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Does anyone keep Brunneria borealis? I used to see these mantises all the time when I was a kid growing up in the sticks of central Arkansas back in the 80's but I never hear about anyone actually keeping them. They would seem to be a very "convenient" mantis to keep since they are inherently...

Has anyone else had experience with feeding their mantises raw beef and bananas? My T. sinensis seem to love being fed a piece of raw organic beef followed by a piece of organic banana. They will eat until their back ends are full and plump.It seems strange than an animal which does not seek out...

I am hoping someone can help me translate the name "Pseudocreobotra". I know that "Pseudo" is from Greek "ψευδής" and means "false/fake" and,"creo" from the Latin 1st declension infinitive verb "creare" and means "to create or produce",but what about "botra"??? This word is not in any of my...

So my T.sinensis ooth hatched two weeks ago and the few nymphs I have kept have undergone their first instar. All of the nymphs except one have doubled in size. One nymph has grown just slightly bigger than before it molted but has not doubled in size like the others. My question is this: could...

I found a Miomantis caffra ooth available on e bay for $18.50 / $3.50 S/H . I am not interested in this species right now,but wanted to share this finding with anyone who might be interested in obtaining this ooth.

Someone was nice enough to answer this question for me in chat but I have lost the paper I wrote it down on. What size fruit fly do I need for T. sinensis hatchlings?

Is mold on ooths detrimental to the health of mantid embryos? Has anyone experienced this problem before?

I have heard that some mantis owners offer honey to their mantises. I would like to know the reasons behind this and if mantises actually seek out honey in the wild. Thanks to anyone who can educate me on this.

Hi all. I am hoping someone can educate me on this one. How many species of mantises are found in the continental U.S. and what are the species? What other mantis species besides M. religiosa, T. sinensis and S. carolina do I need to be on the lookout for in the S.E. Indiana area? Thanks to any...

Anyone keep Dumeril's boas? I have a male and am wanting to inquire if anyone else has a male that is full grown so I can get an idea of average size. The web is so full of different "average" sizes information so I wanted to hear from keepers of these beautiful boas the size their snakes topped...

I just found this forum and had to join. Getting ready to hatch some T. sinensis babies and enjoy raising mantids again with my son. It has been two years since we last raised mantids. Our last species was S. carolina and although he was too young at the time to really enjoy them he remembers...