Smithii strike force?

[Hutton]

well, is it strong or week for a mantis its size? i got hit a few times from it and want to know if it will leave scars.

 

[hpmcbroom]

So I gotta ask Are you Bleeding ? It could've been trying to say feed me now. Just kidding Hutton seriously though did you want a scar from your mantis ? :beer:

 

[DensityMan]

Listened to Tim hammer on a glass heater for an hour earlier this week... (then, yes, I shooed him away from it when I saw what he was doing)

That said they can still split open snails and crabs, so...

 

[Hutton]

no i didnt want scars, but hey chicks dig them so im fine with it, and yes i bleed.

 

[hpmcbroom]

Ya know folks I went to the lfs the other day and saw a heater I think I 'll buy it's made out of high density plastics and is said to be indestructible it's black so i could'nt see the inside . Might be a good idea for a mantis since it does'nt have any glass parts . Just thought I'd pass that along . Yes I'll agree the chicks do dig the scars . :beer:

 

[Crawling68]

Thats probably the Stealth heater, great product.

 

[dragonforce]

I use titanium heaters on all 3 of my tanks. They have external heat adjustments which is another bonus.

 

[Uriel]

I use Visi-Therm Stealth heaters in all of my tanks. Great products.


-Ron

 

[Hutton]

my smithii hasnt attacked the heater yet. does any one know exactly how powerful it is? i know G. chiagras are powerful, but what about a smithii? this is probably a question best answered by Dr. Roy

 

[Gonodactylus]

Size for size, G. smithii is less powerful than a G. chiragra or G. platysoma. They still make their living striking snaila and crabs, but then to take smaller prey for their size. That said, G. smithii have a tendency to stab more than the other species. I really don't like handling them since they seem to try to drive the dactyl spike into your finger. I've lost far more blood to G. smithii's than I have to G. chiragra.

Roy

 

[Hutton]

thats a little scary that they can spear or smash...

 

[dragonforce]

Haha that made me smile, especially since I just got my platysoma.