Recent content by Erin Katovich

Give the female another week or two, feed them both, and let them be together. The trick I use is that if the female is ready she will be letting out pheromones, so the male should be super attentive. You can keep him in the same room a day before to enhance that effect. but honestly ghosts are...

Heyo! What packs were you using before you had issues with?

Ghosts, R megaera, Cat-eyed would be my top three, with Spiny flower, orchid, and Devil's flower close behind but too picky to make the top three, I really like working with mantises that are forgiving and don't give beginners bad experiences.

Hello Everyone! Yikes it has been awhile. Glad to get a reminder about this forum. Currently I am working with a few mantis species (Ghosts, Cateyed, Cryptic, Twig, Orchid, Spiny, Megaera) as well as many arachnid, roach, isopod, and assassins. Have been vending at reptile expos in the PNW the...

Hello fellow mantis fans! Just taking a second to introduce myself, I am a invertebrate breeder in Oregon, focusing on cockroaches and mantids as arthropod ambassadors to help educate about biodiversity. I work at an organic farm and also have quail, chickens, and turkeys, as well as dogs and...