The news many have been waiting for...

[Malakyoma]

Gratz Andrew Hope u able to keep this species going , and maybe one day share this to Canada hahaaha ...

I'm already on the reserved list

 

[lancaster1313]

Lucky! I wanna txt u

I don't like texting all that much. It would drive me insane if i got as many texts as some of the young folk do. lol

Andrew doesn't text unless I ask him to. That is just the way I like it.

I thought that he deleted the number, cause I haven't got any texts from him other than on that hunting day.

What a proper gentleman.

 

[Precarious]

That's great news! Congrats!

 

[aNisip]

Thanks guys...

And a big thanks to Adrienne! She came through and all the mantids are now chowing down on some ffs, quite hungrily I may add

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Yo Adrienne! She really Likebugs glad to hear your all good Andrew.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

Congrats! Looks like it is time to start passing around the cigars.

 

[aNisip]

So far, lost two...but they were weak since the beginning :/ ...but the rest are all nice and plump little pieces of bark

 

[hibiscusmile]

I love his species, did I say that already? They are always trying to get out the cages no matter how many times u put them back , they still try to get out. hOpe u do good with them as we all want them!

 

[agent A]

you should deffo breed these guys and sell ooths/nymphs of the resulting generation

may the odds be ever in your favor :shifty:

 

[lancaster1313]

I love his species, did I say that already? They are always trying to get out the cages no matter how many times u put them back , they still try to get out. hOpe u do good with them as we all want them!

I found this to be true the first time I tried to raise this species. Always trying to climb the sides of the container and very active.

With the 3 that I have from Andrew, I found the futile climbing behavior to be reduced. Much can be accomplished with the proper container design.

However they are still a very active species, given that they look as if they should be still on a piece of bark. :/

 

[hibiscusmile]

I know, I could never get by with opening and feeding, no I gotta go chase them and put back in then another comes out and no end to it! :tt2" but great fun watching their little faces, see thats what I mean, some are so much fun and others ..... well u get the picture, nothing wrong with beauty, but I like a little pizazza too!

 

[aNisip]

So very true...lol they are like living firecrackers lol....but watching them take down ffs is great ...two more passed, but despite the ffs, didn't eat at all...I'm assuming those four (and very few others) are the only weak ones...

I was feeding my presub female and the roach was behind her...in less than a milisecond, she grabbed and begun munching...fastes strike I've seen... but u don't see it in the younger nymphs they aren't as fast.. yet

 

[TheOtherSpecies]

Nice!

 

[aNisip]

Dang, they are dropping like flies Now even the fat ones are falling victim... ugh...

Official count: 12 left... many died today for unknown causes... :/

 

[hierodula]

ooh. sad to hear hope no more fall

 

[agent A]

Be sure the temps and humidity r ok for them

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Precarious had these, I would talk to him? Good luck with the rest of them bud...

 

[aNisip]

Hey all...well most of them didn't make it but I do have 5 left, (one more lonely straggler hatched yesterday) ...I'm going to change things up so I have a better survival rate next time... sorry for any dissapiontment...

 

[lancaster1313]

I am sorry to read that, Andrew.

I still have the remaining 2 out of the 3 I got from you. I am surprised that they are still alive after reading about the die off. They are in the containers that you sent them in.