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meaganelise9

meaganelise9

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What mantis species are on your wish list for the future (not necessarily excluding ones you've kept previously)? I dare you to go to the mall and tell Santa.

 
Of those I've already kept, I'd maybe get more Oxys and B. Mendicas (and maybe breed mendicas). For those I haven't kept, (when my 'mantidarium' isn't so occupied) I'd like to pick up some Brunner's this year maybe. They have cute lil' heads. I've always wanted an Orchid. I'm trying to incubate a Theopompa ooth, and I think I'll get some Chinese into the zoo, maybe next to the phasmids and hissers. Lately, I've been checking out plistospilota guineensis, though I'm still too intimidated by the difficulty.

 
I have some awesome tropical moss I use in my frog tanks that those little mantids wod look awesome hanging out on! I think I'd make anvil with just abig horizontal branch with some twiggy side branches all covered in moss

 
meaganelise9 said:
Of those I've already kept, I'd maybe get more Oxys and B. Mendicas (and maybe breed mendicas). For those I haven't kept, (when my 'mantidarium' isn't so occupied) I'd like to pick up some Brunner's this year maybe. They have cute lil' heads. I've always wanted an Orchid. I'm trying to incubate a Theopompa ooth, and I think I'll get some Chinese into the zoo, maybe next to the phasmids and hissers. Lately, I've been checking out plistospilota guineensis, though I'm still too intimidated by the difficulty.
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What is the difficulty with Plistospilota guineensis?

Good luck with the Theopompa ooth! I'll take some nymphs!

My wish list:

A cool boxer species,cool moss species and...

Schizocephala bicornis

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Harpagomantis discolor

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Hypsicorypha gracilis

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Choeradodis stalii

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Empusa (pennata or fasciata)

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Plistospilota guineensis

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Precarious, I had no idea I wanted those species you posted until I saw the photos you posted. They look like they'd be wonderful mantids to photograph. There are just too many beautiful or interesting species out there.

 
Tammy Wolfe said:
Precarious, I had no idea I wanted those species you posted until I saw the photos you posted. They look like they'd be wonderful mantids to photograph. There are just too many beautiful or interesting species out there.
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Well keep your grubby paws off! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!

:p If I get some you know I'll share.

meaganelise9 said:
I'm told they drop dead unexpectedly.
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I didn't experience that. I had 2 L1 nymphs. One made it to adult, the other fell molting to sub. He lived but had a worse molt to adult and I had to put him down.

My buddy just raised 2 to adult as well. The problem we both had is they were all males. Very disappointing.

We definitely need these cultured here in the US.

 
Precarious said:
I didn't experience that. I had 2 L1 nymphs. One made it to adult, the other fell molting to sub. He lived but had a worse molt to adult and I had to put him down.

My buddy just raised 2 to adult as well. The problem we both had is they were all males. Very disappointing.

We definitely need these cultured here in the US.
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They are kinda neat, just like a bigger Chinese. If Santa is taking requests, much better to ask for the Choeradodis or Schizocephala ;)

 

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