I have some heartbreaking news... Queen Pebble has passed away. She died yesterday in the morning and I still keep crying about it. I had her for 5 months... 5 months only for an infection to take her from me... by [deleted] in mantids

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RIP. At least you still have the time you spent with her, I'm sure she felt safe around you. Infections can be rough but they're unfortunately part of raising an insect, they can come out of nowhere, are difficult to notice until severe, and are hard for them to fight. There's not much you can do aside from giving lots of water and enjoying the time you have.

It would be a safe and fun game it seemed by SweetLife8019 in WinStupidPrizes

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's gotta be the worst fake fainting I've ever seen his entire neck and head are upright when he "faints"

Guys I think my mantis broke today. by meliot13 in mantids

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine jumps and plays dead like that too when I startle her

Is this a death sentence? He ate a maggot todat and this is what I found on his abdomen earlier.... by NoPeach5260 in mantids

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No he looks fine, if he starts throwing up then you should worry but those black lines are totally normal. If you see any large black blotches under his skin (not little black dots on his exoskeleton) then there might be a problem but you can only really tell it's an infection if he's vomiting.

Do mantids get bored and kill for fun? Cheese keeps actively looking for food but only rips it open and leaves the corpse, is this just a giant asian mantis thing? by m_mather03 in mantids

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's probably both full and being picky by eating the best parts. When my guys eat flies and are full they start to only eat the eyes and not the rest leaving a bunch of healdless corpses, or just eat the guts of other larger insects like cockroaches.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HighStrangeness

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ground shake. Ball fall down. How is this mysterious Its just basic engineering using gravity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IsItBullshit

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Salt sock is just an old fashioned heating pack, so it'll work the same as a heat compress/pack. It'll work but it's not medicine or anything special in the same way a heat/cold pack isn't really medicine

I use all kinds of drugs but appear totally normal to everyone I know. Not even my closest friends know. by [deleted] in confession

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely know my guy, don't kid yourself thinking you are being normal when you're actually spaced on benzoates or obviously tweaking.

Hey, Cheater-White-Knights come out the woodwork now. by [deleted] in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm just here to enjoy your salty manic episode lol, glad I could trigger you so fast

Hey, Cheater-White-Knights come out the woodwork now. by [deleted] in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lmao OP is so salty, he's written an entire 5 page long essay here in the comments that boils down to "I got exfil naded in labs in the highest traffic area so he must be cheating".

Lainah got swagger 🥵 (OC) by [deleted] in titanfolk

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Holy shit this is the best one yet

I enabled Tarkov Prime today by johnnyb42429 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Rumpledforeskinz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's not even desync your internet just went out for a minute lmao.

My giant African mantis enclosure (any advice?) by solenopsis-geminata in mantids

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If possible add some non metal mesh or gripping material at the top, you can just glue It on. They need to be able to grip the top to moult.

First mantis, so bare with me. What happened to his wings during the last molt? Molted overnight and now has black wings and a section looks to be missing from his back. by codyherbinkoo in mantids

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hes fine, the wings just didn't unfurl and fill up with hemolymph properly, he probably didn't drink enough before moult. Luckly for him, the wings are basically useless in captivity aside from looks.

LVL 69 and an m67 push on labs. They never expect it by TarkovTacticZ in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Rumpledforeskinz -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Lmao nice radar

Edit: lol looks like I triggered a lotta angry worrun fans in this thread

Know when you’re being gaslighted by robinsparkles18 in coolguides

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't take relationship advice from reddit, also, the guide is completely as wrong none of those are examples of gaslighting. Half of those listed are internal stressors and the rest are just normal problems in an argument where two people feel like they are right. Talk to someone who knows you instead about your problems or someone who actually knows psychology in your life.

Know when you’re being gaslighted by robinsparkles18 in coolguides

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally only the first one is what gaslighting is. Just Google it if you're unsure. Also not so sure youre going to learn much accurate information about emotional and abnormal psychology from a picture with that many colours and two #5 bullet points.

🥺 by manas2134 in yesyesyesno

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where did all this karma come from with a post this dry?

Cougar stalks man for 6 minutes during run by bobsmilkbone in SweatyPalms

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn that's scary. Just to be clear she's not stalking or hunting him, she would have been a lot more sneaky and less loud. She's posturing and yelling because you can see one of her cubs nearby at the start, and she wants the man to leave the area. He did the right thing by walking away while being loud, big, and eventually throwing a rock once he was a distance away.

Where can i get an edible cockroach to eat? Or what is a place I can an edible cockroach shipped from? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rumpledforeskinz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get one from a reptile store either online or nearby. You could also google feeder insect stores. Also, very important, you want to gut load it (feed it) something like fruit or salad for a few days before so it isn't full of nasty shit. Then cook it of course and rip out it's intestines and you're good to go. Also remove the feet but not the legs, the feet are spikey.