The Continuing Adventures of Tim (Supermantis)

[wmfsoll2]

Great Thread. Great Storytelling.

I sat hear for the last few hours reading this. I couldn't stop.

What's the latest on Tim?

Bill.

 

[crazy4salt]

Is Tim all set for Thanksgiving?

Please let his faithful followers know what he has planned....

 

[DivaMan]

I believe I will send the lucky guest to you at the beginning of my break, i think that would be wednesday, can you shoot me an e-mail with your adress, xanderstarekow@hotmail.com

 

[SkiFletch]

Wow, just spent all night reading this thread start to finish. Amazing work DM and Supermantis . I wanted a mantis before I saw this thread. Now, I must have one!

What's Tim been up to lately? Any new roommates or others calling him a sissy?

 

[Hutton]

any updates?

 

[A.T.DAWG]

wow i just read this whole thread( stayed up 2 nights in a row)
all i have to say is
I LOVE TIM THE SUPERMANTIS!!!!!

 

[yrema]

damn, tim kicks ***!

i love this thread. keep it coming DM! :rollface:

 

[justinl]

dude last we heard from you was 10/17/2006! what goin on? Where's Tim? Im getting a little bit worried ya know?

 

[justinl]

dude last we heard from you was 10/17/2006! what goin on? Where's Tim? Im getting a little bit worried ya know?

 

[Spiffyguy]

Tim has taken DM captive. Where is the ransom note Tim!!!

 

[SkiFletch]

Yeah, whats goin on? Did Tim party too hard with his dinner guests?

 

[crzy_pig]

Tim,
Please release DM's appendages and allow him to update your devoted & constant meatbags with your recent illustrious exploits

 

[A.T.DAWG]

im so sad i finally finish reading this thread so i can contribute and Tim goes and kidnaps DM, Tim beleive me its in your benefit to release him,SO WE CAN READ ABOUT HOW COOL YOU ARE!!!!


(and so you can mindwash us all and rule the world with ur zombie meat bag army)

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

wow 27 pages of humor and laughs and me thinking of how i could logically set up my ten gallon sitting 5 feet away from me and puttin the peacock thats in a 3"x3" cube at the LFS in it

ohh how that would be sweet what would you say the total cost per month on food is for the awsome and amazing Tim?

thanks for the laughs and ponderences Tim (notice the capital??)

 

[justinl]

Sorry to let ya down gemini, but 10 gal is not near big enough to keep a peacock mantis long term. Maybe if it was 3 inches or under, but they do grow. As for feeding it, it's actually relatively cheap. You just buy fresh uncooked shrimp/squid from the grocery store. Live treats like snails/hermits are good (maybe once a week or two). You should soak the frozens in selcon once in a while too.

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

what would be the min size for a small peacock then

he has a 10 gallon so i figured it would be ok

 

[justinl]

The minimum tank for a full grown peacock would be 25 gal. Big peacocks are capable of breaking glass so I would try to get a thick glass tank or just acrylic. As for a small mantis... depends how small we're talking. like I said, 10 gal for a max 3inch peacock.

If you really want to stay with the 10 gal, there are still other mantises that stay small. G. smithii is pretty sought after among us mantis lovers. N. wennerae is another good one. G ternatensis is kinda rare. G. viridis is a common one.

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

well the mantis is in about 3"x3" for the last 2 months so i think a 10 would be spacious for him
hes probably only like 2-2 1/2" maybe 3" but i would want a good home for him so would a ten be good enough for how long?

it would be a semi-temp set up so i could upgrade to a 29 later if needed

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

ok after looking at the pictured the shrimp at the store doesnt look like a mantis it came in on rock so it wasnt like they would even know but i will try to get a picture of it so you guys can identify
but i will post my own thread

 

[infalible-one]

i just want to say that you have a beutiful mantis