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She's trying to lay her egg case but she's having a hard time. I think she's too weak and old to hold herself up to the screen at the top of the tank. She started an egg case while I slept last night but she gave up. Is there anything I can do for her? She is FAT.

I have an entomologist friend that specializes in moths. He gave me this easy recipe to make moth bait. Bananas Brown sugar Take how ever many bananas you want. Without peeling and without breaking the skin, smush them. Leave them alone for 3 days. Peel and put the mush in a container. Leave...

Okay, Lucy, my female Chinese that the cats brought to me 3 weeks ago is now showing signs of aging. I read in Keeping Aliens (which is an awesome little book, thank you) that their little feet may break off! Ack! And their wings will flake. Her wings are flaking, she's lost the use of one of...

Brilliant or not so brilliant? This is for my lone female Chinese Mantid.

This is the wild mantis that I adopted a little over a week ago when my cats brought her in my house. This past Sunday she ate one fat mealworm, about half a wild cricket and the head of a mighty big grasshopper. That was the last of the bugs I could catch for her, it's been cold here and I've...

I've had my first mantis for 3 days now. So glad she lived. One of my cats brought me a full grown female Chinese Praying Mantis. I found her crawling around my apartment this past Tuesday evening. She looked unharmed so I decided to run out quick before Petco closed and buy a tank and some...