MY NEW T's! yey!

[conway]

YEY OH YEY OH YEY! lol, well your probably wonderig what im so happy about,well my Mantis came today,brownish and nearly adult! i think its african, PLUS, the Avicualria Avicularia, and the 2 Peterinochilus Murinus, although they all have not moved from their cups,1 of the murinus looks like it was/is dead ..well it could be the stress, from travelling so ill leave it,ive put a cricket in each tank,hope they come out of their cups so i know there healthy..well wish me luck *he* pulls through! i will attatch some pics later..

 

[BBlack]

good luck buddy, keep us posted

here's my latest aquisition

 

[conway]

i forgot 2 mention, what should i do if i get bit by the Murinus?

 

[BBlack]

Don't get bit! this advice works for any T. It's the rule I religiously follow. (I know just jinxed myself)


I've read that rinsing the bite area in v hot water can draw out the venom.

If nessisary go to the infirmary.

But seriously don't get bit remeber what sp your dealing with.

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Good luck!

congrats on both of your new additions!

Yeah, definitely try to avoid a bite. I've heard varying reports of bites from this species. Some said it simply burned a little. Others have said it hurt.

 

[G_Wright]

Re: Good luck!

Originally posted by phoenixxavierre
congrats on both of your new additions!

Yeah, definitely try to avoid a bite. I've heard varying reports of bites from this species. Some said it simply burned a little. Others have said it hurt.

I got bit by my p murius a while back when I 1st got it. The little shite got me on my elbow. I can tell you now it hurt. Thankfully the stinging felling didn't last too long

 

[conway]

yo

ok i just checked on them this morning, and they the 2 usumbaras have came out of their pot,one is waiting in the corner,and the other,...which i thought was dead..has started to dig a little hole in the corner and webbed it

 

[da_illest]

i been meaning to ask, do mantid have venom?
and what do you feed them?
are they as entertaining as t's to watch eat and stuff?

 

[conway]

no mantids do not have venom,they eat their prey alive,but they can *nip* as im told ..but ive had a few mantids and am waiting to get bitten...lol, i feed them mealworms and crickets, you can feed them lots of bugs, even spiders. and yes they are entertaining watching them chew on their food..lol. i dont really find t's fun watching them eat as the food is usually under the palps, and i cannot see them being ripped apart! but you can see the crickets on mantids there are lots of sites where you can buy mantids..if your from the UK, http://www.mantisuk.com .if your from USA, http://www.mantiskingdom.com they usually have sdome for sale and info.

 

[conway]

well i have taken like 20 pics..and only 2 of em i like..lol, my computers playing up with javascript so i cannot actually post the pics..if someone would be kind enough id be very grateful, the pics are of the A. Avic and 1 of the Murinus

http://groups.msn.com/Spidersinsectforum/shoebox.msnw?Page=2

(the 2 at the bottom, (Untitled Photo DSCF0032.jpg) and (Untitled Photo DSCF0033.jpg)
i had java virtual machine before which fixed my computer but so far iva had no luck in finding it cause i re-formatted my drive

 

[conway]

yey i installed java virtual machine and java runtime environemtn so the comp works now

the pink toe pic aint very good..oh well you will remember me as a crap photographer... lol