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Bit late but I keep them at around 75f-80f but I am sure that they would do just fine. They are very aggressive! 

Hi welcome to the forum!

I had a pair of two devil flower mantids (idolomantis) and one decided one night to go for the other I kept them well fed but I suspect that the heat was to low at 23c? One was l3 and one was l4 but they both started at l3? Any ideas? 

yes it is quite possible. I have had issues with crickets in the past. normally they vomit or lose balance. This is especially true for flower species like yours.  It is much better to feed flies or roaches to flower species. Happy to help. 

I am very sad to hear that.😟 What did you feed him? This may have been a contributing food  if it was something like crickets. 

Thank you! I am really enjoying this forum so far. its full of good info that you cant really find anywhere else. I unfortunately lost an idolo due to miss molt. I know that they are difficult but she was only L4-L5 stage and a made sure that she had plenty of sticks to grip. She still fell...

like Mr. ghost mantis said it just means that they just want to molt. I had a sub male do this. Its completely normal. 

Just put them in the fridge and take out as needed. It will just make them dormant for a while. l Have also has GB flies last for weeks this way. When you want to feed them just wake them up and drip some liquid honey inside the container. 

just use a well ventilated 32oz deli cup. although they do require a relative humid environment don't overdo it or you could cause mold or stuffy air. paper towels at the bottom to help cushion any falls and help with humidity. If its young nymph (L1- L3)  don't overdo the moisture, Hope this...

hello everyone. I am a young mantis keeper (secondary school) with a great passion for this hobby. I look forward to meeting people on this forum. my collection currently consists off a ghost mantis, cat eye, thistle , psychomantis sp, a deroplatys lobata and finally a empusa sp 

really cool care sheet. this species is incredible but so fragile. I unfortunately lost mine today. she miss molted although I gave her high heat and lots of proper gripping sticks to molt off. she must of fallen but I have no idea why.