Ooths release how many?

[macro junkie]

,they were good kept with each other until L2 then when some of them reached L3 before the other ones is when I had to seperate them due to the bigger ones munching on the little ones.jim o.

i have 15 flowermantis in same net cage..some shed to L5 before the others..but as long as i had lots of frute flys in the cage nothing happened..i still have 15..

 

[blitzmantis]

where do u breeders get ur cups and are they the same as normal plastic cups?

 

[Pelle]

have u got any with blue eyes?

As far as I know they don't have blue eyes ?

 

[macro junkie]

As far as I know they don't have blue eyes ?]

yes they do..the guy im getting mine rom do..look http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikhails_wild...ots/2195977420/

 

[macro junkie]

where do u breeders get ur cups and are they the same as normal plastic cups?

go to wilkinson's..get half pint cups and 1pint plastic cups..then go to a curtain/fabric shop..ask for the finest netting they sale.fine enough so frute flys cant get through the holes..then all u need is pack of elastic bands..jobs a gooden. get the swette jars from here.. http://www.sweets2yourdoor.co.uk/acatalog/info_LARGEJAR.html

 

[blitzmantis]

No need to use that site, I can get a jar identical to that, filled with compost, a living plant and 3 stick insects for only £1 from my local pet shop. (what a deal)! Also, how big are fruit flies?

 

[Mantida]

No need to use that site, I can get a jar identical to that, filled with compost, a living plant and 3 stick insects for only £1 from my local pet shop. (what a deal)! Also, how big are fruit flies?

There are two kinds:

Drosophila hydei, the bigger kind. They're about 3.5 mm.

Drosophila melanogaster, the smaller kind. They get up to about 2-2.5 mm.

Unless you're feeding REALLY tiny nymphs, hydei is recommended.

 

[blitzmantis]

KK, thanks.

 

[idolomantis]

lol in some fishshops you can find sometimes springtails, there like 1,5mm... but they will take d. hydei

 

[king_frog]

lol in some fishshops you can find sometimes springtails, there like 1,5mm... but they will take d. hydei

What do you think is the largest size a mantis would be before it started refusing springtails?

 

[idolomantis]

What do you think is the largest size a mantis would be before it started refusing springtails?

like 1 cm... only use springtails for ameles spieces. a. decolor nymphs are like 3mm

 

[Mantida]

like 1 cm... only use springtails for ameles spieces.

That's not true. Any small mantis will require springtails.

My O. scudderi are taking springtails right now as they are too small to handle D. melanogaster.

My Yersiniops species will be the same too.

 

[idolomantis]

That's not true. Any small mantis will require springtails.My O. scudderi are taking springtails right now as they are too small to handle D. melanogaster.

My Yersiniops species will be the same too.

yes but there harder to get then fruteflies well in netherlands. how long are your o. scudderi right now?

however better use fruteflies becouse there flying and sitting on the top of the tank.

 

[blitzmantis]

Aren't species that small boring to care for as they just look like little insects you find everywhere? Hierodula Grandis look interesting.

 

[yen_saw]

It realy depends on personal interest. It is all in the eye of beholder. As a mantis hobbyist myself i found every type of living mantis interesting, each has its own size, shape, pattern, character, etc. Big is always fascinating so i know many people go for it due to the size, especially when it comes to exhibiting them in the insect zoo or insectarium.

 

[Mantida]

yes but there harder to get then fruteflies well in netherlands. how long are your o. scudderi right now?however better use fruteflies becouse there flying and sitting on the top of the tank.

My scudderi nymphs are about 3 mm right now. And I use flightless, and since springtails are a lot more active than the flightless because springtails jump, it seems to attract more attention. A hassle at feeding time though, they are probably getting everywhere...

Aren't species that small boring to care for as they just look like little insects you find everywhere? Hierodula Grandis look interesting.

I think small species are more interesting, as they are usually really aggressive. You can see an ant mantis taking down a cricket the same size or larger than it, but for H. grandis, unless you get another H. grandis for it to attack, you don't see that kind of behavior. Smaller mantids are also more active and have more patterns than large ones - personally I find the big ones boring. But like Yen says, it's the eye of the beholder.