Bug Hunting

[KapitalJ]

So this weekend we all (wife and 3 kids) went out to help Dad (that's me) catch some grasshoppers for Mr.Yosh (my cham). We always gather up 8-10 within a few minutes. Luck was on our side this weekend as my other half (Tamara) found a nice mantis . I was super excited, but I also knew that she would not want to feed it off to Mr.Yosh . We were on our way back down the trail heading home when I spotted another mantis! Wow, couldn't believe it, 2 in one outing ! This was great, but again I knew that we probably wouldn't be feeding it off . By the time we got home, one of the manitis was already eating a grasshopper that I had caught for my cham, little fugger !! The one that I found is super plump I was hoping she was carrying eggs. I am pretty sure she was laying her eggs as I was leaving for work this morning . Pretty excited to get home and see what is there!!!! I hope I am able to hatch some, would be super cool !
Went back out Sunday to look around for more bugs and found yet another mantis. This one was fed to Mr. Yosh!!

On a side note. the mantis ate 5 medium crickets each in 3 days. plus the grasshopper that the one stole!! Little pigs these guys are.

Here is the "Plump One"

This is the first one that Tamara found

The "Plump One" again

This is the one we found on the second day, this one really likes to fly.

I think that sometimes I have just as much fun playing with the bugs as I do with the cham !!

 

[Remkon]

Good find! I wish we had them walking around here...

I'm considering getting a pair of ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) since they do not eat their own as much as other mantis do.
I would try to breed them and use em as a treat.
Besides I love mantis, I was considering getting one as a pet before but ended up getting 3 terrariums more... U know how these things go...

I think that sometimes I have just as much fun playing with the bugs as I do with the cham !!

Yea, I respect the feeders and taking good care of the feeder also helps your chameleon get a better nutritious value from them, so it's win-win (well at least until the feeder gets eaten).

 

[KapitalJ]

So I messaged Tamara as she is at home and I asked her to go have a look for me as I am pretty excited.
I was right!!

 

[Chameleon+Cody]

Haha that's really cool. I can find tons of bugs but no mantis.