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So my orchid female who is subadult molted a few days ago and everything was fine, she has eaten since then and has been completely happy, today when i got home she seemed fine but a few hours later i noticed she was on the floor in a death curl, i don’t know what happened to her or what went...

Okay so i recently bought an orchid mantis and she arrived perfectly healthy she’s around l6/l7. She’s currently living in a 20x20x30 exo terra and i keep the temperature around 25° and around 70% humidity. Since yesterday i’ve noticed that she’s completely ignoring moving food right in front of...

Hi are there any UK sellers or Orchid Mantis’? I’m looking for a female around L4/L5

hi i recently got a chinese mantis l3 and i’m wondering if the enclosure she has isn’t well ventilated enough, the only ventilation are these holes on the lid

My mantis was chewing down on a wax moth from my batch that has pupated and as the mantis was eating I noticed even though the moth was beheaded it was still wriggling and a little white worm appears to be wiggling out of the moths rear end what should I do is it the moths insides or a parasitic...

My rhombodera basalis l5 has this little bubble coming out of her anus, and she won't take food, is this a prolapse? And if so how can I help her. Also she's due a molt so it could be that

I fed my mantis a wild caught blue bottle I found, will this be harmful or anything?

So I fed my mantis a cricket earlier and the mantis was looking healthily plump, about an hour later I go back to check on her and she is about 10x fatter? Why is this?

Ok so my rhombodera basalis has this kind of yellowey bage (sorry for the spelling) running along the side of her body, just above the side of the abdomen and it's extremely thin and just above the abdomen on the side of her wing bud things (she's l5) I'm a worrier so it's probably nothing but...

hello I got some small crickets today for my l5 mantis. I fed her one house fly and two crickets after that and I'm thinking of doing that every day. Is that a good idea? Also after I'd fed my mantis the crickets straight away after getting them I read that they should be put on a diet before...

My rhombodera basalis has finally molted into l5 after 5 and a half weeks, very satisfied?

I was out when I got home my mantis was running around going crazy running around smacking into the walls and just going mental. I have three theories why: . It is very hot and about 25 degrees c in my house (my mantis is rhombodera basalis) . She/he is hungry I fed her/him a fruit fly (hydei)...

My mantis is now l4 and I still have fruit flies. How much should I feed him/her (not sure now) whilst I wait for my new flies how many ff a day?

Hey my mantis is l4 so I'm moving off of fruit flies now. I thought stable flies would be a good size but I can't find them anywhere. Also are captive bred stable flies bad for a mantis and are they nutritious and stuff like that. And also if they are bad then in what way and how/can I make them...

I think my mantis is going to die, he is just lying on his front. He tries to move but is too weak. It's like his abdomen doesn't work or something. He has his head up but his abdomen is just drooping down. Earlier he was on the side if the enclosure and he was struggling he was almost falling...

Well my mantis never seems to drink even though there are always droplets in the enclosure. He will walk over the droplets and then lick his legs as if he's thirsty but can't find the water. I don't know what to do. I have only seen him drink once since getting him 4 weeks ago. Is this normal??

I'm really scared about these massive gaps between the abdominal segments which widen when he eats. Like they are pulsating. I'm really scared please reply quickly!!

Hey I'm a little worried about the red line running directly down the sideof my  rhombodera basalis' abdomen I'm not sure what it is! Any advice?

Hi my mantis molted into l3 in the night! This is my first mantis so glad it went smoothly. Here are some pictures. And one question, should I get him out to hold or should I leave him for a bit?

Hey, I just fed my mantis a green aphid that I found in the garden and my mantis ate it happily. Was this a good idea? Just wondering and a reply would be much appreciated! Thanks!