What kind of Mantids are these? I'd like European...so hopefully they will survive in Maine
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I am sorry but none of mine hatched first I put the in my window in a paper bag and nothing than I moved them outside and still nothing?
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I have no idea what kind of mantids these are because we were just looking for a predator to eat fruit flies. You can see a full grown specimen at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=614236385255005 where I posted a video of feeding a cricket to one. They did need some very warm weather to hatch (I kept the room at at least 78F) and they only live over the summer months anyways.
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sorry took so long, was not around.I am not sure on the Type but they did make it to Iowa, hatched and we had lots of them. We have a large kennel/green house that they are in. Most escaped into the field but we do have some large ones still. We were satisfied with them.
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Sorry, I do not know. All I know was that they were expensive and they stayed for less than 24 hours. For us it was a waste of time and money. We even purchased ladybug homes.
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I am in Oklahoma and got some for my garden in June. They disappeared pretty quickly and I have seen none recently. I think maybe the birds eat them . . . I still have aphids and no lady bugs.
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If you feed them dry oatmeal, and a carrot for water you can breed them, they will change into beetles in about 3-4 weeks... If you wan2 keep them longer as worms, you can put them in your frig, they will hybernate and stay worms longer, they will not die.. There are videos on YouTube you can see on breeding and care... Hops this helps you
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Hi Dino B. Thank you for asking! These are supposed to come to you alive. It is possible that a couple could be dead here and there, depending on the weather during shipment and how long they have been on the seller's shelf or in cooling. As to the customer service, that depends on the seller. Here at Dooya Dubia, we want our customers, and their herps, to be completely satisfied. If you aren't satisfied, we haven't done our job properly. Please read our shipping and returns policies before ordering live insects from us, as we do request that our customers provide us with certain information when ordering such as the temps in your area and whether a Hold for Pickup is necessary. We do our best to make sure that your insects arrive alive. If the temps in your area are above 80 degrees, we include an ice pack so that we may try to maintain our Live Arrival Guarantee. When ordering during temps over 90 degrees, we cannot guarantee live arrival even with an ice pack and require that the package be held for pickup at your local post office. It's just too hot for the insects. We do our best to try to work with our customers, though. Likewise, when ordering during cold whether, with temps under 40 degrees, a heat pack is required. If temps are just too hot or too cold we don't ship until the weather gets better. I hope that this answers your question. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!
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I'm sorry, I bought ladybugs for my snowball bush. They took care of the aphids and then left. Best of luck getting rid of the ones you don't want.Anne
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I guess part of is where you live. Here, I have 2 or 3 different small varieties coming for these seeds.(in the Mid Hudson Valley) I also have a mixed seed dispenser,and suet station, and a heated bird bath. They are living high out here. Next they will want a bath towel.{:-)
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That's what I worried about too! I don't know what to tell you, other than ours were dead. They were really nice worms too. Fat, long & shiny. I was home when they got delivered.
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I would think so. We have a Anole that my son captured in Florida. We're in Massachusetts and it is doing fine in this terrarium.
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If you are lucky you will see some of them all summer. Many don't make it , I fear. They are mosquito size when they hatch and probably very delicious for birds and other prey. When they do survive they are about 3 inches long by mid summer. You might find casings attached to branches of your bushes in the winter.
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To be honest, is hard to tell. Though I don't see as many in the aquaponics garden as that is where I released them, the aphids are gone and I still see ladybugs around my other plants in the yard. So maybe 1500 aren't' here and I have food enough for those here. I also see larvae ladybugs too. For them to stay around there must be an ample food supply for them. I am considered getting bait to keep them here through the summer. These people are really easy to work with and full of information.
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I can't answer that question for you. My bugs arrived fine, all alive, etc. but when I put them on thehibiscus bush to take care of my problem they were all dead within one hour! Have no idea what wentwrong.
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It seems like crickets, mealworms (normal size, jumbo and super), waxworms, and earthworms, grasshoppers, butterworms, locusts, and small goldfish are acceptable. I'd make sure they are an approriate size though. Source: http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/diet.htm
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We camp in Calais Maine & got these lights to go around our fire pit .where up all summer & into fall no problems ,they are great for what we wanted them for ,only lost 1 bulb when an acorn full on it & I think that was a freak thing ,bulbs stay lit when 1 goes out also a nice fetcher Hope this helps you out .
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Mine were panfish/trout size (12 to16). I seem to remember my box having black ants, woolly bugger, griffith's nat, gray Hare's ear (your basic set of all-purpose flies). They were all nice quality flies (fly shop quality, NOT Walmart). I'd suggest posting the same question to their web-site, they should be able to give you a specific answer.
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They should.They are native to snow country, may need supplemental water where you live.
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No idea, I'm in Cabo San Lucas, no winterI be alive they are 8 plySo far they are still in great shape, they are very thick. I'm very happy with them.