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    idolomantis falling while moulting

    Nice Ellroy, I'm expecting mine to become L8 within a week or so (male within a day or two, female a little later). Nervous times are beginning. My female still hangs with 2 or 3 legs on the ceiling which I changed over a month ago from mesh to mesh with grass attached to (so that the mesh is...
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    Exporting Mantids/Oötheca from Surinam

    Anybody? Restrictions in general? I don't like to spend some months in a south american prison for bringing some little insects back home :?
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    Exporting Mantids/Oötheca from Surinam

    My sister is going to Surinam next year and, since I'm planning a visit, I was wondering whether there would be some restrictions/laws of bringing animals back from that country (in particular mantids off course). I extremely like Acanthops and Choeradodis and it would be nice to bring some...
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    Why aren't we captive breeding Idolomantis??

    My idolomantis 'stock' for the moment: L7 1/1 L4 2/2 The person I bought them from advised me to keep them at 24-27°C (=75-81F). Isn't this a bit too cold? He breeds them so he must know what he's talking about, although... (I'm keeping mine at 27°C now) @Christian: bring on the Idolomantis...
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    idolomantis falling while moulting

    Hi, Let me introduce myself first: I'm Steven from Belgium, I had mantises before and restarted in october when I saw Idolomantis diabolica on a fair here in Antwerp. I bought an L5 couple (both L7 now) and I have only one mission now: breeding them :wink: An impression, my female eating a...
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