Pseudocreobotra ocellata

[yen_saw]

P. Ocellata adult pair

Adult male

Adult female

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

purty purty purty!! How big do those get yen?

 

[yen_saw]

Not very big Adam, smaller than the P. Wahlbergii for sure. About 3.5 cm. but pretty nevertheless... yeah purty purty purty :lol:

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

:shock: what do you mainly feed them? blue bottles?

 

[yen_saw]

House flies, blue bottles, and anything i can catch from the park.

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

wow...tiny tiny feeders! still like i said before they are purty purty purty!!

 

[Deutschherper]

Nice mantids you got there.

 

[darkspeed]

My babies...

 

[macro junkie]

2nd instar

30 x L4

L4

 

[Mantida]

Ahaha Darkspeed, you are spoiling them!

How many do you have left and what instar?

 

[darkspeed]

Ahaha Darkspeed, you are spoiling them! How many do you have left and what instar?

Only three remain of the original 8... all of them have molted once and one has molted twice. The ones that died never made it to the 1st molt after I got them from you. No explanation for the mortality... they just croaked.

The ones that made it through the 1st molt have done fine and are rather spoiled. The get 2 to 3 hydeis each a day, and are kept at 70% humidity & 80 F. The one that has molted twice did so last night, and is a pretty beige color now. I'll post a pic as soon as I get my camera back from my wife.

 

[Mantida]

Only three remain of the original 8... all of them have molted once and one has molted twice. The ones that died never made it to the 1st molt after I got them from you. No explanation for the mortality... they just croaked.The ones that made it through the 1st molt have done fine and are rather spoiled. The get 2 to 3 hydeis each a day, and are kept at 70% humidity & 80 F. The one that has molted twice did so last night, and is a pretty beige color now. I'll post a pic as soon as I get my camera back from my wife.

If you end up with 3 of the same gender and don't get a pair, I can always give you a couple of mine - I think I have around 9 L3-4's right now.

 

[darkspeed]

Sounds great!! Thanks Mantida!

 

[darkspeed]

Here is a few shots of my L-3....

 

[macro junkie]

darkspeed..that last one is great

 

[darkspeed]

darkspeed..that last one is great

Thanks Scott!

 

[darkspeed]

Coming out of his skin...

 

[Gurd]

well caught mate

 

[andy hood]

beautifull pair of mantids yen