Dear lord, look at these

[vinegaroonie]

Manticora manticora, coming to my home in Italy in 3 days. So excited, any idea on care/breeding?

Thanks in advance for any help,

Niko

 

[vinegaroonie]

Don't know if the photo worked, lemme try again.

 

[Matt]

They seem to like to hide out during the day under cover or in small burrows. The seem to eat anything they can catch. Forget about trying to breed them.

 

[vinegaroonie]

Oh wow, thanks. Yeah, I thought that they would be hard to breed.

 

[Amici Con Coleotteri]

Those things are awesome! Best of luck with them!!!

 

[Acro]

Beautiful animals! Post up photos when they arrive please.

As for breeding, don't forget about it, give it a try! Experiment, do something new. Just because no ones been able to breed them yet, does not mean you can't make it happen. There are many inverts that (at one point) would not breed in captivity. It just took someone to figure out the trick to get them to do so.

To quote the character Ben Hawkins, from the show Carnivàle: Everything's impossible, 'til it ain't.

 

[manticora]

yup, these are awesome..........been wanting these holy grails forever,best of luck with em.

 

[Hisserdude]

Aww, lucky! Good luck trying to breed them!

 

[vinegaroonie]

Thanks, are the larva carnivorous like other tiger beetles?

 

[AlexW]

Yes