SHE CAUGHT ME & IT HURT | Praying Mantis, Jumping Spiders & More

[@clairedelune377]

I’m so sorry about little Betty and I totally get crying over a spider- as Winnie the Pooh said “sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts”❤

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thank you :) Yeah she was such a little character.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

⁠@@leopardgeckotalklost mine recently,she stopped eating and I had to euthanize her,luckily her second batch of babies hatched and were released in the garden.

[@cakeeeetime]

I am so happy this channel exists. Every animal deserves this kind of care, effort and knowledge! Thank you.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aww thank you :D

[@dacisky]

As a kid,I got a male praying mantis and he was not agressive. I fed him meal worms.When he saw me,he would go to the glass and try to climb it to be taken out and be fed. I think whip tailless scorpians and viaagerroons are also pretty interesting. Clint's reptiles has videos on both of these.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aww sweet :) That was me and timothy up until a few molts ago 😂 She's not too bad I'm just kind of scared of her now haha. Ah nice, I'll check them out!

[@calicocriterisopod]

Omg yess last night I was just hoping for a new bug update and then you come out with this ❤

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Wooo, great timing :D

[@gingerlygingerlee3023]

Thank you for the update. I really enjoyed it, very interesting. Timothy is definitely intimidating. 😱 I look forward to another update in the not to distant future. Betty-Sue's adorable self was missed. I'm happy to hear Velma and Winnie (I hope I spelled her name correctly) help get you through the moments when you are thinking of Betty-Sue.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thank you :D

[@Niv27]

i just got my jumping spider yesterday and thanks to you you helped me pick a gender a i got a girl and she is the cutest thing ever loved this vid!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aw that's brilliant! Good luck with your new spood! :D

[@intrinsicparanormal]

Excited! Placed an order ❤️

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aww thank you :D

[@chrissiehibbert5059]

Regarding the flies, keep the pupae at room temp, wait for them to hatch, then put them in the fridge! This has worked out much better for me for months now. Once hatched they last a while in the fridge 😊 Oh and house them in a smoothie cup so they have room with some substrate in the bottom 👍🏻

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ah interesting, and the flies won't die off?

[@chrissiehibbert5059]

@@leopardgeckotalk In the fridge the flies won’t die off once hatched, mine survive for weeks :-)

[@speedymadr6]

It still amazes me how big a mantis gets after each molt! Timothy is great 👍 Definitely get to one of the invert shows in the uk if you can, we can home from the capital shoe with a new Tarantula for my son and got to meet Richard from The Tarantula Collective. Loving the invertebrate videos 👍

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ah I saw that was on, I would have loved to pop a long but I suck when it comes to travel, I have super bad anxiety 🙈 but it looked really cool.

[@speedymadr6]

@@leopardgeckotalk we all have our fears and I hope one day you will be able to make one. My son really struggles with large crowds, he’s getting better with them but we take baby steps to build his confidence.

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

Thank You Ma'am! For explaining the eating challenges, and how you sought to resolve it. Sorry you lost one of you jumpers Ma'am! I have not had anyone respond, so my list of people to ask questions to, has become sparse. I guess ill make it quick. Live in zone 4 & 5 here in Iowa. We are entering the beginning of Fall. Fall is when i bring in all my plants. A few Dwarf Banana Tree, and the rest are Elephant Ears. Indoors my windows are full of Cacti & Succulents. Also outdoors, is an Orange Spot Audax. It has made a thick "nest" but curls up and sleeps outside it. If i brought it indoor, it would certainly escape hibernation, and our killer winters. It would have all the warm sunlight it wants as there are no seasons indoors; and any windowsill would be a fortress due to plants. My question is mainly this. Once i bring something inside, its my sole responsibility to care for it and make sure its cared for. Its a disruption to their given programmed life. Would it be more harm to bring it in, than to just let it stay its course in nature, with a 50/50 chance of surviving winter? Aphids are always a pain to deal with indoors, so its food for the Jumper. Flies usually die off, so i will assume i will need to provide food for it. How often do they eat? I know these buggers are brought out of the wild, and put into captivity, so i just want to make sure that if i do, it can have as much of a free life as if it were outdoors, minus the predators! And If all is good so to speak, and seeing baby jumpers all over now, would that "nest" possibly be housing little jumpers waiting to "hatch"? Sorry for rambling, and thank you in advance. PS: Dont have to feel the need to answer. I guess wjat im seeking is general knowledge, or guidence or just thoughts. lol 😁

[@Toni-84-1]

I find the flies don’t hatch if I put them in the fridge first. So, the place I order from do them in smaller amounts, I let them all hatch and then keep them in the fridge and give them a jelly pot and they last for ages. I’m in the uk as well so if you want me to share where I get mine from let me know :) they always hatch 🤍

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yeah I found that with wax worms too, if I put them in the fridge they'd pretty much just die. I should try the jelly pot thing with the flies though, thank you :)

[@thewolven6075]

Hey, as someone who has been in the mantis hobby for a while, I'm more than willing to help. So I'm not sure where you're sourcing your flies from. There's a chance they may not be a reliable one. Pupation times also depend on the fly. Calliphora vomitoria can 2ish weeks to emerge for example. It best to buy these guys as spikes since you can them those in your fridge for up to 6 weeks. Also consider starting a red runner colony. These little guys are amazing feeders for mantises. If you need help finding some, I have a few people in mind.

[@Marie-cq7eq]

I love that you are getting into invertebrates!! I’ve been keeping since 2018 and have cared for many types of mantises, tarantulas, true spiders and many others. They are so fun to keep and so interesting!!!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thanks :D Yeah they're so cool!

[@ProfJCsCritters]

I've developed a routine for blue bottle flies. When the larvae arrive, I split the container. I put about 2/3 into the fridge (to slow their growth and pupation) and leave out 1/3. The 1/3 at room temp will pupate, and I put the now-grown flies into the fridge, feeding them off as needed. When they start running low, I go into the refrigerated 2/3s (larvae/pupae) and divide the portion in half, leaving half back in the fridge, and letting the other half stay at room temp to pupate. Basically, their success pupating within the fridge is low(er). I've noticed that if I leave larvae/pupae in the fridge (for long periods) very few hatch out into flies. So you're better off leaving them at room temp to become flies, popping them in the fridge to slow them down, and then feeding them off. (Short turns in the fridge don't seem to stop the larvae from pupating if/when they're put back at room temp.)

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yeah this is basically what I did, I kept a few out, and split up the group to put some in the fridge, but I the first few hatched and after that the little groups I've taken out the fridge have come to nothing :'(

[@ProfJCsCritters]

@@leopardgeckotalk Yes, I wish people would write more guide to blue bottle flies! I think there's a point where fridging just kills the pupae, but I don't know exactly how long that takes. It works for short periods to delay/slow the timeline, but at some point, it seems to just kill them.

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

Those plants in the mantis enclosure are insane! I'm keeping mostly these arthropods: Sardinian glowworms, Eri silk worms, and some isopods...

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ikr, they've gone kind of wild, I need to trim them a bit lol. Ah nice! :)

[@Lusewing]

I'm heading to the BTS show this month (Big invertabrate show) I've got a nice big list of new friends I want to pick up now that we are moving to a bigger place. Including some more ghost mantises (my fave) A giant Papuan Mantis, a few new Isopods. Emerald roaches (dream species) as well as some Jewel flower beetle grubs and doe Rainbow stag beetle grubs (honistly look them up, they are incredable)

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ooo nice!! :D

[@rocknrollrebel84]

If you want flies, get some Maggots from a fishing tackle shop let them turn to casters and you'll have plenty of bluebottle flies I kid you not lol

[@leopardgeckotalk]

I did consider that but then people said they're treated with something or have colour added to them?

[@maddiexsaurus]

her little mouth while she’s eating 😭😂

[@BuddyTheBudgie200]

I have a Red Backed Jumping spider to! His name is Black Widow.❤❤❤

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aww awesome!! :)

[@BuddyTheBudgie200]

@@leopardgeckotalk Your welcome! I am sorry for jumping spider.❤️

[@danaodriscoll9261]

We had ants move in with us. I had a stray cat and i would leave his food at the front door in the morn, afternoon and night. The ants found out there was a food and they were eating the cat food or they were taking it somewhere. I really do not know how they live but they definitely wanted the cat food. ❤

[@Liz-M]

🦎🕷️🕷️🦎👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kismitj]

for my own jumping spiders, i offer small crickets mostly, i already have them for my cresties, so they're convenient for me.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yeah I've tried the small crickets with Bertie but he flat out refuses anything other than flies, however, I think once Winnie and Velma are big enough they'll go for anything lol

[@HeatherWilks-Jones]

Hi! I love your vids and was wondering if you have any types fro getting a new leo? Im going to name my leopard gecko either mango or lemon i cant decide. Also, can you use a dhp with a uvb?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yes DHP is for heat (use a dimming stat with it), and UVB is, well for UVB and UVA, I use the ProT5 ShadeDweller :) I have a video on all the items I use with my leos :)

[@HeatherWilks-Jones]

@@leopardgeckotalk Thank you so much! My leopard gecko will be idolized by you lol! You are such a good person and always make me happy!

[@marciacoco9549]

First I was so happy to receive the pieces I ordered from you for my spider , so adorable 😊 Couldn’t think of a name for her sign so I had you put Spidey lives here lol. I ordered a spider when It arrived it was so so so small . I did everything but it didn’t survive. I believe it was to young. So I just got another one and she is so beautiful ❣️ Eating crawling around , she hasn’t made hammock yet. I just wanted to ask , She’s 8 months old will I have her for a while ? Just a little worried. She came a couple of days ago. Thanks 😊

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aww sorry to hear about your first spider. I know when they're super small a lot of them don't make it, so breeders usually sell them a little bigger. Jumping spiders can live 1-2 years usually, so you've got a bit of time :D

[@cin3k82]

I have my first Jumper and was thinking if I should feed her more and how to know how much food she needs (I read they can be over feeded 😢), she eat 1 greenbottle every 3days and she is 6-7months old

[@iryan809]

It was the same with the mantis I had long ago, didn’t come out of its plastic box after it developed wings lol, I didn’t want to handle it and probably for good reason

[@leopardgeckotalk]

😂 it's went they put those raptorials up and you're like 'okay I'll back off now'

[@BillyFord-hj9ly]

I have a female praying mantis Pacific kind of it a giant asian mantis bumblebee jumping spider a cute big stagbeetle and a millipede I don’t know what type:)

[@Barty_Play]

Hi, leopardgecko My leopard gecko had problems with shedding. Now she has ripped off skin and she has wounds. I can't sent a picture unfortunatly. Do you have any advice?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

I would recommend seeing a vet, but also my previous video was all about shedding :)

[@Barty_Play]

@@leopardgeckotalk thank you verry much 😊👍

[@philljj6284]

Will u ever breed your jumping spiders??

[@Aaron48219]

You need to get an orchid mantis!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ikr, they're so pretty!

[@thewolven6075]

@@leopardgeckotalk They're pretty but are susceptible to infections. I recommend getting a year or two of mantis keeping under your belt before considering an orchid. I've personally found them easy, but they're still not for beginners.

[@tinksmith4964]

Bioactive is the way to go, every one of mine that cam be in, are in bioactive vivs and it's amazing

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Nice! Yeah I wish I could do it for my jumping spiders, maybe one day haha

[@marykayhall1791]

Really want to crested gecko and I’m saving up my money

[@Tasymantis]

Yep, one more reason i dont want jumping spiders - one year life span My Tarantula is 10years with me now, she moved with me twise, to different citis. New people met her and changed their thougts about spiders = i LOVE her deerly i do recoment T and also i think a stick insects will be a good fit for you

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aw wow! Yes they definitely last longer than little jumping spiders. I still kind of find it wild how long tarantulas live lol

[@anne-lenebakken5827]

I have been asked if I want to buy an orkiee mantis. I need more info about them. He has several species too :) I really want a praying mantis.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Was that an Orchid Mantis? If so, they're very pretty! :)

[@anne-lenebakken5827]

@@leopardgeckotalk Yes - a Orchid Mantis :) There are other Mantis too. But don't quite know the breed. I am researching more. But it's important that I can get hold of what I need. And I don't know if I feel like flies that much. He also produces flies that I can buy. I have a Leo. Can Mantis live on the same food? Do I have to have flies?

[@thewolven6075]

@@anne-lenebakken5827 Orchid mantises are not a beginner mantis. They are susceptible to infections more so than hardier species. Consider starting out with a beginner species such as a Creobroter, Phyllocrania, or Hierodula. I recommend Creobroters for their smaller size and large prey drive.

[@anne-lenebakken5827]

@@thewolven6075 Thansk for info♡

[@clognog8049]

it always felt like the female mantises would start trying to eat me when the grew up.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

😂😂

[@DaniloBautista-p8o]

Wasting time, to much talking..