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Hi everyone, it's been quite a while since I've posted on this forum! So, I have this M. religiosa ootheca that I just took out of the fridge for incubation. Apparently it had acquired a little bit of mold along the bottom- around the area of attachment but I didn't find any near the emergence...

Hi everyone! I am considering getting some isopods soon and I have a couple of questions before I start. 1. Is there anywhere where I can find general care instructions for isopods? 2. generally how difficult are they to keep, and are there any certain species that are good for beginners? 3...

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone knew how to attract mantises to your garden or, at least, make your garden a hospitable place for them. I've read some general information(add plants that attract food for them, make lots of places to hide etc.), but nothing too specific. Has anybody been...

Hi everyone. My un-mated female Tenodera sinensis just laid a surprise ootheca yesterday, I plan to remove it from her enclosure later today. I know some species of mantis such as the Brunner's stick mantis can reproduce without mating but I don't know if Chinese mantises are able to do the...

My house is a little chilly on most days with it being January, so it regularly is around 66-67 F. I know this is a little on the low side for most species including Chinese mantises. I don't quite have the space or money for a full on heat lamp yet and I was wondering if a grow light that is...

I posted about this a little while back but didn't get any replies, that was probably my fault for asking so many questions so I will be brief. 1. I have a wild-found Mantis religiosa ootheca in the fridge that I collected in October, I plan to hatch it around April or May. currently, the only...

Hi everyone! I feel like I ask a lot of questions on the Health Issues forum. So, I'm going to post something on the more positive side. These photos are of my male, Wynfir. He's the first mantis I've successfully raised form a hatchling. He's such a trooper, he's been through a lot in his life...

Hi everyone. My subadult male Tenodera sinensis, the one with floppy abdomen has been showing signs of heavy premolt for almost over a week now, I've been feeding him a housefly every couple of days to ensure that he doesn't go hungry. For the past couple of days, he's been trying to molt but...

Hi, I am currently caring for a Chinese male sub-adult who unfortunately contracted floppy abdomen after his last molt, I have arranged his enclosure so that he cannot hang directly upside-down but he still finds ways to position himself so that his abdomen flops. Despite this, he seems to be...

Hi everyone, with the colder months coming up in the US I can no longer find enough bugs outside to feed my two Chinese mantis sub-adults. I have avoided the use of crickets because I've heard that they can make your mantis sick, I try to avoid feeding them mealworms because those aren't the...

Hi everyone, I recently rescued a European Mantis ootheca from the local school to keep it safe from predators, weather, garden work, etc. Currently, it is in my fridge until I am ready to hatch it. I've had some previous experience with keeping this species as an adult but I've never cared for...

Hi everyone, as a few of you may know, I had 2 Chinese Mantises a couple of months back and one died due to what I suspected was abdomen-collapse syndrome, my other one is doing okay but has developed what I believe is floppy-abdomen syndrome after his 5th molt. 1. I've heard that tipping the...

Hello Everyone, This is MantisTrainer. For the past couple of months, I've been trying to raise two Chinese mantis nymphs. One of them died a couple of weeks ago, in spite of my best efforts. The second one is still alive, and I'm trying to keep it that way. Here's what happened with the first...

Hello Everyone, This is MantisTrainer. I'm relatively new to the hobby of raising mantises. I live in the Pacific Northwest and I've been a wildlife enthusiast for my whole life. I like to draw, read, bird watch, study insects (especially mantises!), and go tide pooling. So, that's me in a...