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Yeah, the females are larger than the males arnt they? and this species is one of the largets you can get 2 ive heard. There is a local pet shop about 10/15mins walk from mine who are open everyday and stock everything from small crickets to large locusts and crickets so if i do find she eats...

excellent! :D I got mine 2 days ago!! She moulted on the way to me so im not sure how long it will be till her next one. How big is ur one now?

Thanks mantisdude :D She is a Giant Asian Mantis. They are really cool! :D ive been wanting one for a while but last week i thought i will jus go for it!! How long you had yours for?

yeah i seem to recall trying this when i was younger :roll: jus to see what would happen! lol, i killed it! think i will be more carefull this time! :)

yeah ive heard of doing that. Think i read it on here. Also have heard it before when reading about david blane thats what he does for one of his "tricks" brings flies back to life :roll:

They say flightless houseflies http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=470 Yeah i defo think the fruit files would be too small. She moulted yesterday i think, when on average is their next moult?

ok found some from livefoods.co.uk. Gonna order them and see how they go! I also did a search and realise that its best to open them 1st outside!! lol, coz some are apparently not flightless!!

ahhh ok!! that would be easier! lol! I take it jus put in some fruit/veg in with them when they hatch. I might see if i can find some flightless flies! Otherwise i will have much trouble getting them out! lol

yeah thats a good idea! i will see if i can get some flies! i think they are all dying out now coz the weather is starting to get colder tho!! :? :( Im not sure if thinning out the moss will make a difference because the crickets are only about 5mm they will hide under the smallest bit of...

hi, I am finding the small crickets i am feeding my mantid at the moment will jus disappear into the moss at the bottom of the enclosure. Bigger ones might be ok in there but im not sure if she can handel them yet. Should i take her out everytime i feed her? Im not sure what to do about it...

here is my one jus sorted it today :D Ive also got this for when she grows a bit (moss will be going down) Might split this into 2 and get another further down the line!

Yeah it does get quite cold in the winter in the good ole UK :? Yeah i thougth the mat would be better. has a look around and only got a small one. keeps the big enclosure at 23/24 degrees constantly.

Ive got her now :D http://mantidforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4308 Got some pics on there 2 :) She is a Hierodula Membranacea (Giant Asian mantis). I wanted to start off with something as easy as possible for my 1st one! Hopefully i will be able to keep her ok :)

Thats good, it will be her home for a while then! 4 now i will probably put the smaller one into the bigger enclosure. I have a heat mat underneath so it will add a bit more warth as the temperature here now is steadily dropping :( I can count 5/6 but i guess i can get a more possitive ID...

i hadnt put her in there at that point she was still eating so i left her in the cup she came in. If you see the leaf in plastic container she is about 3/4 the size of that she has a good amount of room to moult. I know the pics arnt the best but can u tell if she is infact a she? Thanks :D...

Hi all, Got my mantid today! (thanks ian). I think its a she coz i can only count 5/6 segmends and she(?) has a fairly wide abdomen. I got her out the box and was all :D she is tiny at the mo, although she must of moulted on the way there was another perfectly formed mantid in there :)...

got mine today! so tiny :D Very well packaged!! No problems at all and ian was very patient with all of my questions that no doubt, he has been asked a million times before from other beginners!! Thanks Mate! :D

ok, i will see if i can get some of that from my local petshop. Its quite handy! only about 15mins walk from my house and sell live food as well. A box of crickets is only £2.50 :) I will be getting the giant asain mantis so these might not need misting as often i understand.

ok, i will fill it up now then so it has time to get to room temperature. Would you say its essential to add the drops or is it just like an extra precaution? Also how much would u suggest spraying? Jus a light mist say every other day jus to keep the humidity up?

hi, I have done a search for this but couldnt find it. Would the water you mist the mantid/enclosure with be better if it was luke warm rather than straight out the cold tap? Will this make any difference at all? Im jus getting the final bits ready as he arrives tomorrow!!! :D Thanks