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Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll find plenty of valuable information here - I know I did!

Glad to help, it was definitely an informative post!

@Predatorhousepet The post with the pictures of the molting posture is here: I only found it because I remembered who had posted it.

Aw cute, kind of looks like an awkward teenager. :) Thanks for sharing!

Welcome to the forum, that is a great and diverse collection you have! I stumbled across mantids unexpectedly too and never knew what I had been missing. :)

Glad to hear it went (mostly) well! I usually handle my fruit flies outside so that escapees aren't a problem. For example, I transfer the amount needed from the culture to a deli cup with a lid, and then dump the contents of the deli cup into the enclosure inside the house. I do multiple deli...

I ordered 3 L2 Creobroter pictipennis - he posted them for sale and I got there too late but he had more that would be ready in a week or so and he messaged me to let me know when they were ready. He promptly shipped them the following day and they arrived in great condition, including an extra...

Hah, probably yes!

Glad to hear that! With my ghosts, I just left the infertile ooths in there until the next time I cleaned out or redid the enclosure, or just left them until the ghost died. I scraped/pried them off the branches they were laid on using a knife. I don't think there's any harm whether you choose...

Shh, don't let anyone on this forum hear you say that! ?

Sorry to hear that, but it sounds like she had a great life with you. :)

How did things end up going? Did she lay an ooth? I just wanted to mention that I had a female ghost that had a similar droopy abdomen at a similar weird angle. She was also not mated. She lived on for months, for a normal lifespan, despite the strange angle, and also laid many infertile ooths...

Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you've got a great collection already.

@Synapze Haha, I haven't tried the species yet but they are supposed to be easy to care for, and small but ferocious hunters. Creobroter gemmatus is also seen in the hobby pretty often and I think they are very similar. I am getting mine from yen_saw on these forums and he might have more if...

How many are you intending to catch and hang on to at a time? If you just want to keep them for a day or so, long enough to get them home after work and feed them to your mantis, they should be fine with nothing. If you need them to last a few days though due to surplus, then yeah you'll need to...

I know I'm late but I just wanted to add that fruit flies can be such a pain! ? I only get new nymphs twice a year and so I haven't bothered with maintaining backup fruit fly cultures once my nymphs graduate, and just buy a new one for my new nymphs if they need it. I've got some Creobroter...

That garden is beautiful, but as mentioned, not ideal for mantids. However, you obviously have a gift for designing vivariums and similar, so I have no doubt you'll be able to come up with something amazing that is also mantid-friendly. The creativity is half the fun of keeping mantids, in my...

Welcome! I started with Chinese followed by ghost mantises too. And I agree that those pictures look like Chinese ooths.

Welcome, I'm sure you'll find tons of useful information in those books and on the forums.

Welcome to the forum! Choosing a first species is fun. :)