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So my L1 mantis that has hatched (only 1 has hatched so I think it's a scout) and it's been three days and it has not eaten. I have tried hand feeding and I can see it's mouth moving and eating a little but doesn't seem to want to eat

My European mantis ooth is finally hatching after a long three months lol. @praying_mantids_ on instagram for the pictures!

so the ooth was laid on november 8 2017 and still has not hatched. do you think it will?

So my european mantis ooth has been incubating for about 5 weeks and nothing has hatched. The ooth is getting darker and I am wondering if that is the color of possible Mantids inside of it

Does a European mantis (religiosa) ooth have to be diopaused or whatever the word is for it going through the cold time, or can I just keep it inside to hatch? 

So I have a European ooth but it was laid on netting, so how should I attach it to a lid for 32oz cup?

So I waited 2 days and peeled it off of the zipper she laid it on like you guys suggested. So obviously a little would come of the ooth, will it be okay? It looks like just the very top layer came of a little and only on at the bottom of the ooth where it was on the zipper. Do you guys think it...

Okay so somebody found a wild female European mantis and gave her to me. She was skinny so I knew she probably has laid an ooth in the wild. (She was found in October which is late in the season) so I brought her home not knowing if she was fertile. I also have a wild male that I found. I let...

Okay so I found a wild male and female European mantids and I'm trying to mate them. Like before when I had Chinese, the male would get one but never connect. This male is doing the same. He's tried but never actually connects. It seems like this is always happening to me and I'm not sure why

So I was scrolling through some photos on this mantid forum and saw different species successfully mate. Didn't know that was a thing or if it even is. Would the ooth hatch? Just curious because I've never seen anything like that. 

So I found a wild female European mantis (religoso) and she was fine the night I caught her (last night). I put her in a exo Terra and when I woke up this morning she was hanging onto a branch with just her raptors. Is she hurt? She looks like she's just fine but seems almost paralized. She is...

I have Chinese and ghost mantids. They are all adults so what's species should I get next? I really want to get some giant shield mantids. What others should I get?

So I have a Chinese male and female mantis and they are almost ready for mating. When she lays her ooth what do I do? Should I just keep it out in room temp or refrigerate it so it can simulate winter? I've never bred mantids so I don't know what to do

Any tips for breeding Chinese mantids

Sorry I haven't been on the forum lately. I've been so busy. Anyways here's an update on my mantids. I have all adults! 1 female Chinese mantis and two males. Then I have a ghost mantis male that reached adult hood! Going to breed the Chinese soon. About a week from now will be the two week mark...

So my chinese mantis is acting a bit weird. She is like bending her abdomen weird. It's about time for her molt but still weird. Shes bending in backward in almost a u type shape 

so its been like 7 hours since i noticed three mantids that have hatched out of a ooth and i came home (about 7 hours later) and there is only like 10 now and a few of them are stuck on the egg. Should i do anything? Two of them have there legs stuck and maybe i could help? but i don't want to...

So I have had a ooth incubation for like 2 months and I thought it was dead...This morning I noticed some hatching! I have no idea what species because they are sooooooo tiny like way smaller than Chinese nymphs. I found the egg outside and thought why not try to hatch it. They are so small that...

What praying mantids do you recommend for an intermediate?