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I've done some VERY casual testing on this and I didn't really follow the scientific method so there are still far too many variables to be certain, but with my current set of Chinese mantises that I'm raising I've found something kind of interesting. Out of the last ooth that hatched I ended...

Thanks for the response guys. Quick update, mantis #2 actually molted last night after weeks of not. His raptor arm still looks a little gimp but I haven't tried feeding him yet, so I'm not sure. I was able to hand feed mantis #3 a butterfly yesterday night so at least he's eating. Will try...

So I've been away from home for three full days and sort of pressed my luck with leaving my mantises unattended (seven of them). One of them died from a bad molt (was sort of expected because of the worst abdomen bend I'd ever seen), and three of the remaining six I think will need some extra...

OOoOO! A moat! I like it! I might go pick up a few of those aluminum pie pans. Thanks! =)

Like I said, Rick, it's the ant scouts that are the potential problem. Since the initial incident there haven't been any ant lines anywhere in the house, but there is still the occasional opportunistic scout looking around and I'm trying to prevent another attack on my mantises while I'm gone...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. The best bait that has worked for me is the stuff made by Terro. Since I will still need a backup method of protection/deterrent against the ants, I'll probably try a combination of the home remedies suggested and hope for the best. Thanks again!

This year I've been having an issue with ants like never before. The house is clean, and there aren't any lines of ants going after food anywhere, but the scouts are driving me crazy. It seems as though in every room at any given time I can find one or two ants somewhere on a wall or ledge...

Did you name your mantis Totoro?

Today I was sitting in the backyard and I was being pestered by a rather large fly. It didn't look like a bottle fly, but perhaps a flesh fly. After landing on my mojito I was out for revenge and went to get my net. I caught the bastard and dumped him in with one of my chinese mantises and let...

Thanks for the tips. I guess I'm just paranoid about houseflies bumping into a mantis mid-molt. This is my first time raising any mantises, and five of the seven came from the same ooth. I think I'm just like a first time parent that is overly protective. My mantises are kept in individual...

I'm new to the Mantid raising world so I'm certain I'm not the first to ever suggest this but I thought I'd try and make a contribution early on. I like to keep my mantises relatively high up on a shelf because I am convinced that otherwise every time I walk by I needlessly freak them out a...

I'm currently raising 7 Chinese Mantises and I've seen this on three of them so far. I did notice that the bend looked slightly less severe after feeding them, but it was still noticeable. At first I kept inverting the enclosure on one of them because it just looked painful, but it was...