New guy from So-Cal

[MrGhostMantis]

How high should humidity be then? I’m so worried I’m going to end up killing them! They are so expensive that it would be like throwing a gold bar from a cliff.

 

[hysteresis]

My go-to care sheets say 50-60pct:  https://www.mantidsandmore.com/lexicon/hymenopus-coronatus/

I just mist mine morning and night (and sometimes only once). Depends on how dry it is at home.

My females stay maybe 76degF. Im raising various hatches now, so I don't worry about timing the males much anymore. I have nymphs from each ooth.

 

[hysteresis]

They are so expensive that it would be like throwing a gold bar from a cliff.

How much did you get gouged for? LOL?

 

[MrGhostMantis]

I’m actually trading for them. A ghost ooth for 3-4.

 

[hysteresis]

Good deal then. Ghosts are such prolific ooth producers. I sold some ooths for $25USD. So 3 to 4 orchids for $25USD? Sweet!

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Yeah, it’s pretty awesome. @Evan Bulcao is trading them to me. I’m waiting on my male to molt, then breeding will start. He won’t be living with my female after that. They get voracious. Any ghost ooth tips? These are my first ghosts too.

 

[hysteresis]

Feed the female well, and they'll mate themselves. I've done ghosts twice, and it was literally the easiest mating i've ever done.

The hardest was Deroplatys lobata. 

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Why was Deroplatys lobata so hard?

 

[hysteresis]

Why was Deroplatys lobata so hard?

I lost all males to cannibalism. One was successful with my 1st female, but was taken by the 2nd female who remains unmated.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Ouch. That would hurt. Everyone talks about the males like tools and don’t mind if they die. I love them all equally. What other species do you have?

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Can someone explain to me what a ‘slipped molt’ is? @mantisfan101 thinks my male ghost has that going for him and I’m panicking!

 

[Endorlado]

hello

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Mandarin my girly ghost saying hi!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Mandarin my girly ghost saying hi!

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Pretty girl!

- MantisGirl13 

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Thanks! Did you check out my new stream “My mantid history” is what I think it is called lol.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Can someone explain to me what a ‘slipped molt’ is? @mantisfan101 thinks my male ghost has that going for him and I’m panicking!

If you mean a skipped molt, it's nothing to worry about. That just means he's growing fast. If he had Peter Pan syndrome, which is where the mantis refuses to molt, then I'd be worried. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

Thanks! Did you check out my new stream “My mantid history” is what I think it is called lol.

Ya, I did!

- MantisGirl13

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Thanks! I hope more people check it out! I will do weekly updates if people actually pay attention to it.

 

[hysteresis]

Thanks! I hope more people check it out! I will do weekly updates if people actually pay attention to it.

I did "The Molt Repolt" for a bit.

This is fun.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

@hysteresis did you check it out yet?

Edit:Just saw you did xD