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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lady Lilith" data-source="post: 36391" data-attributes="member: 3365">lol, I was referring to you as the grandpa <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  However, I know what you mean about that loss. I have tried hard to stay away from housing males for that reason. And one of my FAVORITE critters to house are Mantids, but the reason I have not had one yet is because their life expectancy is only about a year. From what I've witnessed and researched and talked to some breeders about, they behave very much like dogs, if you can imagine that, and I've witnessed this behavior myself once while camping. Had a visit from one and when I put it back in the bushes low and behold ten minutes later same critter was crawling up my arm again and remained there happily cleaning itself for the rest of the night. Le sigh..Woke up to a nice surprise this morning, though. Ta dataaaaaaa! Jewel was in the middle of a molt around midnight last night and checking on her this morning she was sleeping comfortably behind the log she's designated as "home"! so creepy looking though... she's got like a gazillion legs in this picture <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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