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Yeah, if you opt for keeping the vermiculite as your substrate, you should replace it weekly, especially if you have a lot of it!

Usually I don't clean them much, if at all, when I have isopods in there. I make all of my enclosures that have microfauna with the 4 layer approach (drainage layer, substrate barrier, substrate layer, and ground cover). Keep the dirt moist, so the isopods and springtails thrive, and usually I...

Welcome!  Mantises make better pets than, fish, so I say you made a wise choice in considering them. ;)

No problem, glad to help! :)  I will probably ship either tomorrow or Wednesday, sound good?

Generally the dwarf white can stand it a bit drier than the dwarf purple, but otherwise, I don't think there is much difference. I have more purple right now though. ;)

I have isopods in stock on my website.

Recently received a package from Dave. Great packing, great communication, and great healthy mantises. He was very professional to work with and I look forward to doing more business with him again soon!

Welcome to the community! here you will find the people that are just as crazy and in love with mantises as you. ;)

Yay! Glad she likes her new home!

I can tell you with 100% certainty that your crickets had the cricket disease and it is also killing your mantises. The crickets would not have died so quickly otherwise and your mantids are showing the same signs. That is why i always warn people against feeding crickets. I am very sorry for...

Orchids can really be such divas sometimes! Just try not to worry too much. She will eventually eat, I have never had a mantis die because they purposefully starved themselves, especially if they are healthy! I can offer my orchid something one day, and she will take it in a second, then the...

Beautiful! The stump looks like it was an excellent find!

Welcome!  Watching your first ever mantis ootheca is definitely an awesome experience!

These pupae are extremely fresh! Just completed pupating yesterday! Purchase now and they will continue to hatch at room temperature for a month or longer!  Here are my prices:  100 pupae for $4.99 + shipping 300 pupae for $9.99 + shipping 500 pupae for $11.99 + shipping 1000 pupae for...

Beautiful! I love using Fittonia with in my orchid and Indian flower inclosures! The plants grow great in terrariums, and make amazing backgrounds for photos too!

good luck!

It does kind of look like he is hanging from one foot which is generally not a good sign. Give it another 30 minutes, if nothing looks like it has changed, than go into the cage and check things out. 

Carolina Mantis L4/L5 (Stagmomantis carolina) = $7.99 each + shipping.  I will send specific genders, if requested. Great and hardy as pets for beginners, or for your garden to keep pests away! Please PM me if you have any questions, and purchase from https://www.panterrapets.com/. Mantid...

They are delicate in early instars (prone to mismolts mainly), but once they get to L4 and higher, they are pretty sturdy.  When given a lamp for heat, a mesh cage for an enclosure (cheap and readily available at all the mantis shops), flies for food (also readily available at all the mantis...

 I have never raised dead leaf mantises myself, so I can't really comment on them, but what part of raising orchid mantises do you think makes them intermediate level? High humidity requirements? They are extremely hard to get to reproduce (which is why they are absurdly hard to come by these...