Chinese mantid ootheca anyone?

[cricketkilla]

Just got 5 Chinese mantid ooths, willing to sell a couple and raise some to sell at L3. First time dealing with mantids so we will see, let me know if you want to reserve an ooth, youngin's love em', prolly gonna do 15$ a piece, hit me up!

 

[cricketkilla]

Free shipping and open to REASONABLE offers.

 

[redline]

What's L3 this to raised apart or food for the champs... Mind my newbie question

 

[cricketkilla]

What's L3 this to raised apart or food for the champs... Mind my newbie question

It is after the third molting. Like when they reach an 1 1/2 inch or so.

Someone correct if I'm wrong please.

 

[cricketkilla]

BTW "newb" questions are always first priority for me. Anyone that needs advice, PM me and I will give my opinion or send you to someone who knows the answer.

 

[redline]

Sorry.. So this is food for chameleon? Lol

 

[cricketkilla]

Sorry.. So this is food for chameleon? Lol

Yeah you just put them in a container and a few weeks later 100's of little mantids hatch! You have to separate them after they hatch if you want a few of them to grow larger

 

[redline]

Very curious. Might want to try... Pic?

 

[redline]

Thanks. I just learned what you are talking about. Lol thanks for the answer
http://mantisplace.com/hangff.html

 

[cricketkilla]

Thanks. I just learned what you are talking about. Lol thanks for the answer
http://mantisplace.com/hangff.html

Haha no problem man!

 

[maxttu]

I bought an ooth a couple of weeks ago and it's still in the fridge. I just can't talk myself into starting this project. I had an epic fail on my last go around...

 

[redline]

Seen to learn something new everyday here

 

[pigglett79]

Have you found an economical way to raise them? I had 3 ooths hatch and these babies are eating me out of house and fruit fly! They don't seem to be a cost effective feeder so far.

 

[maxttu]

Have you found an economical way to raise them? I had 3 ooths hatch and these babies are eating me out of house and fruit fly! They don't seem to be a cost effective feeder so far.

Only resolution is to culture your own ff's or else you will go broke! Unless you can raise 'em up enough to take pinhead crix. Lots and lots of work, money and time. I'll eventually pull that ooth out and give it another go...

 

[pigglett79]

Have you found a place in San Antonio that has pin heads? I called around and none of the big boxes had them. Many of my mantids are pretty big now. I mean if they can eat each other, they can eat a pin head.

I was actually throwing my extra hornworm eggs in there lol! They ate those worms as soon as they hatched.

 

[maxttu]

Have you found a place in San Antonio that has pin heads? I called around and none of the big boxes had them. Many of my mantids are pretty big now. I mean if they can eat each other, they can eat a pin head.

I was actually throwing my extra hornworm eggs in there lol! They ate those worms as soon as they hatched.

Try Pet Frontier on Wetmore. There's also River City Exotics and Alamo Aquatics.

 

[SarahcoadunatioZac]

What I would suggest is buy an ootheca that you can release, release about half and then raise the rest for feeders. Possibly sell off the half instead of release, if your looking at a hundred praying mantids they each are a pet themselves let alone feeders. Bet you can find buyers for baby mantids from other local chameleon owners.

Also, put a ad in the local gardening clubs as they are a non-toxic form of pesticide (they eat everything like chameleons do) thats why making sure they are releasable in your state is important.

They could possibly pay for themselves, chinese mantids can likely range 1-2 dollars per mantid depending on the buyer and molting. If you have something more exotic that you can't release you can sell them off as pets or feeders, I've seen mantids go for 35+ as pets. Thats the mantis itself, not its ootheca. (Orchid Mantis)

Mantids were my first love, I do plan on finding a suitable mantid to breed and feed off as treats after I get dubias and horns set up.

 

[lisagr07]

Trey, are these the ones that are cannibalistic? So you have to separate them after they hatch out? How in the world would you do that?
Thanks, lisa