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Hi everyone! I am worried that I am overreacting. What is a good time fame from when I ordered a mantis to when I receive it? Thanks everyone!

Hello everyone! I ordered three new mantids, Red Armed Mantis (Hierodula Venosa), and I should be getting them this week. I'm excited for them to be here but I am nervous. This would be the second time I have kept mantids and my first time to start with L2s. The last mantis I had was given to...

Yesterday I put in a cricket and he freaked out! He wasn't trying to take it down but he was trying to get away from it. He was scrambling so much that he fell off of the wall. I took the cricket out and put him back in his enclosure. I tried it again today and he did the same thing. Why is he...

When I woke up this morning, she had molted! I'm kind of freaking out because she was really low on her branch when it happened so she's a bit bent. There is a bend in her thorax and in some of her wings and I just realized one of her legs is bent and she can't use it. Will she be okay? Is there...

Hi everyone! When I was doing my research on keeping mantids I saw that some species were  described as 'good beginner mantis' and others were described as 'for advanced keepers'. I am wondering, what makes a beginner mantis and what makes a mantis for advanced keepers? I assume that it refers...

Hi all! I know it's a weird question but I am curious. My husband was handling Bella, (my mantis), and he noticed that at the very end of the abdomen were two small spikes. He asked me what they were for and I honestly don't know. But since he asked he got me thinking and it got me really...

I recently got my first mantis and I am getting conflicting formation on what to feed her. Is it okay for me to give her exclusively crickets or would it be best to give her a variety? I ask because I am thinking of roaches but I am really worried about some escaping. Considering that my...

Hello everyone! I have been feeding my mantis pinhead crickets. The friend who gave her to me told me to never give her more than two at a time otherwise they might gang up on her and kill her. He also told me to just keep feeding her and just go ahead and leave them in there, she will eat them...

Hi everyone! I just got my first mantis and I totally love it so far! I am pretty sure it's a female and I am guessing it's an L3, but the person who gave it to me isn't all that sure. He didn't keep track of how many times she molted. He doesn't even know what kind of mantis she is, but that's...

My name is Anna and I very new to the hobby. One of my friends has just given me a mantis and I am excited and nervous. It's a young mantis, maybe L3 but I am not entirely sure. I am also pretty sure it's a female. So far I count 5 segments on its abdomen but we'll see as she (?) gets larger...