mantid_mike
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Wahlbergii breeding "club"
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brancsikia339
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I wish i had wahlbergii's. Does anyone still have them for sale?
good the pics u have posted indicate u have a pair
his wingbuds should become real vividly colored and swollen before molting
hopefully I will have some babies soon.
Termite48
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He could be that. If he is pre-sub, the wing marking (no. 9) should be quite visible, not fully there, but not hard to find as in L-5.
Crazy4mantis
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Crazy4mantis
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that reminds me, I was looking for mantis suppliers on the internet and I found this place called DEI insect or something like that. on closer inspection, I noticed the address was like 5 min. from my house! I was about to rush over, and guess what? I found out the place closed down in 2009. :taz: :taz: :taz: but strange to have a retail store just for insect pets, don't you think?
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Termite48
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It's no wonder that they are closed down. For selling insects there is not enough foot traffic in a normal retail setting to create a successfull business. On the internet, the expense in minimalized and one can use the mail for delivery.
Crazy4mantis
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I know. I checked the address on google street view and all i saw was a bunch of apartment buildings. Maybe it got torn down,too?
SilentDeviL
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I wanna Join this Club too ... First need a hatching Ooth to start 
Hopefully from Rebecca or agent A so i can get this species started.......
Hopefully from Rebecca or agent A so i can get this species started.......
Mime454
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They weren't normally there. The guy had it behind the counter as a pet. He took it out and showed it to me and saw how much I liked it. He told my parents he'd give him to me for $25. It was already and adult.
I just had another ooth hatch today!
SilentDeviL
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Nope. They actually hatched from an ooth laying on the bottom of my incubator. I didn't expect it to hatch and never glued it to the top. I thought I may have photographed an ooth hatching in the past but just checked my website and see that I've only photographed orchid and blepharopsis mendica ooths hatching. The wahlbergii ooths hatching aren't as exciting as some species. It seems as if they don't hang from the ooth very long. I had several ooths hatch in the winter though, and I admit that I didn't catch many of them in process. Usually I wake up in the morning and find the wahlbergii nymphs in the enclosure. It's even tough sometimes to figure out what ooth they came from if they all make it. In this case and the ooth that hatched a few weeks ago, they all made it.
brancsikia339
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The ones that hatched a few weeks ago are spoken for and possibly many from this ooth, but I should have more hatching soon. I rarely post ads on the forum. If you are willing to wait, please send me a private message, and I'll put you on a list.
I already had one person contact me about buying some nymphs. I should have a few extra L2s available later this month or L3s in late September. Send me a private message if you are interested.
sinensispsyched
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OK, found out that my so-called female is actually a male, and he's now adult. My mating attempts are sketchy, so does anyone want him? BTW, these wahlbergii are freaking awesome!
brancsikia339
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I'm getting my wahlbergiis in a week!
