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Hi Folks, Update, she died a couple of days later. Very slow death, as since then another died, and it was very quick. One day she was clinging to the wall rather than the top. I noticed she was in the same position the next morning, and it was dead.  I doubt these older, and 'wild' mantises...

I would just like to take a moment to say thank you to all of you contributing to my post.  Has been very helpful!   I tried to like your replies but it say I cannot like any more posts, so I just thought I'd let you all know. Really appreciate it so much! Have a nice evening all. 

Nice having your own source of honey 😋 Def must be all the good things in it.  Well, they have been operating under our conditions and so far they're ok.  Maybe they think think it's cool? 😀 I know sometimes they would be on the wall of the porch at night hanging around the light where bugs...

Yes, that is just what I did.  Very good application the Qtip is. I basically went 40/60. Little more water than honey. When I was done I wet the other end with water and kinda wipe around her face, dipped in water again, and let her drink if she wanted it.  She seemed to like it. After a moment...

Just tried the Qtips.  Works great. I could see she was taking some in.  Thank you!

OK, the organic it is. That is what I used earlier.  I just got through using a Qtip, and it was much easier and I could tell she was getting some.  She is not interested in halved crickets though. Pushed herself away from it. How long can they go without food?  Thank you all for the great...

That is amazing! Congratulations!  

Thing is, there are 6 more caught within days apart. They all seem fine.  Hungry for the crickets are I put them in.  This one here, she was the first to lay an ooth.  She was doing perfectly fine as the others.  Then Sat or Sun morning there she was laying on the dirt. In the corner up higher...

Should it be overly saturated, like dripping? I only have Q-tips presently.  Is honey water a staple item when housing PM?  Thank you. 

Yes, that def helps.  So it's a very diluted mixture.  OK, great.  Will give it a try.  Thank you. 

 

 

So that's what it's called? Ooth? Thank you! All these years we've just called them egg sacs or nests. Yes, I have already scraped off 3 of them put them in a netted garlic bag and put it in the garage because it stays cold in there. We've done this for many years, and the following...

Thank you for the advice of no cat food.  A particular website of a woman who keeps them (or kept them, was not recent) said she did this.  I've not given any, so glad I didn't. I did put a cricket on tweezers in front of her yesterday but she didn't want it. After I read on here about honey, I...