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OK, so the costa rican tiger rump has caught my attention as one ide like to get ahold of. Ive been reading up what I can on them and was wondering if theres any advice people could give. I dont have one yet but was also curious about how much do they sell for? I dont want to pay way too much...

Im looking to get a breeding pair of Cherax destructor. Looking for bigger then hatchlings, preferably around 2 inches long. If anyone knows of any sites or places that I might be able to get them it would be much appreciated. Thanks for any help

ok, cool, yea the mantis i have now is getting rather old. I guess they need insect growth hormone or insect steroids to keep them strong and healthy. As for the beetles I know they will spend alot of time digging and trying to climb up the side of there container when not eating. being able to...

Ive noticed that as my praying mantis ages as well as eastern hercules beetles age the ends of there legs tend to slowly die off until there basically just elbowing around. I was wondering does anyone know what causes this or how to maybe prevent this? its kinda sad to watch the mighty beetle...

either way there was plenty of bits it could eat, not sure what happened though. I'm tempted to buy some from a breeder to try again (with more than just 4 eggs next time)

It was in the third instar, the last survivor from the four eggs its mother laid. I had givin it a new chunk of wood to eat but when i check a few weeks later all I found was its head capsul and its blackened body. :cry:

hey, I was wondering whats the name of the purple mantis? I believe its in the same group as the white/green flower mantis. Also is it possible to buy them in the USA? cause i know herbivores are a big no no, but carnivores seem like they might be ok. Also anyone know of a site that would have...

my hyalophora cecropia caterpiller seems to be sick, I found him at the bottom of his container looking a little dehydrated (though there is plenty of humidity around) Also he isnt walking or gripping anything with his legs, Is there any way of rescueing my lil caterpillar? hes in the fourth...

I found the snail on a collecting trip to a park in VA, found it in the grass near where I put my black light. Its shell is probably a little more than an inch across.

well, the problem sort of fixed its self. The Isopods only were attacking the male, its been less than a week since I bought them and the male just died today :( . Im gonna go bring it back to the store and get a new one. I think the Isopods could sense he was weak and took advantage. The...

my only other tank is in use, I think the isopod population is either halved already or in hiding. And it wasnt in a fight, the tail was cleaned to the bone, as well I saw this morning 3 of the bugger eating/examining it. I didnt think they would attack anything alive and healthy. At most I...

I just bought a mating pair of brown anoles for a terrarium I already had set up for a while. It had a plant or 2, a few sticks poking out of the ground, a giant land snail and about 100 or so isopods that were originally used to keep the tank clean until there numbers got too high. I introduced...

I found a solution to my isopod problem, I bought a pair of Bahama anoles, however the male one has a long skinny tail and the isopods have eaten about 1.5 inches of it :(. The anole didnt even seem too feel it as they were munching on him this morning while he was sun bathing, I had to chase...

Ive had isopods in a tank for a while and there numbers are too great now, I cant even add plants now cause they will kill it and devour it, even if I feed them. Anyone know of any beetles etc that might devour the lil buggers? On a side note I have seen a great variation in there carapace...

This queen is the same as the one I have now, if anyone can ID it/give more info about them it would be apreciated. Also how do you delete pics that youve uploaded before? i think i just used up the rest of the space they give you on here

I'll try to take some pics, but my digital camera isnt the best and her vial is often covered in condensation. I do have the same type of queen that I had last year that had died, so i'll try to get a few pics of her so you can get an idea.

I know up here in Maryland the larger queens tend to fly in late spring, while some other colonies are pickier about the time of year or weather conditions on wich they fly. So maybe right after the rainy season or something like that is when yours will fly in FL. Meanwhile I have a large red...

dang, now I feel like I should post pics of my queen and her larvae. Just cought her late spring. shes also in tube for now, until she ges a few ants. I got a larger environment for her colony but i need to finish working on the lid

awesome find, I currently have a male D. tityus myself and am looking for a female, though were I live in MD the beetles are rather rare to find. Im currently feeding mine water melon, also if u rub his horn (get your minds out of the gutter) he will aggress towards your hand/finger thinking...

its deff not a cecropia, maybe a glovers silk moth. They look a lot alike but there are deff wing pattern differences