Cricket Crack

23/05/2023

I'm out of the country till mid-June. So if you need any Crack please visit
Full Throttle Feeders.

16/05/2023

Will have a lot of breedable mantis available. Also egg cases ready to pop.

https://nhm.org/bugfair

02/05/2023

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SUWMmmDr6mjuqpoj1tXoiiCLcI6usMIF/view?usp=sharing

19/04/2023

Doing a little chaperone duty today.  this is by far the most difficult species to breed without the male losing his head. Giant Asian mantis.
I should have lots of adult mantis for sale at the natural history Museum in May (Los Angeles). i’ve been trying to time it just right, so people will go home with adults that they can breed themselves.

15/07/2022

On a trip, and out of the country till mid August.

28/04/2022

I'll be there, with several different mantids species available.

Bug Fair 2022 - Los Angeles Natural History Museum

General Info:
MAY 21 - MAY 22, 2022
Tickets will be available starting May 3!

Over a million species. Only one Bug Fair.

The wait is over! NHM is excited to welcome you back this May for a two-day festival celebrating our winged, multi-legged, and squirmy friends for the 36th annual Bug Fair! Visit a variety of exhibitors and see everything from exotic insect collections to bug-related products. Come out to get crafty, experience up-close encounters with crawly creatures, learn all about the local bugs that call L.A. home, and more! Come bug out with us on May 21 & 22. It’ll be the bee’s knees!

07/02/2022

The next show will be at the end of this month. Repticon Orange County, February 26th and 27th. I should have 15+ species of Mantids to offer. And hopefully, covid restrictions will be lifted by then. Fingers crossed.

05/10/2020

Had a few orchid mantids hatch today.

29/09/2020

Cricket Crack is back up on Amazon. I took it down while I went on a 10 day trip.

03/08/2020

Orchid mantis mating today.

07/05/2020

How not to social distance. A few of my adults having a party.

24/04/2020

New posting on E-bay. Those of you who have PM'ed me, I'll write you back tomorrow (Saturday). I've been shipping out a high volume of Cricket Crack this week to hobbyist, and pet stores this week. Which has kept be busy, filling orders.

Condition is New.

17/04/2020

I have a few of these classic (Hierodula membranacea) green mantids available. Ranging in size from L2's all the way up to sub-adults. PM me if your interested. Local pick-up in southern California can be arranged.

16/04/2020

It that time of year, when my butterfly plant leaves disappear..

19/03/2020

More Orchid mantids hatching tonight.

18/03/2020

For those who bought egg cases from at the San Bernardino show two weeks ago. Just had my first test egg hatch today. So get ready for yours to hatch anytime now.

10/03/2020

So there is no doubt it’s going to rain soon, here in Southern California. Mass hatch today of African twigs, Giant Asians, and Orchid mantids. With the drop on the barometer.

07/03/2020

Will have a few devils with me at the show tomorrow.

05/03/2020

I will have a few Fennel plants for sale this weekend. I’ve been exposing them to egg layers.

20/02/2020

So I raised up a dozen nymphs to adults. Final tally was 11 girls and a single boy. So I was a little nervous to start the breeding process. 1st female was a no go, 2nd female a success, so far as pictured. These are Madagascar Marbled mantids.

14/02/2020

I’m in a twig mantis phase. Lots of mating and ooth laying lately.

25/01/2020

Happy Lunar New Year.

19/01/2020

Lots of Deadleaf mantis hatching. Had a hundred hatch last night, and two more ooths tonight.

06/11/2019

Will have Flower mantids - newly hatched nymphs to fertile mated adult females available for purchase at the show. And maybe a fresh ooth or two, as well for hatching.

06/11/2019

Will be at Repticon this weekend. Orange County fairgrounds. Pictured is a group of Blue Death fainting Beatles I am presently keeping. Stop by and see them in person.

18/09/2019

Getting ready to shed.

06/09/2019

I’ve been playing with the color yellow. Spiny flower mantis kept with yellow dried flowers. This guy was ivory a week ago.

04/09/2019

Found a native in the garden today.

29/08/2019

Unicorn pair.

21/08/2019

Beware those of the colorful sock wearers. Black and green socks seem to attract mosquitoes. Especially the ankle biter variety. I have been getting tag left and right. Had to break out the off spray tonight, While feeding in misting my Mantis. Thank you Arizona, I know you had them first before California.