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OK, 1st I’d like to thank Yen Saw for setting me up with some healthy and wonderful nymphs. Yen, the transaction was great and you were pure pleasure to work with, thanks again! Now for the real guts of my thread…feeding techniques? I have a larger L5-L6 Chinese mantis at home in a typical...

Thank you, I have one too and never even thought about using those cutting wheels for anything, ever. :oops: DUH...thanks for the tip!!!

Nice looking collection! I liked the looks of the smaller containers from Hobby Lobby that picked some up last evening. What did you use to cut out the tops without cracking them? And you are lucky, our Walmart doesn't carry any of those nice 10gal for $10...I'm envious! Thanks! Lee

I'll see if I can get some better pics this evening...

Thanks Rick, I have checked out that wonderful "sticky"...good stuff. I was just noticing that this mantis abdomin are not very segmented or showing much definition. I'll take it out today and get a better look at it...it is FAST though :shock:

That's what I was figuring...thanks.

Thanks folks, that was my assumption but I don't have a very detailed insect book to assist me. The darker coloration also through me off a bit. We looked the area over for about an hour hoping to find a couple more and I've been leaving my porch lights on each evening in hopes of attracting...

I am a very new convert to the whole Mantis keeping / ID'ing game and just recently starting looking into learning more about them. I have purchased a couple Mantids from Yen-Saw and they should be showing up very shortly. HOWEVER, while on this new adventure I decided to take my son and go...

Stunning pics, the close-ups of the head & antennae are my favorite... Lee

Thanks everyone, its nice to have a few folks take the time and welcome someone new. Lee

Yeah, I won’t be held accountable for anything revolving around our Tulip Time Parade… :roll: Thanks for the welcome.

Hello all, I have recently become very interested in Mantids and I stumbled on this site a few days ago while doing some research on them. I would like to try my had at keeping a few and possibly starting my own collection…if anyone has some advice for someone just starting out, like which...