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im high as i ll do it tomorrow cause rite now i m afraid tro make it escape sorry im not a good parent, the substrate is still a little bit wet. And she atea cricket and it contain water trust me

Now she is on the pineapple, i tried to take the crickets out but there is still one i can't take out. I didnt mist today because i did the mix for plantation soil yesterday and i put a bit too much water so now it's still really wet. I'm going out now, will maybe mist when i come home or...

ok thank you. the top of her abdomen is kinda white and pale, is it normal ?

The picture is to show what im talking about. My mantis si missing the leg that is on the left of the picture

It's the front leg look at this picture: She got the 2 "claws" but only one leg at the front. It's like there is a bit missing.... Is it normal ? Will she maybe grow it later ? Seems weird cause on one side she got it and not the other.

I received it, it's smaller than i expected, very cute. I dont know which L he is though, I fed him with a small cricket and he ate it, spent about 1h30 to eat it entirely. Now he is in a big faunabox, i did put 2 crickets in case he is hungry, for now he is not moving much and he is spending...

I already made some threads but forgot to introduce myself so here it is. I'm 21 year old from Switzerland. I study philosophy and geography at the university, since I'm a kid I always loved all kind of animals. Always wanted some gecko or lizard, but never got one. I started being interested...

I will probably upload pics when the terrarium is setup. So pics incoming on sunday OR monday. Depends when I get the terrarium. For now they will be in a faunabox, i will put some plantation soil i bought in it and the top of a pineable for her to be able to climb lol. my gf gave me the idea to...

Ok, I think they must do it on a stick. Can't wait, tomorrow is the day i get it. Today I went to the shop and bought exoterra's plantation soil, some moss and grasshopers to feed the mantids. My terrarium didnt arrived yet so i will have to keep it for a few days in a faunabox. It's a big one...

Ok thanks, do you know how they do it in the nature as there are no mesh ? I will put a mesh anyways, im just curious

Ok thanks again, i think it's mesh. I can't wait to make a new good looking home for my mantis. Really excited about finally having a terrarium and a praying mantis

Thanks for your answer my friend, i will try to follow your advices, can you show me a pic of your terrarium = I will probably go with coconut fiber, one big plant and one small one. I will add some moss on the ground and a stick. I will make sure to keep a place where she can molt. About...

thanks for all your advice you are awesome. Seems like the owner managed to see that it was a female, i will get it on friday, i can not wait to get it. My exoterra will arrive on monday and until then i will keep it in a tupperware. If i think that she is big enough to go in the exoterra i will...

Thanks for the advice, i didnt figured out it was so small at l3, im a complete beginner. So how do you give them water in such a small cup ? and what should i feed them with ? I do have a lot of fruit flies in my house recently but i dont know how to catch them and i think its too small...

He said from l3 to l5 so i guess i will take an L3 and pray for it to be a female. So what should i give it to eat ? and is exoterra nano ok if i feed the mantis in a separate tank ?

Hey yo i have another questions i asked the guy selling them and he said that they are l3-l5 and that he can not sex them... should i still buy it and risk it to be a male who will die faster ?

I will soon buy a sphodromantis lineola, I will house it in an exoterra nanotall, it's expensive but looks nice and clean as it will be in my studio, i really want something that looks nice and fits in. I would love to keep it natural, but i m a complete noob in making terrariums. Which...

Thanks. do you know if it needs a heatmat or a lamp to heat it  or is it ok to keep it at like 20C

Hello, I'm really happy that I finally found an active community about mantids. I have always been fascinated by mantids and I decided that I would like to keep one of them so I have a few questions: 1) Does it make sense to only buy one mantis and not do breeding and all that stuff ? I don't...