New mantid enthusiasts from Toronto area

[MantisGirl13]

Funny anecdote I don't remember sharing, but it's about the Guinea Pigs, Penny and Panda.

They were so tiny when we got them. I put one into each side pocket of my zip up sweater, and lounged around a bit.  Hours later, I had my hands in-pocket and I felt something tiny tiny, like a piece of play doh.  We'll, I was taking to my wife so I was naturally more into our conversation rather than into analyzing what i was feeling in there.

Then, it struck me.

I pulled out a tiny piece of poop. 

LOL  

- MantisGirl13

 

[hibiscusmile]

Welcome Toronto

 

[hysteresis]

Welcome Toronto

Ahahaha!

Thankya! Great to be here.

Im up to 17 mantises now. Always on the prowl for more!

 

[hibiscusmile]

Goodness, see doctor for this addition before it gets worse!

 

[hysteresis]

Goodness, see doctor for this addiction before it gets worse!

LoL. I just chased a link of yours back almost 12 years ago. I saw that bug room.   I suppose you can spot 'em when you see 'em coming.

Apparently I have my eyes wide open though, because I'm picking up more mantises next week.

 

[hibiscusmile]

lol

 

[hysteresis]

I must say, my shelf is looking epic. It'll be a while before I get a whole room.

 

[MantisGirl13]

I must say, my shelf is looking epic. It'll be a while before I get a whole room.

I wish I had a whole room! At least I have more than one shelf...

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

I wish I had a whole room! At least I have more than one shelf...

- MantisGirl13

Humble beginnings

 

[MantisGirl13]

Humble beginnings

Lol  

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

I wish I had a whole room! At least I have more than one shelf...

- MantisGirl13

My shelf is getting full. I have the two mesh cubes for the gongys. I'll throw them in after a molt or two.

 

[MantisGirl13]

That's a beautiful setup! No matter how hard I try, I can't get my shelves to look neat and tidy! Don't 'throw' the gongys into the net cages please! Just let them walk in or jump in.  

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Don't 'throw' the gongys into the net cages please! Just let them walk in or jump in.  

- MantisGirl13

I thought a 'flick' off my finger would be more appropriate. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

I thought a 'flick' off my finger would be more appropriate. 

Lol  

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Fun to bounce around topics sometimes. 

So... sometimes I feel like calling my mantises MY BIRDS. That leads one to think.

Keeping mantises isn't that different from keeping birds. But mantises are definitely dark side.

Teh widdle birds whistle, and hop around. Splash at bath time and nuzzle ya' after a snack.

Mantises are all gore. We feed them live prey and watch them render it helpless, eating it alive. My golden can RIP its prey apart with raptorials alone! What kind of person am I? LOL!

That difference aside, we keep birds. Little cages.

That is all.

 

[hysteresis]

@omar morsy  @Aristalochia

Quail aside, are you still keeping birds?

 

[MantisGirl13]

Fun to bounce around topics sometimes. 

So... sometimes I feel like calling my mantises MY BIRDS. That leads one to think.

Keeping mantises isn't that different from keeping birds. But mantises are definitely dark side.

Teh widdle birds whistle, and hop around. Splash at bath time and nuzzle ya' after a snack.

Mantises are all gore. We feed them live prey and watch them render it helpless, eating it alive. My golden can RIP its prey apart with raptorials alone! What kind of person am I? LOL!

That difference aside, we keep birds. Little cages.

That is all.

What?!? 

(That was really random lol)

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

TOTALLY random, hey?

Day off work today. Car shopping for the missus. 

 

[hysteresis]

We bought her a Passat.

She really liked it.

 

[Charoozz520]

Fun to bounce around topics sometimes. 

So... sometimes I feel like calling my mantises MY BIRDS. That leads one to think.

Keeping mantises isn't that different from keeping birds. But mantises are definitely dark side.

Teh widdle birds whistle, and hop around. Splash at bath time and nuzzle ya' after a snack.

Mantises are all gore. We feed them live prey and watch them render it helpless, eating it alive. My golden can RIP its prey apart with raptorials alone! What kind of person am I? LOL!

That difference aside, we keep birds. Little cages.

That is all.

This gave me a good chuckle @hysteresis I'll say mantis aren't that different from keeping lizards.

The widdle geckos boop and bop and walk around on their little feetsies until they spot prey, then they are gore gore gore, chasing them and biting them down, shaking them until they subdue or rip apart.