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Anyone have any advice on how to care for these guys? I am going to feed them aphids and keep them a ~12L container communally with dirt as a substrate & plants aphids infest planted in there. Does this sound fine? Or do they need a specific environment?

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, I have noticed that all of my text format and sizing etc have become ever so slightly off center on the site. Here is a pic of the differences I have noticed. So is this just me or has anyone else got this as well? I have not changed any of my...

I was just wondering if anyone knew how big these guys are? If you have pictures and would let me use them as well that would be fantastic thanks.

Hey I am trying to do a care sheet for Oligonicella scudderi – Scudder’s Mantis but I can't find any information on these things: -size -temperature -humidity -lifespan If anyone has kept these before please let me know, thanks.

I was just wondering if any one here plays many online games. I would love to play a game of some stuff with people here as mantids and PC gaming are two of my biggest hobbies. I currently play League of Legends - username "maybon" my steam ID is "maybon" and I play various games on that such...

Any one ever bred these before? I picked up some pupae yesterday and was wondering what I should feed them on. They are flightless house flies by the way. So honey or rotting meat?

So you guys & girls asked for some photos of my snake mantids, my phone was flat after I fed them so I missed out on photos of them eating, I only took photos of one of my females today but I will post the males tomorrow. I will catch them eating! So here she is; she is L5 Didn't...

Hey guys I just thought I would share some more pics of my favourite mantids, these guys are so aggressive and amazing eaters (the female ate 6 small crickets and a large cockroach today). They are sub-adult now and hopefully less than a week from being adults, I can't wait to see some wings! Do...

Hey I want to make care sheets for every common species that is kept by breeders/mantis owners and was wondering if any and what to add to this list I already have Acanthops falcata – South American Dead Leaf Mantis Acanthops fuscifolia – Tropical Dead Leaf Mantis Acanthops tuberculata –...

Got out of the shower today and witnessed my Hierodula majuscula female almost done with her molt, snapped a quick photo on the iphone. Is it normal for them to still be that fat after molting? All my mantids are well fed on roaches, I offer one per day and take it out after about two minutes...

So for my website http://melbournemantids.com I have now got a few exotic species care sheets on there and plan to get a bunch more. I am unable to get any photos myself as all of the species on the exotic list are illegal to import into Australia. It would be extremely awesome if you guys could...

I went out today (Melbourne Australia) and dug up a milk thistle covered in aphids to feed my snake mantids and under the roots I found this centipede. I grabbed it out with my trowel and put it in a bucket. Does anyone know what species this is, and any tips on what to feed it and how to house...

Hey so as some of you may know, I have started a website for information on mantids, feeding them and how to make breeding boxes etc etc.. I am now trying to start doing an exotic mantids care sheet & information section and could not find where the budwing mantis was native to originally...

Don't know if you guys want to check it out or not. But I would love some constructive criticism on the website. It is only half finished and I am missing some information and I have not made the shop yet, page jumps and a pictures need to be added. But is the information good or should I edit...

I was just wondering, since Australia has very strict rules on fruit flies and they tend to control outbreaks really well what an alternative to fruit flies would be that is either easy to catch & breed or easy to buy & import. We do have fruit flies and I have put a fruit fly trap...

I am currently trying to make a website just all about mantis knowledge and potentially be able to sell some nymphs if I get a lot of them later on in the future. I was wondering what exactly the L1 etc means it is just a molt right? Does each species have a "set" number of molts before...

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So I took a trip to my local Bunnings (hardware store) and picked up a cabinet that I built. Which I think is going to be a good way to store and keep my mantid hobby neat and organized :D should mention the cabinet is about 1.4 meters tall, oh right in feet... ummm 4.6foot tall there you go...

I was thinking of making a cool montage of a bunch of different species of mantids and was hoping some of the people on this site who take amazing photos could help me out. It would be a lot easier to make a montage if they all have a black background. Thanks in advanced for the people who help...

If anyone has anything similar please let me know, pictures & prices please :D