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Kiet is a trustworthy breeder. I met him in person. I purchased 10 dead leaf mantis and he gave me extra plus feeders.  All nymphs came home healthy and growing. One molded the next day successfully.  I will definitely purchase from him again. Thank you, Kiet.

Mike sent me a free ooth, and it hatched in days. In addition, he gave me other valuable knowledge about insect taxidermy. Mike is a great breeder. Thank you very much, Mike.

I got it. Thanks very much. Do we have more pictures of other species? That was excellent demonstration.

Can someone show me a clear photo of how to count the abdomen for sexing the mantids? Do you count from the ventral or the dorsal surface of the abdomen? What about the last segment near the tail? Are there one or two sections? It is so confusing. Please help!

I saw on Discover Channel today that they feed crickets oranges.

I am so sorry that you did not make the trip. You must be very ill to miss such an important event. I hope you get well soon. May be you and I can arrange a trip to Hong Kong together next time. The next generation of P. ocellata (L1's & L2's) are doing well. If you ever want to get...

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Do you have a pair?

I am in San Diego, and I buy my fruit flies from pets carrying reptiles. Every reptile speciality stores that I visit have them.

Please pardon my ignorance, but in general, how do you tell that is a male? Thanks, Alan

My P. ocellata female laid her first ooth on May 4, 2008, and it has not hatched yet. Her second ooth was laid on May 14, 2008, and I got 7 nymphs on June 14, 2008; it took exactly one month to hatch. Obviously, she was fertiled, but what happened to the first ooth? Should I still have any...

I have seen all these fancy habitat. My question is how do you feed the mantis? and how do you make sure they catch the feeders in such big area? I put mine in 8 to 24 oz cups.

My mistake, I am embarrassingly sorry. Thanks for the tip about internet spam. I am the VCR generation, and there is still a lot of new stuff for me to learn. Alan

I see where is the problem: When Villosa post the sell for Ghost, I thought they were P. paradoxa. Villosa, if you use Idolomantis, the scientific name, I would already purchase them. In USA, Idolomantis is much more rare than P. paradoxa. Peter, if you want to sell the pair, I would buy...

I got a few P. wahlbergii from Chris. He sent promptly with good packaging. Thanks Chris.

I have an egg case of Chinese mantis produced approx. 80 nymphs hatching 2 weeks ago. The first week, about 10 of them died. I kept track on all accountable bodies, and thus far, I have 25 died. I even found dead ones after they molted into L2 nymph. I figure it is the law of "survival of...

I am interested, but after the Memorial long weekend, and I prefer L3 than L2. Please email me at [email protected] Thanks, Alan

Hi Rebecca: Nathan is 11 years old. The Ghost Mantises we got from you are doing really well. I am still waiting for the foam stoppers though, but I may get more mantis from you soon. We are going to the bug show this weekend in LA, and we will probably place another order after the show...

Hi Mikhail: I am interested in getting the nymphs. Please send me an email: [email protected] Thanks, Alan

My name is Alan and my son is Nathan. We are from San Diego, California, USA. We got into this fascinating hobby by getting a pair of adult Pseudocreobotra ocellata from one of the greatest breeders in this business, Yen. Under his guildance, in three weeks of time, we have bred the pair, and...