I thought you didnt believe these were a sheilded mantis? you could have had some of mine for some P whalbergii ??im waiting to get this species of graham..i love there face..great subjects
i dont have walbergie nympths yet..i have occertelle and id be happy to swap some..L5. pm me/I thought you didnt believe these were a sheilded mantis? you could have had some of mine for some P whalbergii ??
They are doing very well like most other med to large mantids I have kept. They ignore the water when I mist. You will find most newborn nymphs are thirsty. Losing most of them is normal for most mantids. I started with probably 300+ and I have about ten now.How are yours doing Rick? do you find them particularily thirsty?My first ooth hatched and within a fortnight i'd lost half of them, spraying 3-4 times a day stopped then dropping off and i never suffered these losses again.
Mind you they were very well ventilated at first
Yeah i know young uns like the humidity more but i have found with these (Yens stock) that they like a little more than usual, in fact i was quite taken aback by them. Wondered if it was the same with yoursThey are doing very well like most other med to large mantids I have kept. They ignore the water when I mist. You will find most newborn nymphs are thirsty. Losing most of them is normal for most mantids. I started with probably 300+ and I have about ten now.
300nymphs down to only ten!! Did you let cannibalism take cares of the extra or they all just drop dead? I didn't keep them anymore, but remember my first generation were generally doing fine with daily misting. I also noticed that using wild type fruit flies reduce cannibalism too.They are doing very well like most other med to large mantids I have kept. They ignore the water when I mist. You will find most newborn nymphs are thirsty. Losing most of them is normal for most mantids. I started with probably 300+ and I have about ten now.
It was a mixture of both. I kept them together for awhile. I don't need or want anymore than about what I have now. One just molted into subadult.300nymphs down to only ten!! Did you let cannibalism take cares of the extra or they all just drop dead? I didn't keep them anymore, but remember my first generation were generally doing fine with daily misting. I also noticed that using wild type fruit flies reduce cannibalism too.
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