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No luck finding one that I released so I just ordered another ooth. Thanks for moving the thread.

I am actually planning to go out in the garden tomorrow to look for one that I released. Otherwise, I'll be buying another ooth and starting over again. I think it's a great idea to keep more than one next time. Thank you. :)

I bought one of those praying mantis pagodas + egg case through Insect Lore which came with very basic care instructions. It basically said to release all but one or two mantises once they hatch then throw in a few fruit flies everyday. I did that and sprayed the pagoda every once in awhile as...

Ha, now I'm worried about overfeeding. Is there such a thing or will the mantis only eat until it no longer wants food?

UPDATE: I was able to get a bottle of fruit flies (instead of a vial) and they are lasting much longer. They were in the store for two weeks before I got them and there is still plenty in there. One of the mantises died but the other one looks great. I have seen it eat a few times and I have...

I saw both of my mantises eating flies yesterday, so that's good. I bought the second vial of fruit flies and dropped a few in and when I went to put some more in today, there were none alive in the vial. I guess I'm going to have to find some pinhead crickets because I'm not going to buy a...

ismart: I haven't seen any wings on the bottom, just the whole dead fly. Are they meant to eat the entire fly or just suck all the juice? Thanks for the sugar tip! MantidLord: I have Chinese mantises.

The egg case hatched on the 25th and after releasing some and unfortunately after some sibling rivalry, I have two nymphs left. I have been letting a lot of fruit flies into the enclosure (pagoda) everyday but I have never seen one of them eat a fly. I always see dead flies at the bottom of the...