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I honestly don't know why she changed colour so dramatically and quite quickly two - within two molts from black/brown to light green. I know it can happen, but not why. During this time I did move her into a bigger enclosure, and the UK weather was exceptionally hot for a while, so I misted...

Ghost Mantis transformation From: To:

Well she's eating now (literally), so perhaps she was just having a lazy few days. Can see her fattening as I type :) Yep, it was nasty business with a cricket killing our first mantis. It bit her abdomen and held on till I knocked it off. It seemed not to be the bite that killed her but...

I use sand for all mine. I've never had a problem with it - easy to clean and cheap.

Thanks. I'll do that... and I've put her in a room where she wont be disturbed too much. I plan to throw a cricket in during the day and remove in evening if not eaten.

Hi all My 8 year old son was given a giant asian mantis a few months back. At first I wondered what the heck I was meant to do with it once the novalty wore off with my son. But very quickly I became attached to the little thing, obsessed with watching it hunt, and actually found it really...