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I had the same problem. All I did was clean out the tank and put some different twigs in for her to climb / lay on. She laid the same night. Maybe its a fairly similar situation to yours?

there were two mantids in each colour grup, both changed in exactly the same way for both ghosts and Violins. It happened as soon as they reached they're next shed

I've noticed recently that alot of people here seem to be trying at least to some extent to control the colour that their Mantids grow into. I decided to have a little experiment based on something I found out a month or two ago. I'll save you the story, but basically if you have a coloured...

Was sorting through my backlog of photos I've taken recently and thought i'd share some with you all. These two mantids I've raised from L3 to adulthood and they recently sealed the deal to leave me with some Ooths I feel guilty about posting this one online, don't tell them I did...

im not sure I understand. Your saying you built this tank, and now want suggestions from people on what you should use it for?

I think that more people should own some of these babies :)

actually thinking about it, I agree with rick. Its probably best to cut the leg just above where it starts to bend out of shape. Though it wont make a difference to the molting process (the leg looks just as useless there as it would be if it were removed), if you cut the leg now it will at the...

whatever you decide to do, you'll have to make sure that he has something with very good grip to hang from for his final molt, Its always a bit more risky with a back leg damaged/missing.

I know its not very "professional", but I always have a favourite mantis, and I always give my favourite mantis a name. This one's called Tea, and today she finally shed to an adult. Now I've always seemed to miss the final shed to an adult and I marked the occasion with some pictures. The final...

If your mantis is an adult female, sometimes they dont lay their ooths as for whatever reason they dont think any location available to them i suitable. I had this problem, though luckily I caught it early and moved the mantis into another tank with a few extra branches added to it. She laid the...

Seeing all the pictures on here lately inspired me to take some new ones myself

even if it was illness, he wouldnt have lived much longer anyway. What your describing doesnt sound good or healthy, but im sure age had something to do with it. Most mantids just generally slow down and stop when they get old

7 segments, its a male. He also has the males sheild and crest. The wings are very swollen yes. I've taped his back legs to the ceiling and given him plenty to grip onto. I hope he's alright. Probably too late though. we'll see. I'll keep you posted

I received a Mantis in the post today and im having trouble working out what the problem with him is. He looks like a sub adult, and apparently ate just before being shpped out, so i doubt its any moulting problems (i.e. he tried to molt during transit and didn't get anywhere). He appears to...

Hi there, my boxer Mantis nymphs are only at L2, and already they are doing they're "boxing" display when they come across each other. Does this mean that there is a chance that they may attack each other at such a young age? In other words, from your experiences, at what age should they be...

you "target" mantis is in fact a sub-adult, and a female. She will have wings next shed EDIT: Actually perhaps she is a L6 female (sub sub adult)

theres plenty of people in the US that would happily take some of the nymphs off your hands, plenty would pay for them.

how about a UK store anyone knows?

Received a pair of popa spurca from david, well packed and well fed. Cheers