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I like to fuss and keep a careful eye on ALL of my mantids seperately until L/L5 . ( Because of the increased chance of death ) So it may be a smart move for you , but if they are all eating equal amounts and are active then what you're doing is fine.

So I tried some different things with lighting and got some very cool results. Never thought my camera had this sort of zoom! Anyways I'm making a thread for each instar of my Chinese. These shots are of one of my L2. His legs seem quite green , does anyone know if this will be a green...

Where did you obtain this?

Some of my chinese had eye defects like that. After a few molts it went away though

I don't mind seperating them. I can identify each one better , and ensure proper growth. L4 is probably when I put them together but as long as yours are doing okay communally I have no complaints! Everyone has seperate methods.I'm sort of a perfectionist and SUPER careful with my little guys...

The Chinese are a pleasure. I would recommend them . I'd also recommend ghosts or gongys because of the communal options involved. ( But I'm not sure if they're legal. I have them anyways though :P ) Honestly though if you're only getting the " legal species " There isn't much to choose from...

I prefer separating my nymphs into plastic cups so I can take care of each one better, make sure everyone has enough food and overall make it so they have an increased chance at growing. Once they are L5/L4 I put them in large enclosures like the one you have.

would it be okay to feed ants ( those small black ones bigger then fruit flies but smaller then house flies ) to a three week old chinese mantis?

The second one looks really interesting !! Same with the first. but the third looks quite a bit like a violin mantis but with a large shield crest

Cute! I love those big eyes :huh:

I just have a simple question for you guys. How long does it take for a Chinese nymph to recover after his first molt? When will they be strong enough for me to take pictures ? :P Should I wait a couple of hours or a day?

Cute little guys! How big do adults get?

No after they hatched the eggs must have dislocated and fell onto the ones on the bottom. IT was a huge mess.

Alright thanks all! And yes I'm still only feeding them crickets/ff's. I was just curious about how they manage to eat such large bony prey and if they are at alright after.

Oh dear :( Because out of two eggs only like 50 nymphs actually hatched but about 100 others were crushed because the eggs fell during shipping. I currently have about 20 extremely healthy ones. more than two weeks old. Do you think they will all perish due to chance? all eating a ton and...

Simply stunning. I must have one. How big do they grow?

Well mine ate like 2 days after hatching . Ever since they've been stuffing their faces with fruit flies. Any estimation for me? they haven't molted and I've had em for more then two weeks.

Anyone know if pinky mice would be okay? But how does the mantis cope with bones?

Don't worry! Since I got fruit flies Susie has been eating those up. Crickets are now only for when I can't get a hold of better feeders

He's not :) Also My mio male died a month after molting to adult. Suppose it's just life :/ Sorry for your loss!