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Looks good so far. Great project.

Great picture. Display is awesome.

Heyas  and welcome.

Yeppers. Hard to not feel a bit slow when you realize what you just did. Thankfully done with molts for a while, all adult now. But I did manage to interrupt 3 molts along the way. Now if they just didn't turn their heads and look up at me, their passing would be easier for me I think.

Woot!    Yeah that molting on the side thing. Two of mine did that and had me freaking out for hours.

Awesome! Sorry can't help with this but wow. What a find.

Great

We learn by doing. Often we learn most from out mistakes. Seems to work that way for me. Learn and move on with new knowledge.

Woot!!! So glad that worked for you!       :clap:

@Mantis_M Your are in Florida! There are mantis all over that state. Lived in Orlando for 15 yrs and fished all over the state. Was still there when this forum started I think. If I had only known what was around me. Sure you have to learn where and how to look, but that is no biggie. I'm...

Heyas and welcome.  Lot's of great knowledge here. And some really awesome people at all levels of knowledge.

pm sent. I assume you are getting grief from ppl on facebook or like sites. I would be surprised if that didn't happen there. Frankly, I try to stay away from facebook. Just not my taste in places to discuss much in a logical sane manner. Sometimes but not very often. As far as giving grief why...

Guess this is the case with a lot of us.  I learn slow, interrupted molts 3 times. But that was with 8 mantis. After 4 months I started to panic less, I guess. Sure didn't like the feeling when I realized what I had done, again.

@Zuzu Man how I wish I could have gotten mine to look half as good as yours. Think I heard once "Grandpa makes neat stuff, but he might need some art classes." Real talent you have.

Took me a long time to learn why to use a drainage layer. Among many other things, it gives a great place for isopods and other biological cleaners to live around and thrive. Uniform gradual hydration was possible. Just wetting the top only made it hard and compacted, bone dry underneath. Once...

Achmed, the Dead terrorist.    Old man is my favorite. He says a lot of what I used to think. LOL

Sessions would be the way to go at least the first time around. Unless you have extra adults of each ***.

@Jgod thanks.

Never having Really watched for a molt before, I paid much more attention to what I thought was going on this time. Seeing the various parts become "glistening" with what looked like moisture from inside I figured another day of so. 4 weeks later the molt to adult was done and fine. Adjusted...

Those are pretty cool.