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Very sad that my adult female ghost mantis Bigsby has passed on to the big mantis heaven today. She was a great and happy mantis. She lived for nearly 21 months! She was 3 days shy of being 21 months old! I think she was one of my longest living ghosts. She molted to an adult last Christmas on...

I have a bunch of Ghost mantises available for sale! Ghost ooths, Nymphs, and a few Adults are available. Price drop! Ghost ooths $20 each. Ghost Nymphs $7 each. Get 5 nymphs for $32. Nymphs are L2 ~ L4. Ghost Adult females $16 each Ghost Adult Male $16 each Older Adult Females $14 Each...

That's fine. I was just wondering if you had. Thanks anyway. Since you don't have much experience with them I would say don't waste your time since it wouldn't be much info anyway. I would say only if you had extra time or nothing else to write lol.

Do you have any information on Grizzled mantises? I did not see it in your caresheet though so I am assuming you just haven't worked with that species yet?

Is this a mantis care sheet you created? Very thorough and well done. Excellent job. It's like a scientific paper!

Mantis update! Here is the mantis family! Chinese mantis Chase thinking that tweezers taste good! She did not want to let go! Then Carolina mantis Mistshadow my only green Carolina this year. She is so pretty! And Misfit the happy Male Grizzled mantis! Avosa my Grizzled girl this year that...

Female Adult Ghost mantises for sale. Limited amount available. Females $24 each. Shipping is Via Priority Mail. Shipping from Maryland. PM if interested.

Carolina mantises need overwintering time otherwise they might not hatch properly. Generally the ootheca should be in the cold for at least 2 months or so. They can hatch without overwintering but will be far fewer mantises and they may be sickly. Best to overwinter them in the fridge for a...

Has anyone tried it before? I most likely won't try myself if there's a high change the ooths would never hatch. But wanted to know if anyone has done it and if it worked or not.

So I have been wondering, is it possible to put Ghost ooths in the fridge so they don't hatch right away, for example don't hatch in the middle of winter, and wait until the spring? I know ghosts don't require overwintering but am just wondering if it is possible to delay hatching by putting...

I am assuming the mantis completed its molt by now. But is the mantis ok? Yes you can hold the mantis to help it finish its molt if it fell and would otherwise not molt correctly. Just carefully hold it by the tip of one or two of its legs. I have held a ghost before when i accidentally knocked...

Perhaps the two that hatched were just emerging early. Which means more might hatch later. Or maybe the ooth was too dry or something that can cause that to happen. Yeah I would wait a few weeks to see if more hatch out.

What exactly is phase 22? what is its full name and where can it be gotten? Mostly when I look up cold packs I just get exercise related items which are expensive and usually quite large.

Does anyone know what type of cooling packs are best to use for shipping mantises in warmer weather? Like what type can you use? I don't want to use anything that might be detrimental to mantises or anything. And where I can get some? And what brands? What do people here use? Thanks!

Aww they are so cute!

Hi and welcome! Your mantises are precious!

Possibly, but there is no real way to know if an ooth is fertile by looking at it from the outside. But I am guessing it does have babies.

As long as the breeding was successful, that is they actually connected for a period of time and sperm was transferred, then the eggs will be fertilized. It does not matter how long or short after a successful mating for the ootheca to be viable. It will be fertilized because female insects...

I am trying to downsize my mantises. I have a lot of Ghosts. So I am doing a super sale for Ghost mantises for a limited time! Ghost mantis nymphs: Nymphs are $6 each (nymphs are L2 ~ L4) I can also do bulk! Ghost mantis Ootheca: $15 each (Limited number of ooths!) Adult Ghost mantises: $14...

Alas sadness. Asoka my Adult female Grizzled mantis has passed onto the big mantis heaven. Rip Asoka, you will be missed! My little ninja mantis 😭 😭😭 She lived for a year and 4 months. On a happier note, my Chinese mantises have started hatching!