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I got a couple of new mantises a couple of months ago, an L2 Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Tigerlily) and an L3 Hestiasula c.f. hoffmanni (Pom). They've been with me just over 8 weeks to the day, fed on hydei fruit flies. The thing is that in all that time, Pom has not moulted even once, while...

Hi, I'm a very new mantis keeper from the UK.  I currently have only one mantis, an adult female Prohierodula picta, but she's a little gem. I'm here for advice and to learn more about keeping mantises, since I hope to own more in the future.

My adult female Prohierodula picta (shed to adult in early November) has, over the last month, steadily chewed off all 6 of her feet, though she still seems in good health besides struggling to climb. She is hand-fed due to an issue with her eyesight, so I don't leave feeders in her tank. She's...