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had to laugh at myself - I have phoenix worm, wax worm and fly pupae in a rearing cage with heat lamp. B/t Cyrus and the Blotchies I have high demeand for flying things.

I looked in this morning to see what I could pick out and saw all these tiny little "things" all over the screen - what the h---?

Praying mantis! I had totally forgotten that I had an egg sac in there, too! What a treat - the blotchies are loving them!!! Probably too small for Cyrus and I have nothing to feed the mantids but at least I have lots of food for the new kids in the house.
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Cyrus
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
1.1 Side-blotched lizards - swifty and blotcha for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh Died 4/21/06
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha donated to science 4/4/06
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet

My mantid egg case hatched this weekend also. I have baby mantids crawling all over the house. (My pygmy cage has a lid with very large holes). I scooped up as many as I could and took them outdoors to spread around on my flower beds and the rest are spread through out the house. It's a good thing I have a very forgiving husband. Diane
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dianedfisher@yahoo.com

My 3 CWD-Avanyu, Tripod and Drago
Valentino, Veiled Chameleon
Chyam, Nosy Be Panther Chameleon

LOL!! Well, they won't live long with no food (those indoors) - just hope none find their way to the dining table - or bed!
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Cyrus
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
1.1 Side-blotched lizards - swifty and blotcha for now
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh Died 4/21/06
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha donated to science 4/4/06
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet

Your're right. I'm starting to find little mantid "bodies" around on the kitchen floor. But all of the hydei I'm raising also get out of the pygmy palace, so now we have a fruit fly invasion. At first I told my hubby it was from his bananas, but yesterday there were so many running around I had to come clean and admit the source. I guess I'm going to have to get a top with finer screening (or a divorce). the new top will cost less and I kinda love the guy! DM
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dianedfisher@yahoo.com

My 3 CWD-Avanyu, Tripod and Drago
Valentino, Veiled Chameleon
Chyam, Nosy Be Panther Chameleon