Recent content by DefyTheNorms

It wasn't fertilized, so I wasn't sure. Thanks! :)

Hi all,  I have 5 adult female mantids of different species and I always remove the ooths from their enclosures and discard, however when I went to removed my Giant Malaysian shield mantis ooth, it fell apart and exposed all these tiny black things. She and the others have laid ooths before and...

Thanks! @River Dane @Little Mantis @MantisGirl13   Great idea!  

Scooby is handsome!

I got 2 new mantis - Giant Rainforest and an Orchid. I handle them because they are still tiny nymphs. I still handle my budwing mantis almost daily and my jeweled flower mantis occasionally, but I still haven't handled my big girl Femme Fatale or my Africans since Femme bite me. I've been...

@Mystymantis Thank you for all the info. She ended up being fine, but being my first experience with ooth laying I was unsure.

Thanks everyone! The bite she gave my finger has healed into a hard tender spot, it's weird that something so small is so lasting! Although I have been too nervous to handle her since the incident, I know I'd miss having them around. I have been tempted a few times to let her out (she's the only...

I have read so much on mantid and mantid care, however I realized this past week that I had no clue about ooths. There really isn't much mention on ooths and unmated females. My budwing laid an oooh then the next day laid another. Today my Shield mantis laid her first ooth. It dried and she was...

@crabbypatty I know what you mean, I have 2 African's. Neither have ever bit me, but I rarely handle them because they seem a bit more skittish as well. They freak out when I try to get them out of their enclosures, so I just leave them be. Now they are both adults, so probably big enough to...

Thanks! :)

Thanks! :)   Since i'm new to mantises, Im not really sure how big mega mantis get in comparison to giant malaysian shields. I wasn't aware that there were larger mantises! :o

Little Bug finally decided to molt, tho it was a rather stressful morning. I woke up to her wedged between the terrarium glass and a leaf at the bottom of her enclosure. I'm not sure if she fell down there during molt or if she just started molting in a really inappropriate spot, but her antenna...

So, I guess I didn't have enough of an eventful week when it comes to mantids lol.. I had a rather stressful morning. I woke up to Little Bug (my budwing mantis) wedged between the terrarium glass and a leaf at the bottom of her enclosure. I'm not sure if she fell down there during molt or if...

Thank you! What you said actually made me feel a whole lot better! 

@Ocelotbren Thanks! And exactly.. I was kinda panicking because as much as she was hurting me, I didn't wan to hurt her. As for my finger, it's still a bit swollen, but feels better than it did yesterday. @Little Mantis I had no idea either!  I mean I knew they could mistake your finger is food...