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Looking for some Malaysian orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) or even ooths. Also in search of Giant Asian mantis (Hierodula membranacea) or ooths. Thank you, Jeff.

I have FF cultures and FF kits for sale. I have the following FF's: Wingless Mels Flightless Mels Turkish Gliders Curly Wing Pricing: 1-3:$5 4-9:$4.50 10+:$4.00 The cultures are normal 32 oz. FF cups with vented lid. They will be made today and sent out Monday. I will need your zip...

I don't think Rick is suggesting that the moss is bad, just that you don't need that much. I have less than an inch in my mantid containers.

2. It is most likely they are wild caught ooths.

Yep, don't keep them together unless you want a blood bath!

What are the temps that your keeping your adults at? Normal room temps and the adults could last a month depending on when they actually molted to the "adult" stage. If your keeping them in the upper 80's range (F) then they will die alot faster. Enough time to breed.....easily, but not much...

Cinnamon is a natural mold inhibitor plus it will make your media smell better. From what I understand it doesn't benefit the flies though.

They do seem a bit more expensive. If you have a couple of mantids or so it would be okay, but you can buy alot more of the white-ish ones compared to the ones you have suggested for alot less.

No more ever hatched out! :blink: I did it in another bin, and they were rather still actually. It's far more trickier to open a FF cup with 5 L2 nymphs then it was to open the FF cup after hatching. Most are still alive. I lost a few to cannabalism which was to be expected. I now have 40+ FF...

I also use heat tape. It's called Flexwatt heat tape. Do a google search, much easier to explain that way. I use it for the mealworms and whatnot that need the extra warmth.

When they molt they will leave the old molt behind correct? My chinese mantids hatched on the 14th. It's been 12 days today and they look bigger, but can't tell if it's because their eating and growing ovbiously or because they are L2 now. They seem to hang from the FF cup always so I can't...

Using it on your plant than the plant being used on your katydids would be fine. Katydids coming in contact with the potting soil could kill them. The potting soil has chemicals and everything else in it, the plant will be fine though for the katydids. Millions of gardeners use Miracle Gro (I...

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Thanks!

Looks to me like you have an ant infestation on that ooth. I can take them off of you free of charge! :P