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My African nymph just molted for about the third time since its arrival, and this time it gained an inch and sprouted huge wings! Do the wings mean it's an adult now? And how can I tell the gender? I asked the breeder, and she said that "you just have to get to know the species," which wasn't...

Thanks, I'll probably stick to distilled. :)

I've been using distilled water for my mantids, since I wasn't sure whether or not I could use water with chlorine and chloramine. But would it be safe to use tap water? I tried to do a forum search on the topic, but "tap" has less than three letters and I couldn't use it to search.

Okay, I think I used too much water when I prepared this batch of moss, so between drying it out a little and the vinegar solution, I think I'll be able to fix it. Thanks!

I set up a 9" Kritter Keeper for my ghost mantid's adult home, and I'm housing a young African in there right now. The setup is just coconut husk bedding and driftwood right now. Both the substrate and the wood are molding. Is there any way to stop the mold and prevent it in the future? And will...

Ohhhhh, I've just re-read your topic and I see now. When you said you had an overstock that you didn't want to go to waste, I thought you meant you wanted to get rid of them. I'll have 100 houseflies.

Hi, I'm Clare, the owner of a ghost mantis and an African mantis. This is my second try at raising mantids - my first African died due to a stupid beginner's mistake, so I'm giving it another go. I just received these two yesterday. The breeder estimates that they're at the third instar right...