Rhombo' and 'Chaeta logs

[Sticky]

Do we keep guessing?

 

[bobericc]

Yeah, one guess a day until someone gets it is fair

 

[bobericc]

Keep the guesses coming I got a group of chaetas for the winner

L1S Are eating hydeis some are grabbing two, I think next molt will be big enough for houseflies. No casualties 0% mortality rate so far.

Thanks for my seventh ooth baby !! Laid yesterday after the hatch

 

[Citruzz_barz]

52

 

[rickyveloz33]

56

 

[Paradoxica]

50?

 

[bobericc]

Citruzzbars has it correct

 

[bobericc]

There were 52 this hatch

Pm me citruzz

 

[jsorigami]

51

 

[jsorigami]

Dangit my phone didn't have the recent messages come through :/

 

[bobericc]

Second ooth is hatching.. or hatched a small amount only ten so far, I misted a little extra, one chaeta did not make it from the hatch hopefully there's more to come

 

[bobericc]

Lol I see a few more babies in the chaeta mansion. Momma look like she's stocking up for another ooth. Anyone know what the record is for most captive ooths laid by a single mantis?

 

[Sticky]

Are any for sale? And how much?

 

[bobericc]

Pretty soon

 

[bobericc]

Another egg hatched today and two more were laid that's 10 eggs total, 3 hatched. Looks like around the same numbers as the first hatch Thanks chaeta!

So there's a girl who's been chilling with me on my hat for weeks without food, just water, because she was so fat I was sure she was egg bound, she finally forced it out today, not the prettiest egg lol under the chair.

 

[Sticky]

I'm glad she got rid of it! I hope shje will be ok after that.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

The Heterochaeta look simply precious. Are they a long lived mantis?

 

[bobericc]

Very long lived, most are frustrated by how long nymphs take to mature. Its worth the wait, I enjoyed the whole ride

 

[Sticky]

Goody! I love long-lived!

 

[Krissim Klaw]

They look so sweet. I was cracking up on the one video you have of the Rhombo pilfering the Chaeta's moth.

I tend to get very attached to my mantises, so slow to grow and long lived is a good thing to me. I enjoy getting to spend the extra time with them. I've noticed a lot of people tend to keep this species communally. Is there a general rule of thumb about how much space one should have per a mantis to meet their needs as adults?

I'll admit, I've always been very hesitant to do a communal set up. I get so attached that I would be heartbroken if I walked in to discover one of mine had decided to munch on another.