My mantids hatched!

[camimom]

THey are so little, oh my jeebus. SOrry for the poor pics, but its hard to take a pic of something that small....
ANd my nails are clean!

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[BeBoSON]

Those things are tiny!

 

[Whatcamo]

How was that is it difficult been teasing the idea

 

[Panther16]

How cool,.. they look so delicate

 

[camimom]

I just bought ooths from Pssh.

I got them like two days ago, and had plans to set them up in their cage. when i walked in this morning, one ooth had started hatching...
this is my first time with them,... so i have no idea if they are easy or not.


and arent they super duper tiny?

the pic of them on my nail, thats my pinky!

 

[patrickfraser]

They will take quite a bit of time to get a good size for feeding. Unless for babies, mantis are a lot of work for just feeders. I raise many species of praying mantis and my chams love them. They get the excess and any mismolts. I call them my "mantis disposals".

 

[Whatcamo]

Well nice cause I have tons of crickets to feed them so I guess I'll have to give them a try soon

 

[coldbloodedAL]

They will take quite a bit of time to get a good size for feeding. Unless for babies, mantis are a lot of work for just feeders. I raise many species of praying mantis and my chams love them. They get the excess and any mismolts. I call them my "mantis disposals".

I second this.. I have been raising these for feeders, and it is not really "economical" lol... But they are a lot of fun, and really cool to watch. I almost feel bad feeding them off when the time comes!

 

[ChamomilleCame]

What do they eat when they're that small

 

[Robyrango]

That's great! Well done!

 

[camimom]

patrick- I have a male hoehnelli that this size is perfect for. so hes going to get a couple. hes very small, maybe 5 inches nose to tip of tail,

I only plan on keeping like 6 for pets. and even though i know i wil have a hard time feeding them off, i bought them to feed off.

i dont think i plan to breed them, i just got them to get something different for my chammies ot eat.

chamomillecame- i am feeding them fruit flies.