Mystymantis mantises

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the hatch

 

[Endorlado]

Guess what I managed to get my Grizzled mantises to breed! I am so excited! I put them in their own container and let them get to work.

Now just have to wait for Arcterius to lay an ootheca.

I am not sure if I am going to sell any, that is if she lays an ooth and it hatches and I have any extras, but if I do decide on selling any I will be sure to let you know @mantisfan101 and @MantisGirl13.

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Let me know if You wanna to trade ooths

 

[Mystymantis]

Let me know if You wanna to trade ooths

I will let you know.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

I wanna get an ooth too!! 

 

[mantisfan101]

Congrats on the hatch! Let us know if you have any spare ooths or babies!

 

[Mystymantis]

Congrats on the hatch! Let us know if you have any spare ooths or babies!

Right now just trying to keep the little ones alive, only a few left! I had a bunch die not sure why.

But I suppose it is normal since nymphs are very delicate.

 

[Mystymantis]

This is Glitter my Giant Asian Hierodula membranacea and she is 16 months old today! And still healthy and active.

 

[mantisfan101]

Sorry about that, hopefully the rest do ok! I read in orin’s book that the nymphs cannot ever be allowed to hang upside down and need to stay flat or vertical. 

 

[Mystymantis]

Yeah it is sad lost lots.

 

[Mystymantis]

Sorry about that, hopefully the rest do ok! I read in orin’s book that the nymphs cannot ever be allowed to hang upside down and need to stay flat or vertical. 

How do you do that? make it so they stay flat or vertical?

 

[Mystymantis]

Some updates.

This is Glint, my Grizzled mantis nymph one of only three from my first egg case hatching to survive. I was giving him a new cage yesterday and he was looking all around while I was getting pics. So cute!

 

[Mystymantis]

And this is Darkstalker my male Ghost mantis nymph who molted the other day and I got a picture of him next to his molt which I thought was really cool.

 

[Mystymantis]

Update!!

Darkstalker my ghost male molted to an adult!! I am so excited!! He has beautiful wings and a cool crown! He didn't want to hold still for the camera.

Now his brothers and sister need to catch up.

Glint my Grizzled mantis molted today! Slowly getting bigger!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molts! Your mantids are beautiful. 

- MantisGirl13 

 

[Mystymantis]

Congrats on the molts! Your mantids are beautiful. 

- MantisGirl13 

Thanks!

 

[Mystymantis]

Update!!! April 24, 2020!

My first Chinese Mantis egg case for this year hatched today! I was not expecting it to hatch quite yet but it did! Now I have a bunch of little Chinese mantises again!

I have only one adult Chinese mantis left from last year, Aster, and she is still happy and healthy.  I am so excited she is still alive when the next generation has hatched! Though she did not lay the egg case that hatched.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the hatch. Cool that your chinese mantis lives and doing fine. hope she can stil live a bit longer.

 

[Mystymantis]

First Grizzled mantis made it to adulthood yesterday!

Yay Glint, she is so cute!

 

[Mystymantis]

Update time!

Glint laid her first Ootheca a little while ago. Now waiting for it to hatch. Yum, yum roaches are good says Glint eating her dinner.

I am super excited, Venus, my female ghost mantis is a beautiful green color! I really hope she stays green! Though the green is slightly fading to a lighter green.

 

[Mystymantis]

Glint's (my female Grizzled mantis) egg case hatched today! She now has lots of happy little mantis children! I saw nothing all morning, been keeping a close eye on the egg case, but then walked into my room and saw baby Grizzles crawling all over the inside of the cup! Pics to come later.