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Today when I came home from class I noticed one of my Sub adult male Deroplatys lobata face fist in the ground. His legs were curled up and he looked dead. I picked the cage up and he sprung back to life, and sprinted like crazy all around his cage. I'd never seen a mantis move that fast.... I...

Should I let him roam around a bathroom or something over night, or is it better to keep him in the cage

Yeah I think I'm going to give him a cloth plant that My Bearded dragon use to have in its cage. He seems to be able to climb okay, I'm just worried about him Hunting. A noble solution, however He's pretty small, and I probably won't make him one.

Today My Adult South American Green mantis broke the "foot" part of his raptoral. He's having a hard time climbing, and hes going ballistic, trying to fly/crawl around his cage (haven't seen him try to fly before now). Is there anything I can do to help him, or is he doomed to live in pain and...

Any species Nymphs (That aren't native to the USA), I would like to buy in bulk if possible. Please PM :DDDDDD

Anyone ever keep a mantis "free range" in a room before? If so, How'd you do it, I would Like to know.

http://imgur.com/a/1VEqO#MvRGF My first mantis; Pretty sure it's a male and I think he's L5, but I'm not 100% sure. Also he only has three legs.

So I conducted an experiment.... I hatched 4 house flies 2 hatched normal and 2 hatched, but I pulled of the white mucus that was attached to their hind legs, I'm actually not sure what this "mucus"is (but that's what I'm calling it). It was holding the flies 2 posterior legs inside of the...

I want to buy a new mantis, but I'm not sure what kind. I want one that would be about the same size as P. Paradoxia, but not P. Paradoxia because I already have one. With that being said... Can anyone suggest me a mantis? edit: Oh, and nothing with really sensitive needs

I've heard people say they feed there mantis meal worms, but what about the beetles that they turn into? Will my mantis be able to kill it? Or do you think the beetle could pose a threat to my mantis. Also, here are some links for reference. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkling_beetle...

I remember reading that a mantis molts every 2 weeks-ish. Didn't know it varied by species.

So, I'm new to keep mantids, but to me this seems weird. I got my ghost about 3 weeks ago, I'm pretty sure it was an L2 when I got it. It molted after having it for one wee,. then the next week it ate maybe 2 flies then molted again after a week of fasting. Is this normal or is something wrong?

What a helpful Community, I can comfortably say that my mantis will be fine in this enclosure. Thanks for the information/clarification.

So I should keep my mantis in a deli cup for now and then put it in this enclosure when it's older? EDIT Can I do that with coco bark substrate?

There was mold but It was because my enclosure was poorly vented, but It should be fine now. My nymph is either an L2 or L3 Ghost mantis. Do you Think that My enclosure is too big for my mantis?

Hey all! This is my enclosure, Yes I know my camera on my phone yields only awesome quality pictures No need to remind me (sarcasm). Anyway, I have all these awesome sticks and fake plants in my enclosure but my ghost nymph wants nothing to do with them. How can I make my foliage more...

So, I've been informed that my cage isn't getting enough ventilation. So to counter act this I was going to cut holes near the bottom of the enclose and plug said whole with insulation foam. I have 2 questions regarding this situation. 1. Is it a good Idea? or are there better ways to fix the...

This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm asking it anyway. Do nymphs molt after they get enough nutrients(ie eat enough flies or whatever)? Or do they Just constantly grow and molt every ~2 weeks?

Thank you, I actually read this after I posted... should Have done research before I started asking questions...

Thank you, I have one house fly in her cage now, guess I'll just have wait and see what happens. Also can you give me any advice of fruit fly culturing? (like a link or tips or anything really.)