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Thanks but we won't be able to put her outside because she is not indigenous to where we live, also I'm thinking the cold night air would harm her. I'm in Canada and it's getting pretty cold at night now. She was found at the airport on a shipment from China so I don't think she'll find a mate...

Is there any way to tell if our wild caught Mantis is expecting??  We’ve had her two weeks. She has a ravenous appetite and has grown a big belly but she was definitely starving when we found her. What do you think?? Shes eating two crickets a day, that seems like a lot?

Hi we’ve only had our wild Twiggy Girl for two weeks. She’s pretty happy crawling around and turning to look at us when we talk to her, but will she ever fly with those impressive looking wings? I’m always a little bit nervous when we take her out that she might decide to take off...

Hi I’m BRAND new to this scene. We found Twiggy Girl outside,  I found a cheap terrarium and purchased coconut fibre substrate, some sticks from outside and a couple of silk plants from the pet store. I thought  she’d love her playground but she literally spends every minute hanging on the lid...

Is there any chance she might lay eggs?? We found her wild so could it be possible? We’ve had her for two weeks

Here is our sweet Twiggy girl ? that last photo is how she looked when we found her :(

Oh thanks so much for identifying her :) Im really sad to hear she won’t be with us for long :(  She’s such an interesting little creature and we’re really fond of her. Oh for sure we will be getting another !  

Hi MantisGirl13 No we have never kept a mantis before, we found her so didn’t know her species or really anything about her at all.  We are an animal loving home, all creatures great and small, so when we found her nearly dead we just had to help her. 

Hi there  This is Twiggy (or her other name my daughter calls her Chop Suey). My husband found her outside a couple weeks ago, she was very skinny and barely moving. We’ve never owned a Mantis before but felt compelled to try and save this interesting little creature. I’ve been hand feeding her...

Hi there, Thanks for the add, we live outside Vancouver BC, Canada. I joined this group to learn how to best care for our new little family member. We found her outside, she was skinny and barely moving. Now she’s happy in her new home and has a ferocious appetite.  My daughter calls her Chop...