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I found Californicas, Limbata's and Europeans and Chinese when I was living in the San fernando valley. Theyre all over you just have to find some slightly less populated areas like near the canyons.

This is a random thought of my brother and I but we live at a Lake during summertime, and are always complaining about the bugs. So since I raise Mantids he's asking if we could release a bunch out there next year. Im thinking buying a bunch of ooths and tying them along the canal and what...

So I'd never raised the species but bought 3 p.paradoxa from Rebecca a while ago. They were great and I ended up with 2 females oner male, but one female was really delayed and didnt get mated before he got eaten. Well the one that was mated has laid 4 ooths so far and one just hatched last...

I received my second order of Mantids from Rebecca about a week or so ago. They were packaged VERY well! And my little ghost's were totally healthy and happy. I even got in on her "mystery mantis" deal, and he too is doing great. Cant quite figure out what species he is yet but Im sure we...

my god daughter when she was 18 months old, seeing her1st mantis ever. Now she loves them!

OK last Question about these guys. lol I think! Do I need to keep the mealwors or the pupae in the fridge or just on a counter?

Update: Ok I squished a mealworms head and got one to take a whole one. And chopped another in half and got another baby to take it, the 3rd just ate a little and gave up. But at least theyve eaten. The Mystery mantis wont take anything yet, but hes so small im not sure what'll happen with...

Ok I just bought some mealwors, and they wont take em. Help, I dont want my new babies to starve and im in such a small town I cant get FF's without driving an hour and a half one way... Even then I not sure I could find them.

I just got 3 ghosts and some fly pupae, but dont know how to feed them to my babies. Should they be flying around, and if so how do I get them to hatch? Theyre all just pupae, some bigger some smaller. Im sure my babies are very hungry, theyve spent the last few days in transit getting to me...

:o Oh my, me too! But my boyfriends already weird about me taking over the spare room for mantids! And Id have to build some kinda enclosure really quickly, lol

That's freakin cool! lol Now I want one too!

I totally forgot about Rebecca's site till after I posted that. Got some ghost's ordered and headed my way soon!! B) Now I just have to dig out my jars and general bug supplies, lol.

This is my 1st spring since raising Mantids that I dont have an ooth waiting to hatch.. All of the babies I brought with me from California to Colorado last summer died before maturing or being mated. So needless to say Im almost to the point of desperation.. And I even have a nifty new tank...

Well it looks like my nifty new tank is going to be empty longer than planned...I only had one ooth lined up and the mother died so, no ooth for Nessa.. Anyone got any babies for sale? I only need a few, this way I can be sure at least one will make it to adult-hood. Let me know if you can...

oops this one doubled lol.