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I have a Spiny Flower Mantis and I'm not sure of it's age because the website I bought from said it was either L3 or L4 and he has molted once since then.  Since I only have one mantis, I bought a really tiny vial that only keeps about 30 FLIGHTLESS Hydei fruit flies at time. After a month, the...

I have an L4 spiny flower mantis who has been super agressive to anything and everything these past couple of days. Even by putting my hand on his enclosure, he'll lunge at it. He's super alert 24/7 and constantly moving his head to see where I'm going and what I'm doing. This has been going on...

I have a Spiny Flower Mantis. The site I bought him from didn't specify his age but I'm guessing either L3 or L4 at only about 1.5 cms. We have a cold front where I am so most of my fruit flies died and will probably continue to die. I was wondering if ants would work. There's a lot in my...

I just got an L4 Spiny Flower Mantis yesterday, and today he isn't really responsive. He still moves his head if there's a loud noise somewhere, but I've only seen him do this a couple times. I've been gently touching his legs and abdomen with no reaction. He's pretty fiesty so far so I don't...

I really want a spiny flower mantis after a bad experience with a difference mantis. My room stays around 71-75°F. I do have a heater which helps the enclosure get up to 80+°F but I have to be home to monitor the heat, so for at least 75% of the day the enclosure is between 71-75°. Also, I live...

I would like a spiny flower mantis but I've heard they're sensitive to too much humidity, and my room is already at 60%, what should I do?