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I mated my female orchid mantis Kerrigan on October 15th and 17th after she had been an adult for three weeks. Each time with a different male and I saw them connected both times. Each mating lasted about six hours. The males were both young (about three weeks adult) at the time and I did not...

I'm trying to feed my orchid mantis female up so she can lay ooths, but she doesn't seem to care for houseflies. I was feeding a lot of large moths this summer and she always went for those and had an easy time catching them. The trouble is now it is getting cold in Colorado and there are no...

Five L4 Texas Unicorn nymphs free to anyone who will pay for shipping. Sturdy little fellows, good eaters, easy to keep. I have too many mantises right now and I'm about to have a bunch of new orchid babies shortly, so these guys need a home. PM me if you are interested. Aiko

One of my older orchid mantis males died yesterday. I'm a little sad about it, but at least he got to mate and pass on his genes before he went. I recieved him in mid-June at L2 and he molted to adult August 16th, so he lived about two months as an adult or four months total. I noticed that...

I mated my orchid mantises a couple of days ago. My female, Kerrigan, is about three weeks adult. I made sure to feed her up the last few weeks so her abdomen is full and round. I also had to turn up the heat in my house to 75 degrees F since my room is much colder now than the heated terrarium...

My boyfriend's interpretation of a mantis-cat. I think it's cute.

I woke up this morning and all three of my orchid mantises had molted to adult. What luck! I received the female (Kerrigan) in mid-June at L2 and the other two males in July at L2. I plan to feed Kerrigan up for the next several weeks before I attempt to mate her. Here's hoping everything will...

My boys... currently residing with Mantis Whisper My sub-adult female, Kerrigan (Queen of Blades!). Strike! Munch munch munch...

What is the best way to package nymphs or adult mantises to guarantee live delivery? How do you ship ooths so they don't dry out or get moldy? Are heat packs trustworthy in cold weather (i.e. they won't cook the mantises?)? Who is more trustworthy with live packages, the United States Postal...

Just curious. Especially after Mantisplace started having them available again, it seems like there should be a lot of people keeping orchid mantises. But I only see a handful of people posting about this species that are from the US. Who else on this forum currently keeps orchid mantises in...

I have two orchid mantis males that are adult as of mid-August. If you live in the US and have adult female orchid mantises or females about to molt to adult, I would be interested in doing a breeding loan in exchange for future ooths. PM me if interested. Aiko

My fiancee called me at work to tell me that the Texas Unicorn Mathis ooth hatched. It is a small ooth but apparently there are lots of babies, 16 or more. Tips on keeping nymphs of this species? I've never kept Texas Unicorns before.

A few days ago, one of my L5 orchid mantises molted and then died a day later. I think it was a female. I glanced in her container and noticed she had molted. Visually, the molt appeared to have gone well, no deformities or anything. She was hanging upside down from the gauze I have on the...

I have two orchid mantis males that just molted to adult. One as of August 14th and the other as of August 20th. If anyone has any adult females that they need bred, I would like to do a breeding loan (either sending a female to me or I send the males) in exchange for future ooths. United...

I have two orchid mantis males. One molted to adult yesterday, the other should become adult anytime now. Does anyone in the US have already adult orchid mantis females that they need bred? I would be willing to do a breeding loan (either sending my males or borrowing someone's female) in...

What is the average time between molts for orchid nymphs kept at 80 degrees F and 80% humidity? Here is a more detailed description of the conditions I keep my mantises in: I have three orchid mantis nymphs. I keep them in individual plastic cups with damp moss at the bottom and a few sticks...

I'm thinking about adding some silk flowers to the inside of my mantid cages for decoration/ more climbing space. Are the silk flowers I can buy from the local hobby store ok (any chemicals sprayed or anything)? Has anyone had any issues using silk flowers? I thought about using live plants too...

I am curious to hear everyone's opinion on this; Is it ok to touch your mantids? I've kept mostly wild caught Chinese mantids and sometimes I'd let one perch or walk on my arm. It didn't seem to hurt the mantis. I think handling one if you have sunscreen or soap or something on your hands would...

I'm still looking for H. coronatus to purchase. If anyone in the US has some or has an ooth getting ready to hatch, please let me know. I've been in contact with a few people, but I want to hedge my bets just in case. Thanks! Aiko Colorado, USA

What is the best way to measure humidity in a mantis cage? I've read some very specific humidity levels listed on many mantis care sheets. I live in Colorado and it is very dry here. On the other hand, I don't want it so humid that I grow mold in my enclosures. Any advice appreciated. Aiko...