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Chinese go through a natural diapause anyway, so cold temps shouldn't affect the ooth negatively in any way.  - MantisGirl13

Australia or Malaysia. Ecuador is beautiful too but I've already been there twice. - MantisGirl13

What species? - MantisGirl13

Mantids will only eat live prey. Meat won't sustain them. You likely hatched Tenodera sinensis, or Chinese mantids. They have a very large dieoff rate, so the majority that hatch will not survive and that is normal. Feed it every day or every other day until it molts, then give it 2 days before...

I have several professionals including an accomplished entomologist assisting and advising me. I will have separate groups of nymphs to test all the possible variables that have been suggested to me. Each group will have 20-40 nymphs depending on how many I can acquire.  - MantisGirl13

Welcome to the forum! - MantisGirl13

Welcome! - MantisGirl13

Welcome to the forum! It's great to have another teen on the forum!! I'm almost 16 and I'm in PA.  - MantisGirl13

That's no fun. I've been doing online school all year. I get to go to school in person for the first time on Monday though! Your kids are lucky that they have been able to go to school up until now. Covid sucks.  - MantisGirl13

Check out the blog! https://themantisgirl.wordpress.com/ - MantisGirl13

Were the mantids adults when you bought them? It sounds like you're doing things correctly. Are you using any chemical in or around the enclosure? How's the ventilation? What was the petstore feeding them? Did you use untreated tap water to mist them?  - MantisGirl13

Nothing you can do about the wings. Make sure she can get around and that there are no injuries. - MantisGirl13

That's the plan!  - MantisGirl13

Beautiful mantids! Those Orthodera are stunning. - MantisGirl13

Yup, that's pretty accurate! 😂 - MantisGirl13

Ghostie's one of my best friends in case you couldn't tell. Lol.  @MantisMart is another one of my best friends and he is also a teen. There aren't many teens on the forum other than us three though.

Happy New Year! - MantisGirl13

Welcome to the forum! - MantisGirl13

Welcome to the forum! It's good to have more teens on here. Ghostie (@MrGhostMantis ) can get annoying sometimes. 😂 Jk.  I'm almost 16, and Ghostie and I are both in the US. - MantisGirl13

Carrot fed crickets aren't good feeders, but then again, crickets aren't good feeders in the first place. Crickets can carry harmful bacteria in their gut, and that is what causes vomit and death in mantids. Carrot fed roaches and mealworms are fine. - MantisGirl13