Recent content by Daesie11

I would like to know who I should contact to lodge a formal complaint about picture cropping. Not that I have any bias or anything.

How much should they eat to prevent them from feeding on each other, would you say? If I do end up successfully raising them up I would like to be able to try and mate them.

Yeah I was planning on separating like 5 or so per cup and just letting the strongest survive. Lord knows I don’t need hundreds of mantids!! I’m also not even sure what I would feed them at that age so just letting them feed on each other seems the best option :LOL:

Mason jar with no air holes? The deli cups that I have don’t have any air holes I’ve just been poking my own with needles for my various bugs I’m keeping. I would probably rather use mason jars.. for aesthetic purposes :LOL:

Yes that’s Bruce! I am really excited to have these babies. I kept this one as a pet because I felt it was too big for Pesto but I will definitely raise up these babies as feeders. Do you have any idea how to sex them? I’ll probably try to keep a few and try to establish a stable breeding...

Also should I providing some specific light or anything other than ambient day and night cycles??

No apologies, this is amazing thank you for all of the info! So I read you are supposed to keep the ooth oriented the same way it was laid, is that important or will just putting it in the cup be enough? As for the cup, would putting mesh screen over the holes keep them in?

Thank you! I read that I should give it a few days before I move the ootheca? I have tall deli cups that I can house them in, I can put the ootheca in there until it hatches then separate them, yes? How long does it usually take to hatch? Should I keep it in any specific sort of environment?

An update to Pestos enclosure! Added a few plants since I made it and I love how it’s looking!

Is Bruce going to be a mother???

Wow they have gotten so beautiful Jeremy!

Thank you! I had to taunt him with a super while contorting my body around all the plants and sticks in his enclosure lol

Thanks Amanda :LOL:

Yeah! I know they around because I can hear them I just can’t see or catch them. I live right next to Cherry Creek park so maybe I’ll go in at night one of these days and see what I can catch lol. Thank you @Brodybreaux25 for the ideas, I’ll let you know what my haul is when I manage to get out...

I’m gonna need mor info on this light trap you speak of because there are tons of katydids moths and mantids around my apartment I just can’t figure out how to beat catch them and if I could make a trap that would be a dream lol