The Mantis Team

[hysteresis]

The little flies hatched and at the moment Ghosty and Spooky are eating them. All mantids ate. I am happy

My biggest Mio nymph and biggest Rhombo nymph got half a cricket each AND ATE EVERYTHING. They're probably good for a couple of days after that. 

 

[Mantis Lady]

i have some new pics:

I bought aurene some bigger grasshoppers and her belly is nicely filled.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Ayaweya finally decided to molt too. She is now the same size as Tybalt again. Now everybody is molted this month.

 

[hysteresis]

That's awesome. Nice feeling!

I'm still waiting on one.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Yup, I think there is 2 weeks between Ayaweya's molt and that of Tybalt. They used to molt a day or 2 afer each other. But not anymore.

I hope your last one will be molting soon.

 

[hysteresis]

I hope your last one will be molting soon.

Mio#3 female. I have changed her lid from mesh to paper, thinking maybe she doesn't like the mesh so much. I'll leave six hydei without any fly food to see if she still feeds. The hydei in there should die off by tomorrow if she doesn't feed. 

If she doesnt take anymore hydei, im cutting off the food again and will wait for a molt.

EDIT: She shows no interest in hydei and seems upset when they come across her. I guess that confirms things.

 

[hysteresis]

Oh, and by seeing your panther, I definitely want some.

SoOoOooo nice looking. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molt!!!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

specially for  @hysteresis Buy one

 

[hysteresis]

@Little Mantis I'm squeeeaaaling! 

I'll ask my guy about panthers. What a super cute species! Like a cartoon! 

Maybe on the next round. I buy mutiples when I do, to make the international overnight shipping worthwhile. Maybe four panthers, and four of another species as well.

That would put me at twenty three mantises across seven species, including the four ghosts and four spinys I ordered.

 

[hysteresis]

And, what a cool mantis toy!

Maybe something to play with when all the mantises are fed and misted. You know, when we're all done and we typically just stand staring at them every five minutes.

 

[Mantis Lady]

The toy is a 3D puzzle I found sowhere on the internet. Aurene is not afraid of it.

Here a pic of Spooky

 

[MantisGirl13]

Your mantids are doing very well! Spooky is beautiful! I love her color! The panther is adorable, as always!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

I have have no complaints, they are all eating good. I hope this group will all reach adulthood healthy

I don't know if her color changes more with next molt. Ghosties color is still very dark brown. I think he will keep that color but not sure. They are my first 2 ghosts.

 

[hysteresis]

Spooktacular!

Wow. I am so excited! 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Molting time has started: Soraya was the first to molt. She is L6 now.

 

[Graceface]

Congrats on the molt! Your Mantids are adorable  

 

[Mantis Lady]

Tybalt just molted. He has grown a lot. He is way bigger than Ayaweya. \

Think it is time for him to move to a bigger home before his next molt

 

[Mantis Lady]

When I went to bed another mantis molted: Tarzan. He is L6 now.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molt!

- MantisGirl13