R.i.p

[macro junkie]

this guy died yesterday

r.i.p buddie

[tilly790]

oh sorry to hear that..

[macro junkie]

Originally Posted by tilly790

oh sorry to hear that..

it was my own fault..i had it housed in the same cage as a adult female shield mantis.Not a good move!the shield mantis was so fat she was refusing her food..while i was sorting out another tank for the male peaock i put him in the 2ftx1ft cage for a few hours knowing that the shield mantis was rejecting food where she was so fat..any way this was a stupid thing to do..i sort his tank out and go back to find the sheild mantis eating it lesson learned!

[118-118]

Such a shame, it maybe a school boy error but dont be too hard on your self Scott, mantids can be like that Iv had a P.Pardoxa sub adult not eat for ages so assumed she was about to shed, I keep my P.Paradoxa together and have never had any problems although I keep an eye on them so I know which have eaten and when (luckily they are all slightly different colours) Then couple of days ago put enough crickets in for 1 each and she ate two off the trot eventhough she had plenty of opportunity to eat the day before when I put her in a tank on her own for 24 hours just incase the others were somehow putting her off eating. I mean whats the crack there? Atleast you still have some great pics.

[gizzard]

aww... bad luck! was that your adult male peacock?

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Originally Posted by gizzard

aww... bad luck! was that your adult male peacock?

yer..it had been adult months.only had another month left at most..i wasnt using it for any thing..i just use to like getting it out and letting it fly around my room..was the best mantis flyer iv seen.

[macro junkie]

Originally Posted by 118-118

Such a shame, it maybe a school boy error but dont be too hard on your self Scott, mantids can be like that Iv had a P.Pardoxa sub adult not eat for ages so assumed she was about to shed, I keep my P.Paradoxa together and have never had any problems although I keep an eye on them so I know which have eaten and when (luckily they are all slightly different colours) Then couple of days ago put enough crickets in for 1 each and she ate two off the trot even though she had plenty of opportunity to eat the day before when I put her in a tank on her own for 24 hours just incase the others were somehow putting her off eating. I mean whats the crack there? Atleast you still have some great pics.

lol.not sure about that.im going to get some ghost soon..i want to buy an ooth so i have a nice load of nymnths to start with.they dont do alot but the adults and subadults look great

heres the female i use to have