Theopropus elegans

[sufistic]

Just got back from Malaysia and managed to get 3 males and more females! They immediately got down to it when we reached home.

 

[revmdn]

The size dif is crazy.

 

[Pelle]

Haha, funny video :lol:

 

[Rick]

Good job.

 

[ismart]

Great video!

 

[sufistic]

The size dif is crazy.

Yeah, the males are awfully cute.

Haha, funny video :lol:

Yeah lol. Before I gave the female a cricket, she went crazy and hit the male when he was mounting her. Glad the male didn't freak out and give up.

Good job.

Great video!

Thanks. Right now I have 4 mated females, 3 unmated females and 2 males left. One of the females ate a male when I went to sleep, even when she was very fat and full. I have around 7 more adult females and 7 more female nymphs which I need to let go.

 

[Katnapper]

Loved the video, Shaik!! Thanks for letting us see.

 

[sufistic]

Loved the video, Shaik!! Thanks for letting us see.

Thanks Becky. We'll be swimming in T. elegans oothecae soon. I need to let some of them go.

 

[sufistic]

Oothecae our wild-caught females laid:

Those circled in red were laid by females not mated in captivity. The rest were all laid by mated females. So far I've sold/traded 2 oothecae. I've 5 mated females and yet to mate 7 more.

 

[massaman]

I think I will wait till someone raises these in the U.S before buying them dont think I got the patience for shipping from another country to the U.S but ot depends I guess just need to find someone who has these and are successful in raising them!

 

[sufistic]

I think I will wait till someone raises these in the U.S before buying them dont think I got the patience for shipping from another country to the U.S but ot depends I guess just need to find someone who has these and are successful in raising them!

I sent an ooth out to the UK on the 31st of December 2009. The package arrived on the 4th of January 2010.

 

[MantidLord]

I sent an ooth out to the UK on the 31st of December 2009. The package arrived on the 4th of January 2010.

Ignore him. Awesome video btw. And best of luck.

 

[khabirun]

Ignore him. Awesome video btw. And best of luck.

Lol, ouch!

 

[sufistic]

Finally got an IGM number for my T. elegans stock (thanks Kai!). This stock and its progeny will be known as Theopropus elegans IGM 175. View IGM list here.

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks for the link Shaik. Is the IGM 174 the new Creobroter sp. you have just collected recently?

 

[khabirun]

Thanks for the link Shaik. Is the IGM 174 the new Creobroter sp. you have just collected recently?

Yeah Yen. I can see you're really interested in this particular species. Anyways, replying to your email with my brother, they're doing fine. Already laid 4 ooths for us, I myself can't wait to raise these beauties.

 

[sufistic]

Thanks for the link Shaik. Is the IGM 174 the new Creobroter sp. you have just collected recently?

Yeah bro, so is the Acromantis sp. IGM 181 which could be A. gestri according to Kai, but that's not confirmed yet. We already have the 2nd gen going for this one, will send you their ooths once we have some more.

 

[yen_saw]

Yeah Yen. I can see you're really interested in this particular species. Anyways, replying to your email with my brother, they're doing fine. Already laid 4 ooths for us, I myself can't wait to raise these beauties.

Thanks! it looks so different than the other Creobroter sp. best of luck with them if i have the chance to visit Singapore this summer this species will definitely kill lot of my camera memory. :lol:

Yeah bro, so is the Acromantis sp. IGM 181 which could be A. gestri according to Kai, but that's not confirmed yet. We already have the 2nd gen going for this one, will send you their ooths once we have some more.

Glad to know you get some info from kai on the species name. I am currently collecting dead specimen for Acromantis sp too would definitely love to get my hands on this one day. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[sufistic]

After approx. 40 days, one of our ooths laid by a female unpaired in captivity actually hatched. Didn't expect anything to come out of it, so I sliced a small part of it for a look-see about a week ago and was surprised to see eyes! Although my slicing killed quite a bit of the eggs, 16 came out from a relatively short ooth.

 

[sufistic]

More photos.