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I started with Creobroter gemmatus, common name is jewelled flower mantis I believe (used to using the original latin names of inverts), they were easy to raise and keep. A bit skittish in contact, but amazing colours. Easy to feed as well, from fruit flies to maggots, to bluebottles, a cricket...

I think that, until we know more about the why and how, we should not tinker too much DNA-wise. Sure, you get nice colours, a bigger animal...but what about possible negative traits hitchhiking on those desired traits? You'll have a bright pink 8 inch mantis which is unable to molt, for...

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Only a crappy phone of the mating of C.gemmatus

I dont have an ooth yet, but thanks! I have Avicularia versicolor, A.metallica, B.albopilosum, B.kahlenbergi, B.smithi C.cyaneopubescens, E.campestratus, L.parahybana, P.cambridgei, P.pulcher and T.violaceus. :)  Some are slings, some juvies, and some adults. I was about to get into Old worlds...

Hello everyone, new user here :) Name is Andrea, 34 years old, from tthe Netherlands. Married, and mother of a 4-year old daughter. Into keeping mantids since January, and loving it. I also keep tarantulas, and some Phyllium phillipinicum. Just bred my first pair of C.gemmatus, and waiting...