Part of my Collection .

[Malakyoma]

you can tell me about space when u have over 50 8cm plus adult mantis...and u ganna tell me you will have 20liter container for each adult.... lol 2liter is big enought for them to live in might not be big enough for them to run around but sure is oka size for.an adult....if i only have 1 mantis sure i.ll put.him in a nice 10gl tank.or even 20gl.....but not when u have so many adult . Is too early for u to feel what i.m doing .. u.ll understand after few month ..

I lost my Popa because her needs weren't met. As long as I am able I'll give them more room than they need. Even if it means giving up my own space. I have 7 20L enclosures right now, I need to make 3 more for the remaining griffins, and when the majusculas get big enough I'll make them some too. All of my pets will get nothing but the best, as long as I can prevent something like what happened to Sudowoodo from happening again. If I ever am giving them just enough space to molt and stand around, I'm giving up the hobby, because I will have lost sight of why I started.

 

[SilentDeviL]

I lost my Popa because her needs weren't met. As long as I am able I'll give them more room than they need. Even if it means giving up my own space. I have 7 20L enclosures right now, I need to make 3 more for the remaining griffins, and when the majusculas get big enough I'll make them some too. All of my pets will get nothing but the best, as long as I can prevent something like what happened to Sudowoodo from happening again. If I ever am giving them just enough space to molt and stand around, I'm giving up the hobby, because I will have lost sight of why I started.

No comment all i know is please show me 80 20liter container for each mantis when they all

grow up to adults...then ur'll be success....

 

[Malakyoma]

I'm not saying you're wrong. You're very good at what you do. I'm saying we raise mantids for different reasons.

 

[SilentDeviL]

I'm not saying you're wrong. You're very good at what you do. I'm saying we raise mantids for different reasons.

I raise mantis for the challenge Breeding different species ... unless is a must have species I'll go for many gen , other then that Once breed also mean I'll ending this species Move on to the next..

Anyways going back to My Posts.......

 

[SilentDeviL]

Dec 25th Double shield Pnigomantis medioconstricta L1 and Archimantis latistyla L2

Looking at FF's lol ...

Archimantis latistyla L2

Thanks for watching ~~~!!! and Merry X-Mas to all Mantis Lovers ..

 

[SilentDeviL]

Dec 25th Mated my 3rd pair Blue Flash ... Looks like the male got attacked ... before they connected... it happen while i was at sleep .. good thing i didn't see piece of male on the ground that's a + lol

 

[garin33]

Awesome pics and updates!

Thank you!!

 

[SilentDeviL]

Dec 25th ... More work to do ... labeling my Hierodula majuscula Females... So i know witch one to mate first lol ... still got 7 Sub Adult females not molted yet ..

 

[aNisip]

In that mating pic, his abdomen got puncured by her? Or did he just start oozing hemolymph?

And wow! Thats a lot of H majs! How many males do you have for all of them?! And what are you using to mark the females? Sharpie?

 

[SilentDeviL]

In that mating pic, his abdomen got puncured by her? Or did he just start oozing hemolymph?

And wow! Thats a lot of H majs! How many males do you have for all of them?! And what are you using to mark the females? Sharpie?

I have not No idea what happend to the male ..abdomen.. I put them together .. last night .. was trying to feed the missed up wing male to her and was hoping the male will have a chance to mate .. .. Just left them in side .. the woke up the saw the connecting.

As for the H majs I have 11 females 4 Adult 1 with the missed up arm ..... 7 more Sub waiting to molt .. 14 Males ..... 1 adult 13 Sub waiting to molt ...... Ya gonna be busy when is time to mate .... that will be 3-4weeks from now lol ....

I marked the females base on who molt first so ... i know witch one to mate first ,,,,in that order.. I just use a Permanent marker ... just copying my Australia friends style ... He labels his females lol ..

 

[SilentDeviL]

Dec 26th ... took some pic of my 18 mth old Sphodromantis viridis .... Might be the last time taking pic for her .. let see if she can live pass 24 mth .... 4 more mth to go ..

 

[Malakyoma]

She's a pretty girl.

 

[Mime454]

What will you do with all the nymphs if you can't sell them?

 

[hierodula]

18 months!!! wow!!!

 

[SilentDeviL]

What will you do with all the nymphs if you can't sell them?

I try to raise them all .... if i can't sell them, or let them go down to a number i can manage witch usually is 30-40 per Species that's if they hatch out that many some species only hatch out 10-25 so I'll raise them all... why do u think i have 8-15 pair per species reaching to adult hood....for mating.. For H.Majuscula I have 12 Female 14 male all Adult or Sub adult ... and 40 x L3-L5 ......majuscula hatch out from 2 different Ooth that's why there is a age gap... But I look at it a good back up ... If all my 14 male die I know I can speed raise some L5 to catch up to my Adult Females for mating. and plus i don't hatch all my Ooth I only keep 2-4 ooth, I send out all the rest Ooth I produce to Friend or for Trade for other species to challenge again. I did try to post add on forum trading/selling Ooth don't seem people interested much, So i end up sending it out No point holding so many Ooth. I do wish i was in the US .. then I'll be able to sell them and get some of my cost back from raising them .. too bad .. Only little people know about Mantis in Canada and willing to buy.

18 months!!! wow!!!

Ya she very old......

 

[SilentDeviL]

Dec 27th Another Cheerful morning ... another huge Marble ooth laid ... and self Breed Cero.P Ooth Hatched...

Thanks for watching ...~~~!!!

 

[agent A]

Nice!! Creos r too prolific lol

 

[SilentDeviL]

Nice!! Creos r too prolific lol

Alex you'll be getting some soon . not Ooth Nymphs is even better for you no need to wait for it hatch haha...

 

[agent A]

Alex you'll be getting some soon . not Ooth Nymphs is even better for you no need to wait for it hatch haha...

Yay nice be sure to pack heat pack with them though

 

[SilentDeviL]

Yay nice be sure to pack heat pack with them though

I wont be the One sending it to you ...... it will be one of ur good friend on this forum .. sending it .. The Ooth is already in US waiting to hatch wait for the good news soon .