Recent content by Shaun Young

Anyone know how hard is it to hatch Sibylla pretiosa? What is a good temperature to keep the ootheca at, and how should I care for it?? Also,  how successful is the hatch rate for these? And how many mantids tend to come out , on average? Any information is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Ok! Will he be able to get himself up? I’m assuming he will stay upside down until he is strong enough to get back up ?

Does this look like a healthy molt? He seems very close to the ground and I’m wondering if that’s unhealthy for him ? How will he be able to get back up on the branch without harming himself ?

Connor, you mentioned having some orchid mantids on the way? Where did you order them from / what website? I was not able to find any at all on any website that were available !

here is a picture of my mantis side by side to a fly ...

Okay, thanks! It’s been less than a day sincerely her shed so I’m assuming she’s still not hungry, but it looks like the flies could be pretty large compared to her (they’re larger than her abdomen) but now, fruit flies are much to small for her ... any suggestion? Or will she be able to attack...

Do you know about how long after her molt it’ll be until she starts eating again?? She’s incredibly skinny 

She molted ! Is it ok to keep the flies in her container even though she has molted, or can they harm her?

Ok, will do when I get home tonight :)   and also, is it possible I’m not feeding her the right size food? Perhaps the fruit flies are too small and the crickets too large? i catched a fly larvae and she attemped 2 strikes at it so I put it in front of her again and she hasn’t tried at all...

No I’ve got no idea, I just got her the other day :/ if I was able to send you a picture would you be able to help me distinguish what it was and also, is it possible I’m not feeding her the right size food? Perhaps the fruit flies are too small and the crickets too large? i catched a fly...

So, just 3 days ago, I bought a young orchid mantis from a reptile show. From what I’ve seen, she has not been eating at all whatsoever ? I’ve even put insects in front of her and she pushes them away. Is it possible that the insects I’m attempting to feed her are too large / small? I attempted...