop temps below 40f. Some mantids demand high heat like blepharopsis and shouldnt drop below 60f, i think anything over 100f is probably too hot.

Agreed. The temps many of us are about to get are not ideal shipping weather.