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Problems With Mantis Pinning
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<blockquote data-quote="Rick" data-source="post: 273606" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>You definitely want a place that is warm and very dry. I also wonder if putting them in the freezer does more harm. Use a kill jar to kill them instead maybe. A drying oven is a great idea if you have access to that or can make your home oven work. I wonder if a food dehydrator would work? We just bought one but my wife may be a little upset if I put dead bugs in it already.</p><p></p><p>I have decent success with pinning mantids but I've had plenty that rotted like that. I have not noticed a difference in removing the guts as opposed to leaving them in. They do dry faster with the guts removed. The mantids I've stored in alcohol do dry very fast after pinning but I've noticed their joints freeze up which makes pinning difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick, post: 273606, member: 13"] You definitely want a place that is warm and very dry. I also wonder if putting them in the freezer does more harm. Use a kill jar to kill them instead maybe. A drying oven is a great idea if you have access to that or can make your home oven work. I wonder if a food dehydrator would work? We just bought one but my wife may be a little upset if I put dead bugs in it already. I have decent success with pinning mantids but I've had plenty that rotted like that. I have not noticed a difference in removing the guts as opposed to leaving them in. They do dry faster with the guts removed. The mantids I've stored in alcohol do dry very fast after pinning but I've noticed their joints freeze up which makes pinning difficult. [/QUOTE]
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