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Very cool!

It definitely does vary between species and I don't have any experience with budwings, but my four ghosts took between 40 and 66 days for their final molt.  I know ghosts are known to spend a long time as subadult specifically, and perhaps that's also true for budwings.  And if not, yours might...

Yeah I agree with the others.  I believe the ones that prefer flying prey are less likely to show interest in crawling prey.  As in, the crickets might just not catch their eye.  But if they do, then feel free to use them. That is weird that you've had such bad luck with fly pupae.  I've had a...

My four ghosts that I assume came from the same ooth or at least a very similar hatch time (purchased them at the same instar at the same time) differed quite a bit in their growing: 9/17/17 - First female molted to adult 11/3/17 - First male molted to adult 11/22/17 - Second male molted to...

Great pictures as always.

What species is this? Very cool pictures though overall!  Seeing the orchids hatching is awesome.  Thanks for sharing!

@Kermit Interesting idea, I am going to try it next time I'm dealing with fruit flies.  Thanks!

Welcome, looking forward to seeing you around the forum. :)

Cool picture, I look forward to seeing the whole series once they grow up. :)

Welcome! Good luck with the ghost ooths. :)

Welcome to the forum!  There's plenty of valuable information here that helped me start in the hobby. :)

337 days, wow!  Your nymphs are very cute though.  I think I can even see one cleaning its antenna already in the second picture. :D

Yeah, I do the same thing even in summer with fruit flies.

Sorry for the loss of your male.  That is tough!

I love being able to step out onto the deck in winter to easily handle feeders. :)

Welcome!  Do you have any exotic mantids now or are you looking to get some?  What species?

Welcome, and good luck with the project! :)

Amazing work!  Can't wait to see it painted too. :)

Based on what you are saying, it sounds like she is getting ready to molt.  Let us know!

Like most, I buy mine online.  Some reptile shows do have mantids, but as mentioned you might not be able to find out for sure if they do and if so what they have until you get there.  It's possible you can contact the vendors in advance that are likely to carry them to see what they plan to...