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My female had a bad mismolt to adult and never flew. The male only flew from my hand to my face a few times. When I had them, I always took them into a small powder room to clean their cages (since I only had two mantids then, they were housed in the kitchen.) Guess he never saw anywhere to...

Okay, I'll give that a try. Thank you. Edit: Whew, my female ghost molted to adult yesterday (only 30 days as a sub.) I was in my bug room last night, working on a bigger habitat for her as I had noticed her wing buds getting fuller that morning, plus I saw her do that...

Male ghost molted to adult last week (one month exact from sub to adult.) My female molted to sub Dec 2. I have read that females can take 2-3 months for their final molt. If that's the case, will my male be too old for her?

Holy cow! I had no idea what good flyers the male ghost is! My boy molted to adult a week ago and has been very quiet and docile until tonight when I was taking him out to feed him and he flew nine feet across the room at a level height! My bug room is in a loft with a half wall above the...

Three days ago, both my male and female budwings simultaneously molted to adults. Because they were always very dark brown as nymphs, I thought they were P. affinis. They are now light tan/gray and tonight, the female startled me with her threat display and the underside of her tegmina are...

Lame, by flexihead lamps do you mean those gooseneck types? Do you know the wattage of the bulb that gives you that much warmth? Re the big aquariums, aren't you sort of forced to hand feed (lots of space for feeders to hide in)? About the feeding, I asked because if you put flies in those 10...

Wow! Lucky mantids that get a 10 gal aquarium to themselves! I could do that if I only had a couple mantids. Right now, I'm checking out 6 species of which I am partial to the Hierodula and Sphodromantids---still loving my first mantids though (Chinese). After all these have lived their...

MantidBro, When I built the 80 oz homes, I glued that black, 1/2" plastic mesh to one end and the back of the container, hoping the mantis is smart enough to molt in the right spot. I mean, how do they ever manage on their own in the wild? If I glued the shelf liner on the sides, the only...

Lame and Ranitomeya, Thanks for your input. I'm moving the Hierodula fem, a pair of Double Shields, and a Budwing fem---all subs---to roomier surroundings momentarily. I appreciate your shared experiences. All my enclosures are organza lids with that spongy-feeling, bubbly, shelf liner glued...

I have a Hierodula, sub-adult, who is getting ready for that final molt. She is in a 32 oz cup about 6 " tall, organza with shelf liner on the lid and 1/2" heavy plastic mesh encircling her cup. No sticks or decoration. I was planning on moving her into an 80 oz, decorated home before the...

That is a great detail! You'd have to have the top of the container be on the inside for the lid to fit it. I have the top of the container on the outside and the cut end inside the bin which won't accept the lid. Because I used cottage cheese cartons, the lids are a struggle to get off. But...

Thanks, Rick. Because my first mantis mis-molted badly on the final molt, I'm torn whether to move Jasmine out of the plain 32 oz cup (1/2" heavy mesh on the sides, organza lid with a large patch of that bubbly shelf liner---where she hangs all the time) or move her into her future 80 oz cup...

Female sub-adult, Jasmine, is happily eating anything I give her. Her total food for the last three days has been a 1" Dubia (the whole thing), cricket same size, 8 BB flies. I am only concerned because my first Chinese got too fat (or egg bound) and had a prolapsed anus which ultimately...

Introvertebrate, My mind has been whirling since reading your post. I was really excited until I realized I would only be able to cap one ring on the inside, haha. But your comment, "when you're not using them," gave me an idea. Instead of pulling the sleeve into the ring and banding it all...

Thomas, I cut armholes in my worm bin just like your DIY and was so excited about not having moths flying in my face! However, I am having trouble finding sleeves that the worms don't eat through in a day! When I open the arm hole lids, the rings are full of worms! First I used plastic...

And I, too, received a partial order that was immediately shipped out when I notified her. Great fly pupae, Thanks, Rebecca!

And welcome to you from a lady who was born and raised in Helena. Hope you love this forum as much as I do.

Thank you, Peter, All the fruit fly cultures arrived this morning on time. I just have to say your D. melanogaster are much bigger than what is at PetCo! And the Hydei are beautiful! The nymphs attacked them immediately. Thank you for accommodating me since I live just a few hours away...

Hello to another Washingtonian! East or West side?

What a beautiful pose you caught! Do you think everyone has named a male Ghost Casper? :D (I did, too.)