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Do they have to be adults to mate? Someone asked me today. What do you do with the nymphs you don't keep? I am misting the container twice a day, she drinks from the droplets on the screen on top. I hope that is enough for her? She was nice and plump but after not eating for two days she was...

Okay, I'm going to make this sound like a political debate, but when is birth defined? When they hatch from the ooth or when mama lays them? Because I was thinking that it was their hatch date. And wouldn't wild mantids start hatching around April? Which would make her about 6 months old? Which...

You mean old and ready to go? I read that they can live up to a year. Is that a stretch?

This is the wild mantis that I adopted a little over a week ago when my cats brought her in my house. This past Sunday she ate one fat mealworm, about half a wild cricket and the head of a mighty big grasshopper. That was the last of the bugs I could catch for her, it's been cold here and I've...

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Hey dtuck91. I did do a search of the forums, not extensive, I admit, but I can't find an answer to this question: Is my mantis done with moulting? She looks full grown to me but I'm no expert. I just posted pictures of her if anyone can tell from those. If she's not done moulting, does she...

I didn't know we had Carolinas in Jersey. The things you learn.

Quick, go catch a Chinese before they're all gone. That's what I did. Sort of.

Okay, about the stick to hold onto. Do I have to bake them first to get rid of mold or anything? Where do you buy your roaches? Today I caught 5 crickets for her! One's in there with her right now. Now what do I feed the crickets? I put in some leaves of a plant I saw them eating. She seems...

Hello all. I did not see any cat actually carrying the mantid in. Just found her crawling around. I have one cat that brings me big live bugs quite often, I've had cicadas, beettles, and cave crickets brought to me. Some are slightly mangled and die, some appear unharmed and I release. Now I'll...

What are you feeding her?

I've had my first mantis for 3 days now. So glad she lived. One of my cats brought me a full grown female Chinese Praying Mantis. I found her crawling around my apartment this past Tuesday evening. She looked unharmed so I decided to run out quick before Petco closed and buy a tank and some...