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We sell them at our petco but they come in at extremely irregular schedules. They are much bigger (and better, IMO) than the petsmart cultures, although I do like petsmart cultures for mantids because of how easy they are to dispense.  On an unrelated note, a mom and pop shop near me sold me a...

I work at a Petco (a comparatively good one, thankfully) and I can tell you its mostly due to weather, and employee negligence. At my store we have plastic totes with egg carton and food/water dishes that we keep the crickets in. I just tap them off the egg carton into a funnel leading to the...

Hi, looking to return to the hobby after a hiatus. Especially looking to pick up Gongylus Gongylodes, as well as deroplatys species, ghosts, or honestly anything else you've got on offer

I've found a mantis religiosa female (looks like a pre-sub) with a madly mismolted back right leg. I'm afraid that it will affect her future molts in the condition it is in, but I've never encountered this problem before. My question is: "Should I leave it be and hope It'll turn out fine, or...

ENTRY 3 No pictures this time, mostly because nothing has changed. Urushi has found his favorite place to stand, and his ghost mantis instincts compel him to stand there at all times. My first ghost did the same thing!  (NOTE: Urushi is a form of ancient Japanese lacquer, used for many high...

ENTRY 2 Urushi! The male ghost mantis! Currently Unnamed Deroplatys lobata nymph. Having trouble finding a suitable name for this little one. I even fell asleep at the computer typing up this post. I'm going to wait for another molt to make sure of its sex (I'm thinking its female right...

@CosbyArt I just gave the crystals a quick feel-over and none of them are particularly jagged, and definitely no sharp spots. Concerning the divider, I have heard the stories of failed dividers, but it never crossed my mind to make sure it was opaque, so thank you for that advice :)   It's...

ENTRY 1 The mantids aren't scheduled to arrive until tomorrow afternoon, so I used today to get everything all prepped for them when they DO show up. The Supplies Standard mantis habitat supplies for most of you I'll bet, but I thought I'd include it anyway. Several yards of thick ribbon...

This is the thread where I will be maintaining a log of the lives of my mantids as they come and go. Apologies if I've placed this in the wrong subforum, feel free to move it. The first entry will be up momentarily.

@spider_creations I'm friends with (or at least acquainted with) the Chief Entomologist of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. We've run events together and we've met for personal interactions several times. I introduced him to the mantis hobby, and we've discussed quite a bit...

I ordered four nymphs from Exo, which ultimately ended up having to sit in their box for an extra night due to a shipping error. Upon opening the package, I discovered two dead nymphs, and two live nymphs. The two that were alive died within a few days, as they wouldn't eat or accept forced...

Some of you may remember me from my time spent here in the past, I'll be looking forward to catching up with you, and I'll be just as excited to meet any new faces. I was rather young when I was in the mantis game previously, but I'm back as a technical adult now, ready to keep some more little...

My friend has an adult female European mantis, whom he mated with an adult male he found outside. He states that she has been moving sluggishly for a few days, and showing absolutely no interest in food, even when pressed to her face. This female was caught as an adult, so her age isn't known...

yeah, he is totally alright, no need to fret.