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I think you have to make those yourself. Just buy a bunch of small rubbermaid bins and cut out the lids and hot glue in window mesh fabric. 

One of my female nymphsmis missing her backleg, is this a problem by any chance?

I have the following up for trade- WC Geosesarma cf. dennerle pair 1 Paragaleodes cf. pallidus or occidentalus 5 tylobolus uncigerus 1 vinegaroon I can also include some red runners as feeders on request I’d really prefer trade but payment is ok as well.  Stuff I’m willing to trade for-...

I have an L5 heterochaeta what appears to be a male. Will trade for any other sp of mantids other than ghosts or chinese(preferably pairs or groups). Looking in particular for creobroter but any species will do. 

Ok, checked up on both and it looks like for at one of the females her body is slightly slanting in one direction and she can’t really hold her raptorial forelegs tightly up to her thorax like all the others. It isn’t terribly noticeable, so do you think she’ll be able to make it to the next molt?

Thanks, and pnigomantis. She seems to be doing ok and even took down a roach, despite having a slightly slanted body shape.

Unfortunately no, this was before my male passed away.

What about fiberglass mesh? I just used it for the majority of my mantids and now I’m having doubts

Polyspilota aeruginosa. Almost like chinese mantids but a bit bigger and way more robust. Bottomless appetites and they had a wide range or colors as well, from reddish brown to almost turquoise. 

One of my other mantids molted and I saw this weird scab-looking thing. Should I be concerned? It seems like now all of my mantids are going through molting problems of some sort and I don’t know why. 

It’s multi purpose but it’s mainly described as window mesh. 

Is it safe to use it straight out of the package?

I got some Adfors Saint-Gobain fiberglass mesh, is t safe for mantids? Do I need to cure it or can I use it right away?

I need some sort of surface for larger mantids to hold onto when they molt. I had 2 mismolts within less than a day because both mantids fell. 

I don’t have access to any fiberglass mesh atm so I’ll try aluminum, but I’ll definitely get some asap. 

I’ll keep that in mind; how is the aluminum bad for the tarsi?

The brand is Adfors aluminum window screening; it’s some sort of aluminum mesh for screen doors I think. Would this be safe for mantids? I remember a while back I used it for my ants and they did fine, and I noitce that some sellers use some sort of metal mesh on their lids. I haven’t used it...

Have a 2/2.5 month old adult female for trade. I’m not really picky about what to trade for but preferably any mantis breeding pair/groups. Pm me if interested. Located in MD. 

Good point! I checked up on her and she seems to be doing ok as of now. Also I was under the impression that in order foe them to obtain moisture you’d need to mist them so they can lick the water off of their bodies but I was probably wrong. 

Ok, so the other female double shield that I thought wasn’t going to molt just molted and now it looks like every other one of my mantids are about to molt. I must admit I’m a bit overwhelmed if they’ll mismolt and I’m really hoping nothing bad will happen. However for her, I didn’t think that...