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Very high rate of death. I am waiting till it gets a bit warmer and I can launch them outside. I had one Chinese mantis sack hatch about...

I tried to give my mantis honey. Looked at me like I was nuts. Then it tried to eat me, head down on my finger and mouth going back and...

I tried mealworms they just didn't bite. They watched them move but not enough to want them for dinner. As we continue to play out the...

I have been feeding the Chinese Nymphs fruit flies. They have molted a few times and some are bigger than an inch. What is the next size...

Had the smallest one start to molt, a short time later it was on the bottom with head not attached. Down to 7 . There is one that if I...

I am now down to 9 many never get out of molt mode some were lunch. My opinion is I had height challenged mantids last year. I have...

When I let a just hatched group on a plant last summer I saw a few take a drink from drops of water on plant. It was very entertaining...

I watch them right after hatching and drinking water is high on the list.

I keep a sponge in a tray this way they can get water when they want it. It is neat to watch them drink. Just fed the kids flightless...

I have two at the moment Carolina and Chinese. Lots of die off from both. The Carolina produced less than a quarter of the amount of...

The mortality rate of molting nymphs is very high. Is there anything one can do? I have trimmed a few old molts from the mantis, some...

I have a number of mantis that have molted some are still dragging the old shell. Is there anything you can do? There are a number that...

Thanks I had wanted to visit them as a beginner wanted to see the operation. Also if I see I might buy as I might not have seen or...

My second egg sack hatched the Carolina mantis. They seem less aggressive than the Chinese. The Chinese mantis will not let another walk...

Been watching the forum for a bit. I refer to them as farm workers. I had two egg sacks hatch last year out of ten purchased. This year...