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Nice one thats good advice thankyou!! nees some bamboo now!!

I did and jumped out onto the floor!!!safe and sound now

Hey everyone, not been on in a while been really busy. Just recieved my L5 whalbergii from cosmicbug can't get the little feller to come out of his cup packaging but I've read they can stay still for days, I just wanna make sure the little one eats. I wanted to ask everyone how they go about...

Hello all, havn't been on in a while(our PC was at the hospital), just thought we'd let you know that Martha had her first moult two days ago, and she chose to moult from one of the sticks provided! We are so happy, she is around twice the size she was before and came out an amazing green. She...

Nice one thanks duly noted!

Hello all, I used the search feature and can't find a comprehensive answer to my query. Just a quick question about twigs or sticks from outside that i can keep with my mantid, should they be dead first and are any particular plants better/worse? cheers Richy

Hey Guys, thanks again for all your help, just thought I'd give you all an update on what I'm feeding her. I purchased some red turkistan roaches from blackmelo (UK mantis forum) which I have under advisement are far better for her than crickets,they also cannot jump like crickets. Just got them...

Thankyou all so much, i am feeding her mostly stage two crickets as she is catching them no bother, i fed her one mealworm when i first got her outside of her home just to make sure she had eaten.

a female Polyspilota aeruginosa mate

Hi there, I was advised to search for my mantids Latin name and I would find useful care sheets for her breed. I did this and in the feeding section it said mealworms and crickets are the best feeders for my particular species. Now this seems to conflict with what i have been reading on this...

Thankyou all for your kind welcome and the movement of my message to the relevant place, when I came on the site i couldn't find the introductory section,I'm not the best at finding things in general! I'm from a place called Wishaw near Glasgow,the Highlands are a beautiful place very serene...

Hello everyone, i just thought I'd send a little message to introduce myself. My name is Richy and i live in Scotland with my girlfriend Ashleigh our two little rats Ruby and Sapphire and our newest arrival a female Polyspilota aeruginosa (Martha). I have since i remember had a massive interest...