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    Female P. paradoxa subadult or adult wanted (UK)

    Basically what it says in the title. I am looking for a subadult or adult female ghost mantis as a mate for my subadult male. 
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    Breeders, Sellers and other Keepers in the UK and Europe?

    Oh hey sorry for replying late. I have been inactive to this forum for a while but I will be sure to add your url to this post. Thanks for bumping this again!
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    Breeders, Sellers and other Keepers in the UK and Europe?

    Alright I am also adding websites which don't necessarily focus on mantids, but provide them for sale anyway.
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    have you ever seen _____? unknown mantis appreciation thread

    Depends on where you are. If you mind paying 12 pounds for a L3/L4 some guy on ebay is selling them in the UK.
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    Breeders, Sellers and other Keepers in the UK and Europe?

    I have just added Becky's bugs and grubs to the list. She doesn't stock a lot of mantids, but she is somewhat of a smaller breeder and I just wanted to give her a bit of attention to get her name out there. I ordered a girlfriend for my ghost and she arrived superbly packaged and completely...
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    Blue Bottle Flies UK

    So if you cut a hole in the side of the 32 oz container won't go out, and the cotton wool will ensure that the flies always have plenty of water to drink without drowning. Additionally, this makes it a bit easier to change out their water, and it will lead to a lot less chance of an escapee. 
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    How resistant are mantis to inbreeding?

    OK, so I think I might buy 5 or so mantids and see how well they grow up. They are currently L2's right now so it might be a while before I am able to update this post. If anyone has any EF's (EMpusa Fasciata) so I can diversify the gene pool please let me know.
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    Blue Bottle Flies UK

    You can cut a hole and use a test tube with cotton at the top and water inside it. Always use cotton around the edges of the test tube if you use a test tube as well to block escape routes.
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    How resistant are mantis to inbreeding?

    Hello everyone. I wanted ask how resistant are mantis to inbreeding? After replying to the unknown mantis appreciation thread I decided to check one last time for any Empusa fasciata for sale and behold, I found someone selling L2 nymphs from (probably) a wild caught ooth. I wanted to start a...
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    Breeders, Sellers and other Keepers in the UK and Europe?

    Yeah, I was very disappointed as well. The amazing variety and prices on his website were just too good to be true I guess.  
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    have you ever seen _____? unknown mantis appreciation thread

    And here is the last species for today. It has a lot more information available on it than the Pogonogaster sp. and it is on my wanted list (I would pay crazy money for it but unfortunately it is not in culture) however the only mantis close to it is the Empusa pennata. I present to you all...
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    have you ever seen _____? unknown mantis appreciation thread

    And here is the other mantis in the Pogonogaster genus. I haven't found a common name for this mantis yet, so I am coining the term Columbian Lichen Mimic in order to differentiate it from the Lichen Mimic, which is a North American species. I have also only found 1 picture of this mantis, which...
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    have you ever seen _____? unknown mantis appreciation thread

    Have you guys ever seen a Moss Mimic Mantis? Pogonogaster tristani, which is a species which has actually been studied and described by science twice!    
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    Breeders, Sellers and other Keepers in the UK and Europe?

    Hey man. I am sorry but it looks like this guy is a scammer.  Here are my sources: https://arachnoboards.com/threads/exo-factory-any-experience.302775/ http://chujciwdupebartek.weebly.com/ This last guy literally went and spent money on hosting an entire website to bash this guy, so I don't...
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