Prayingmantisqueen's Ghosties!

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Little 'It' until it has a confirmed gender and name! Thanks Mantisgirl13!

 

[Synapze]

Great name! ?

 

[hysteresis]

@Prayingmantisqueen My 6yo wants to name a Mantis 'Pennywise'. 

He'll get to someone day soon. ?

No, Lola hasn't laid any ooths yet. Feeding her like crazy tho. Might buy a Chinese ooth soon just to keep this going (contingency plan), and try that. 

Ghosts are so cute! ?

 

[Graceface]

Cute tiny baby! ? 

 

[Mantis Lady]

That one looks like an ant (cutie)

 

[MantisGirl13]

? He is adorable! I'm glad he arrived at your house safely.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Well... I got home today to find he had passed. But you know, that happens to all of us. I am trying to get a better set up since I want to go bigger... Mantisgirl13 I am going to copy your closet set up a little, okay? So I plan to put a space heater in there at night on medium heat so it will turn on and off during the night... I will experiment with it a bit... 

Our house is around 70-72 (I think he got cold when the heat pad turned off) and my heat pad turns off after 20 min or so because its for people. I need to get reptile heat pads that don't turn off with out a temperature gauge telling them too. So they stay on... I am also interested in the heat coil thingys that Synapze is trying out... Oh and limited budget...

What are you all's ideas? Will any of this work? I will post this in enclosure section too.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

So my closet is at 80 F now... I am going to turn down the heat a little..

 

[Graceface]

I think a heater in a closet should work as long as you monitor the temp and make sure it stays within range. 

Ghosts can tolerate 65 to 85, so I don't think 70-72 would be too cold for them. It may just be the stress of shipping got to it, since it was so young. 

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Possibly.

On the med-high setting it is staying pretty steady at 80 F- 82 F so it seems to be working! Yay. 

Now if my dad will just quite dramatically saying that its gonna cost an extra $40 in electric a month we will be set!

 

[Mantis Lady]

sorry for your loss...

 

[MantisGirl13]

I am so sorry he died! I feel bad now. ? 

Almost all of his siblings arrived at their new homes and are thriving so idk what went wrong!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

It's totally ok! It's the thought that counts, you know.  I probably did something wrong and I just can't think of what or we could blame the mail system for an extended delivery since they were a day late..! But just know I hold no hard feelings and it won't keep me from buying from you! 

 

[MantisGirl13]

It's totally ok! It's the thought that counts, you know.  I probably did something wrong and I just can't think of what or we could blame the mail system for an extended delivery since they were a day late..! But just know I hold no hard feelings and it won't keep me from buying from you! 

 Ok, that makes me feel better. Thanks! I hope your other mantids are doing well!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Yes they are! Bud is a bottomless pit! Ha ha!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Lol ? Most budwings are!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Ha! True. Just discovered Giant Asians are too.

 

[MantisGirl13]

You just discovered that?!! Almost any Giant species is pretty vicious! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Lol ? Most budwings are!

- MantisGirl13

I agree on that, when I see Cleo eating?