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Hello, I am interested in your extra ooths. Please contact me if you have extras. Thanks

Looking for an ootheca, any kind is of interest. Please let me know if you have something available. Thanks

So I have been incubating some eggs for a few weeks, and I heard some squeaking a couple hours ago, here's what I saw: Since its the first hatchling he began chirping loudly, calling to locate his siblings(non of whom have hatched yet. So to settle him down I held him and my hands till he...

Hey guys, What are your experiences shipping mantids in low temps are. Im going to send some out with insulation and a heat pack with overnight shipping. Its not severely cold yet but freezing is still a risk. I've never shipped mantids in the cold though I've read many folks in USA ship all...

Hey Guys, wishing you all a happy thanksgiving:) After filling up on dinner and pumpkin pie, I came home to find one of my Phyllocrania ootheca finally hatched. This is something like the 5th or 6th ghost ootheca, so I'm very excited to have a nice little herd of these little communal...

Hey guys, So I am told that brass microscreen (300microns/holes smaller than 1/16th on an inch) is what i need to prevent escapes of my smallest feeders.  Problem is a tiny piece seems to very expensive. Does anyone know where to get a 300 micron metal mesh screen for a reasonable price? I'd...

Howdy folks,  I am wondering were the best place is to get some netcages in bulk. Also curious if anyone has tried making their own? I'm considering making them myself if I don't find something affordable(want a few hundred) . Any suggestions, are greatly appreciates:)

Like the topic says, I'm looking for an ootheca of any Phyllocrania sp/Ghost mantis, and/or a Hymenopus coronatus. So far I've tried to get a culture going of both types, 3 times each, so far. With only single, lonely l-2 P.paradoxica. If you have a spare fresh ooth, I'd love to hear from you!

So I've found myself in need of small feeders and being as it's summer, I thought it should be pretty easy to go harvest some plankton, but I have never actually harvested them before, so I have a few questions. Is tall grass the best place to find leaf hoppers and other tiny inverts? Whats...

Yay, got some babies from a few of my ootheca purchases.   Orthodera novaezealandia Miomantis caffra (the striped legged one)

Well, all of my mantids have passed a while ago, and I've been missing them. Then, last week someone found a female miomantis perched on their head (after leaving my place, riding a bike a few miles, going shopping and then found it when infront of a mirror). I was a bit surprised to hear this...

So, some folks struggle to get black soldier flies to breed indoors without sunlight. It seems to be easier than suggested. I have yet to perfect it so far, but this simple setup worked for me. I've done very little for them besides feed them until they pupated, and turn the lamp on in the day...

I am super excited today. MY ORCHIDS ARE HATCHING :D This is my third time buying Hymenopus coronatus stock and first success. I was lucky enough to spot the first baby hatch out it is just unfolding its legs on the substrate and Im watching intently. *passes out cigars*

I was gonna order bulk deli containees online but shipping seemed for a hundred dollar order was just as much as the cups. Where would one find these in bulk locally? The place I've been getting them locally charged me a buck each.

So I checked on my new oothecae collection today and noticed a few scouts hatching and wandering around in the Miomantis binotata tub! So I tossed in some springtails and melanogaster which they started eating right away:D I'm surprised to see they've already got a nice striped pattern this...

Good day folks, I got myself an Eremiaphila ootheca. Any tips on raising these guys? It seems the ootheca is supposed to be underground except for the tip of the spout and I hear they like it hot and dry, with a mist in the morning to simulate dew.  Im planning on hatching them in a seed tray...

So I got an ootheca last week from some guy that appears to be misslabled. A second ooth has arrived and I would like to know if this one looks right to you. It came labled as lobata. It looks like pictures of Gongylous oothecae to me. And just incase anyone has some thoughts on this one...

Hello friends, so what are your experiences with mailing oothecae once it's cold out? Is it safe or how's survival in your experience? Mainly interested in tropical species. Please share your experiences. Thanks a lot:)

So I was have found myself an orchids mantis ootheca. The fellow who sent it to said "Its been stored for a couple weeks under 'certain conditions' and that I should treat it like normal and it should hatch in 70 or so days." I asked about these certain conditions but didn't get a reply. So I'm...

I was just tending to my herd of Idolomantis nymphs today when I noticed another of my ootheca was in the process of hatching! I love seeing them crawl out:)