Recent content by ky_mantis

Been looking for G. gongylodes species for a while. They used to be available on a fairly regular basis but I've not seen for sale in a while. Would like to get maybe 3-4 nymphs. Located in the US. TIA

I took him out when he kept trying to mount her and she was fighting him off. Unfortunately he passed away a couple of days after taking him out of her cage. My other female had her final molt just a few days after he passed, which is also unfortunate. I hope to find her another male.  Should I...

If Portland's (what I named the male) efforts are any indication, I will have a bunch of babies. He has been on and off my female's back 4 or 5 times now, with each lasting about a day. I'm almost thinking I should move him out at this point so he won't disturb her when she starts laying her...

So I saw this video of a Bark Mantis the other day and I think it is so cool: I did a little research, and I couldn't find that exact species for  sale anywhere, but I did see other Bark Mantis for sale. Do all Bark Mantis have that cool "dragon tail" thing going on when they are little or...

Yeah, my male got eaten by my adult female during his final molt. Made me very sad, but luckily I was able to get an adult male. I still have one sub-adult female what should be molting any day now, so, assuming everyone is fertile, I should have a bunch of Ghost babies in the future.

Thanks for the responses. Good to know that everything is going as it should. Being a new mantis keeper, I always worry that I am doing something wrong.

I recently got and adult male Ghost to pair with my female. My female had already laid her first Ooth a few days before the male arrived. I put them together Thursday night and by the next morning he was on her back. He remained there for over a day (probably about 28 hours total) and I could...

BTW, for those more knowledgeable than myself, does it look like the Ooth has already hatched? It looks intact to me but I've never seen an Ooth that has hatched, so I have no point of reference.

I'm probably just going to release the young ones into my garden if they hatch. I will probably keep 4-5 to raise indoors just to see how they do.

Looks like it hasn't hatched yet. I set it up in a deli cup. Hope it hatches soon!

Rip Skinny Sticks My male was partially eaten today while molting by my female and died. He will be missed.  :(

I am heartbroken to find than one of my recently-turned-adult female Ghosts just ate my only male. It looked like she attacked him during his final molt and ate his head. Rip Skinny Sticks I would still like to try to breed my 2 females so if anyone has a male Ghost they would like to part...

Your female on the right looks just like one of my females. She has a "fox" face on her back similar to yours.

My female wahlbergi just went through her final molt and I am hoping to find a male to pair her with. She was my first mantis and I would like to try to breed her. I'm located in Richmond, Ky USA. I can pay via PayPal. THanks!