COLD DARK ROOM

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That’s a cool mantis!
If you have cats, don't let them catch, eat, molest, or otherwise mess with it. I don't recall right now what the specific effects are, I don't think they're lethal, but there's definitely something that affects cats (possibly behaviorally) beyond the "natural allure and charm" of a preying mantis.

Ask me how I know...
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If you have cats, don't let them catch, eat, molest, or otherwise mess with it. I don't recall right now what the specific effects are, I don't think they're lethal, but there's definitely something that affects cats (possibly behaviorally) beyond the "natural allure and charm" of a preying mantis.

Ask me how I know...
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We have no praying mantis in the UK and I, as a bird watcher, will never own a cat! :D
 

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Good morning all! It is very early and it got down to 3C that translates into 37F..... COLD!

And yet we will have a high of 16C today and by midweek the daytime high will be 22C.

It's that difficult time of year for tortoise keepers in the UK. Not cold enough to hibernate and not warm enough to leave torts outside at night.
 

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Good morning all! It is very early and it got down to 3C that translates into 37F..... COLD!

And yet we will have a high of 16C today and by midweek the daytime high will be 22C.

It's that difficult time of year for tortoise keepers in the UK. Not cold enough to hibernate and not warm enough to leave torts outside at night.
Shame. Stay warm.
 

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Reptilony

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Wow....your fuzzy one there looks exactly like our lil monster that we rescued, raised and eventually brought home here to the US of A. I’ll find a pix... Yep, they are “invasive” !

And Good Morning!
Good morning! I wonder if we're in the same time zone, that's pretty early. Where did you brought it from?
 

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That's funny because I wish I could move OUT of Can. Winters are soo cold here. Even Uk is much better! I wish I could go South US or even better, Hawaii! (only in dream). It appears they don't want anymore peeps on their territory...

I haven’t seen a Canadian winter yet. Might regret wanting to move there after experiencing the first one! [emoji23]
 

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