WHere to buy?

[gstate]

where can i get praying mantis/scorpions in NOrcal?

 

[guppy]

If you are looking for wild scorpions just check around any dead oaktree with loose barh or around the lower edges of a scree feild. Use a battery powered blacklight at night for best results, they flouresce. Use plastic forceps to catch them. Be careful, stings really hurt.

 

[guppy]

For common p mantis just order egg masses from mother eart news or garden supply catologues, cheap by mail and you get a lot of them when they hatch. They grow quickly and will eat each other if you don't seperate them.

 

[sharks]

Carolina Biological has tons of items like these.

 

[stary_traveler]

These guys are also easy to get online. I think my favorite retailer is botarby8s.com (let me know if that is wrong)

 

[guppy]

Mantis egg masses sold in three pack, about 600 babies total, $8.95 plus shipping @ www.store.arbico-organics.com.

 

[guppy]

I found a site that sells a wide range of scorpians, not just black emporers, www.goldenphoenixexotica.com prices range from 10-20 dollars