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My red armed mantis deposited an ootheca on the screen of her enclosure a couple nights ago. SInce then, the last (bottom) segment of her abdomen has atrophied, looks gray and shrivelled, it looked like there was something obstructing the anus and she won't eat. She also looked like she had a...

Thanks again for all the information! That is a very impressive set up!  I'm going to stay away from the flukers with calcium. If there is anything I want to avoid its a problem with molting. I think we may only have one more molt left but I want to make sure its a successful one.  You guys...

Thank you so, so much for all of that information!! I have offered them potatoes in the past and will definitely do that again in addition to some of the other ideas you mentioned.  I make home made dog treats for my pups and have shared them with the crickets and they love them. I hope the...

Is using Flukers High Calcium Cricket Diet ok for gut loading crickets to feed my red armed mantis? I don't usually offer the crickets fresh food.  I hydrate the crickets with the Flukers Cricket Quencher.  Any feedback is appreciated! 

Hello and thank you for allowing me into the forum. In April I got a female red armed mantis from a reptile show in NY. It's my first experience with a mantis at home....and its been a trip. I find myself scouring the internet for info daily, checking on her obsessively and finding myself more...