Assassin Bug Care

[The_Monk]

I wanna get some assassin bugs but i'm having trouble finding caresheets, google turned up nothing and I had a quick search on here, I found some pictures but nothing really useful in terms of care. These bugs look cool and really want some. Anyone point me in the right direction? :?

 

[Stylopidae]

PM Mantid assassins, he'll help you out a bunch.

I'll forward you all the PMs I have from him

 

[The_Monk]

that'd be cool thanx!!

 

[Ecilious]

I recently got some of the little beuties myself:
Easyexotics care sheet
Central Pets Care sheet
Reptileallsorts care sheet

I've got one book from Elytra and Antenna, it's got a bit more information on them.

The one thing that I couldn't seem to find initially was how to sex them, I've since found out that the easy way is to look at the abdomen: if it sticks out past the edges of the wings then it's probably female. The definite way is to llook at the base plate on their underside which is the same as cockroaches: females have a large single plate.

 

[Stylopidae]

The males also have a small bubble on the end of the abdomen...

Does anyone know whether or not the nymphs can eat full grown Tenebrio mealworms?

 

[The_Monk]

Those are some good care sheets Ecilious thanx. Do they need a water dish? I noticed one caresheet said no misting needing and one said once a week. If you mist them do they get their moisture from this or should a water dish be put in?

 

[RVS]

Misting them once a week is fine. They get most of the moisture they need from their food.

 

[RVS]

I've never had a problem with my assassins not being able to take down prey as large as or even larger than themselves. They're quite voracious. I would, however, worry about them overeating.