cheers andy

These are tough little fellas. I got a couple from Cosmic too. Fed one a wild caught fly yesterday that was twice its size! There L3 by the way.

0.0.3 D.Dessicata
3.3 Phylocrania Paradoxa
0.1 Pseudocreobroter Wahlbergii +1 ooth
1.1 Rhombodera Stallii +ooths
2.2 Gongylus Gongylodes +1 ooth
0.0.1 B.Mendica Mendica
1.2 Idolomantis Diabolica

http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt60/kernowaj/

not mine, mine are all L4 they all molted this week from L3 last one molted yesterday

are these from the same batch i have andy?
what are you using for there housing? i may need to copy you!!!

Mine are still only L2 and are eating a friut fly every other day!

All different hatches, Kevin's (mantisfart) from 1st hatch, AJ's (kernowaj) 2nd hatch, Haydens (Lethalhayd) 3rd hatch, so you all have nypmhs at different stages

Thanks i was kinda confused then lol

I got these from andy (cosmicbug) at the BTS 5 were 2nd instar and 1 was a 1st instar but molted a few days after i got them home. I am keeping them on there own in empty Asda chocolate moose cartons (see moulting pic) with net curtain on the top secured with a elastic band. They are feed twice a day on FF just as many as they can eat, the record is held by the big one 11 in one day i try not to leave any flys in over night as this is the time when nearly all of them molted. They are kept at mid 90s to 100 degree temps during the day with a heat mat and table lamp from 7:30am untill 8:00pm at night. They are cooled at night but are still kept at high 70s -80 degrees, i have only sprayed them at the most twice a week but sometimes only once after a molt, i read that they are a desert species and like hot temps and very little spraying, mine seem to be thriving in these conditions all 6 doing really well. check out this care sheet i found Blepharopsis Mendica Care. This is just my opinion you might be better asking andy for advice as they are his babys

cool thanks for all the details i shall follow in some of these footsteps! how big are the pots there living in? I will check out the care sheet now thanks!

they sound like they are being kept very well! nice one!

yeah i think i have previously looked at this but i never read it thanks for showing it to me
it has helped me thanks!

Asda Moose pots are 80mm high and 65mm wide, put enough little sticks in for them on an angle to molt from too. I will move them to a larger home after the next molt.