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I don't have an answer for you but that is quite the dilemma!  Hopefully you come across it soon and it stays safe.

Sorry for your loss, he sounds like he was a great mantis.

Everyone's answers above are good; I just wanted to add that aside from feeding until plump, the frequency of feeding can be up to you.  I think every 2-3 days is common, but if you enjoy watching them hunt, I don't think feeding every day would be bad, as long as you choose the appropriate...

Sorry for the delay, but cute pictures!  If you can get pictures of the undersides of the abdomens, it should be possible to *** them now, if you want to know.

Welcome, Aairon!  There are tons of good resources on here; I know I learned a lot all at once when I first joined. :)

Great pictures of everyone!  Your ghost nymphs are making me nostalgic for when mine were just little babies. :)

Welcome to the forum, we're glad to have you!

Welcome, I'm glad to hear the kids are enjoying and benefiting from mantids!

Very cute nymph, nice pictures!

Sorry this happened.  I'm not sure what the cause could be either but it might be worth inspecting the female's enclosure for mold or even cleaning it out to be safe, if they had similar enclosures.  You could possibly also reevaluate the ventilation and humidity you were using for the...

Congrats on the hatch!  And interesting tactic for handling fruit flies, thanks for sharing.

That looks male to me.

Hi Anna, welcome to the forum!  If you post some pictures of your new mantis, members here might be able to help you identify the species.  And it sounds like you already know how to determine the gender. There's plenty of very helpful posts in this forum, including many stickied topics, but if...

How exciting, good luck and welcome to the forum!

Wow great job, and nice pictures of the event!  So glad it worked out.

I don't have personal experience with it but I was going off this reply to my question about it: Let us know what happens, and if the females do indeed have the extra molt, you should post pictures of the wing buds before and after for comparison. :)

Wow, the last orchid picture makes it look like you color coordinated her green collar and white body with the green and white enclosure haha.  She looks like a model out of a magazine! Also your Rhomboderas look great.  I have three as well now and they're a bit behind yours in growth but...

Wow that is crazy, sorry you had to go through that.  I'd feel the same way I'm sure - panicked because it hurts but not wanting to hurt her in the process of getting her off.  Really sorry. :(

Sorry for your loss, that is tough.

Did you ask any of your local pet stores?  They may carry them.  Otherwise, of the main mantis suppliers, two have them right now: https://www.mantisplace.com/product-page/melnogaster-fruit-flies https://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Fruit-Fly-Products_c26.htm And unfortunately you'll have to pay...