Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

Rob Byatt · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject:

Once you get one you'll never look back, trust me Wink

If you need any advice at all give me a shout. And don't bother looking on ebay, people advertise on there purely there to make money Wink

Rob.
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I only sell mantids that I have bred myself. I do not 'buy and sell'.

Keep species newly available in the UK in culture - send them to breeders. It's not about money !

shaz · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject:

Good to see you here too Rob Wink

And by the way!
the pic i posted its my picture Robs stunning mantis Smile

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SiUK · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject:

I got some alright deals from ebay, I got 6 chinese nymphs for £4.50 and my african nympth cost £3.50
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captainmerkin · Key Member Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 400

I keep mantis as well, great things pretty easy to look after if you do it right.. though they do have a tendancy to keel over randomly from time to time.

Unfortunately my Idolomanis died recently, but still have 5 x ghost (p.paradoxia) 1 x orchid and 1 x chineese.

The chineese will be very easy to look after as these are very aggresive hunters but seem to die during molting very easily, happy to tackle things up to three times their size from my experience.

good luck with them

Clarkey · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

I have heard that the twig praying mantis is easy to keep

Bohan · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

Here also are a few photos of some of mine:
Dead leaf mantis Deroplatys desiccata

female ^

male ^

Thailand sheild mantis Rhombodera fusca

Male, Female and half a locust ^

Eggmass or Ootheca ^

Australian mantis Heirodula majuscula

Nymph ^

Sub adult female nymph ^

Mating Adults ^

African devil flower mantis Idolomantis diabolica

Displaying adult female ^

Dorsal veiw of female ^

Nymph ^

Mega mantis Plistospilota guineensis

Adult female ^

Male ^

African bush panther Tarachodula pantherina

Nymph ^

Feeding nymph ^

Close-up ^

Giant sheilded mantis Rhombodera sp

Nymph ^

close-up ^

Hope they help you make your mind up ? Very Happy

Cleef · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject:

Awesome pictures, I used to keep a fair few mantids myself. I think dessiccata were my favourite.

I also tried to breed tanzanian target mantids, to no avail. Not sure what I was doing wrong, I think the males could have been a bit too old at the time though, she eat both in the end Sad

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Phil1988 · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

Wow they are some nice specimens. Very cool!

Cleef · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject:

A Deroplatys desiccata female I used to have
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aidan · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject:

they look wicked nice pics Cool

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