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Idolos! LOL! I know that a question like this is highly subjective and has highly subjective answers, but I am just saying, I have never had much trouble with Gongys! ;P They are delicate during the earlier instars (mismolts mainly), but once you get past that, they are just as hardy as any...

Yes, I did. The containers the ooths were in stayed around 80F during the day, and dropped to 73 at night. 

No, mating can take a long time with mantises. I have watched many instances where males remain of the female's back for days!

@Logan_123 Sorry I didn't see this earlier, Chinese can definitely handle blue bottles flies at L5 & L6, as well as house flies.

I would recommend Wandering Violins or Thistles for Intermediate-level keepers. They are generally very hardy species and fun, as long as you provide them with extra heat (which is the additional requirement that makes them intermediate-level).  At bare minimum, you should use a desk lamp with a...

3-4 fruit flies a day, or 6-8 every 2 or 3 days is about what I feed per nymph. I would just pour 6-10 flies into the deli cup with the nymph every 2 to 3 days, and let the mantis eat them at it's leisure. That is a lot easier than hand feeding her them one at a time.

Bicornis

@Sticky: Thanks! Have you raised this species before? Any words of advice?

I have adult male ghosts available for purchase on my website, they are ready to mate! I am open to trades as well, but there are only a few species I am looking for right now. PM me for trade discussions.  Thanks. Don't forget Mantid Forum members always get 20% off entire order with Discount...

congrats! Glad mothra made it to L2 successfully! 

REALLY, Josh's Frogs shouldn't have made thier culture so watery in the first place, and then this wouldn't have even been a problem! Fruit fly media is supposed to be a paste. A good paste will not be watery enough to drown the flies or even move from it's original location in the cup, even if...

Welcome! Chameleons are awesoem! I miss having them!

5/2/16: Schizocephala Bicornis! Got some breeding stock of the fairly rare species Schizocephala Bicornis (Indian grass mantis) from a great breeder and good friend in the hobby recently. I am so excited! I hope I can breed them successfully, I have never had this species before, so wish me...

Welcome!

Welcome! Beautiful mantis!

I can't get your pictures to open, or are they just supposed to be displaying?

Awesome! Congrats!

he has done this before...I never really knew why, but then when he came back, he went back and responded to so many threads he missed! So crazy! I hope he comes back soon too, he is amazingly good at helping people, and since he doesn't have a store or anything, he has the time to devote to...

Congrats!

Welcome! I have Carolina mantises available on my site! they are native, hardy, and also great for beginners. ;)