Question about Cilnia Humeralis

[MantisDude15]

Hey everyone, couple questions, which i could not find the answers to on google nor the search feature.

Cilnia Humeralis:

How big do they get?

How easy are the to take care of?

Diet?

Thanks

 

[OGIGA]

http://insectstore.com/hymenopus.php

http://www.mantiskingdom.com/caresheets.php?id=coronatus

http://www.mantisplace.com/mantiscare.html#OM

 

[MantisDude15]

im not looking for orchids

 

[OGIGA]

Oops, sorry. I saw the H and the C and thought it was the orchid. Yeah, I'm not good with their scientific names. Anyway, those sites might also have info about Cilnia Humeralis.

 

[Rob Byatt]

C. humeralis is pretty much the same size as Sphodromantis lineola when adult, but a lot stockier !

They are very easy to rear as long as you don't feed them on black crickets - I have had approx. 40% less losses ofer 3 generations since I stopped using them!

They require more humidity on the final moult to avoid getting stuck in the old skin.

 

[Nick Barta]

We got it!!!

CHEERS!!

Nick Barta

Mantisplace.com

 

[MantisDude15]

Are they canabalistic?

 

[Ian]

Yea they are. In fact they seem quite a ferocious species..although I have only reared them once.

Kind of shown by Rob's fly experiment. Or, maybe that is just pure greed

 

[MantisDude15]

thanks for the info

what kind of habitat should they be kept in? is the habitat of a giant asian ok? (thats what i ahd last time, kept them ina big tank)

i have desert rocks on the bottom, small ones, and lots of dry twigs with paper towel lining 3 walls for mosture, divided into two halfs. is that fine?

 

[Asa]

That should be fine.

I really don't like this species. They're too stocky for my tastes.

 

[MantisDude15]

stocky? like too "chubby" or whatever? like built? what do you prefer?

 

[Asa]

stocky? like too "chubby" or whatever? like built? what do you prefer?

Look it up in the dictionary, a strongly built [item] stout

 

[MantisDude15]

yea i know what it means so what do you like? violin mantis? i really like those, but arent tehy really hard to care for?

 

[Asa]

yea i know what it means so what do you like? violin mantis? i really like those, but arent tehy really hard to care for?

Yeah they are. I just like the image of a more 'slender' praying mantis. Like the typical Chinese.

 

[MantisDude15]

oh ok. yea i like the beefy look more do you know how hard a nigerian flower mantis is to keep? or an orchid? walberghi?

 

[OGIGA]

I can tell you that orchids aren't hard. Haven't dealt with the others yet.

 

[Asa]

oh ok. yea i like the beefy look more do you know how hard a nigerian flower mantis is to keep? or an orchid? walberghi?

Orchids: Fairly Easy

No exp. with Nigerian flower.

Walberghi: Middling to fairly hard (at least in my exp.)

 

[MantisDude15]

oh ok. what makes orchids a bit difficult? what conditions do they need and such? (if you dont mind helping me) because ive been wanting one for a while, i want to get one for my mom as a wedding present

 

[Asa]

oh ok. what makes orchids a bit difficult? what conditions do they need and such? (if you dont mind helping me) because ive been wanting one for a while, i want to get one for my mom as a wedding present

You want to give one to your mom for a wedding...? Never mind.

Orchids are fairly easy. Only thing would be their humidity and warmth. But kept at room temperature they should be fine. If you plan on giving this to your mom, I'd just suggest that you mist every day, feed every other day, and keep it at room temperature. The same rules for most mantids. If you can, try to get an adult, so you don't have to go through the moltings (which is what makes them slightly more difficult) Orchids shouldn't be a problem.