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I will try misting also .My biggest problem is the male can't seem to climb since he is missing his front right toe . He is trying to climb but keeps falling and she stays more toward the top of the enclosure. So as of now about all I can do is place him on her back and hope she gives him a few...

My female ghost mantid laid her 3rd infertile oothecae 30 minutes ago exactly 9 days after the last. If my female is unreceptive to the male because she is already producing her eggs then how early should I introduce the male before she starts producing her next eggs? Should I try to introduce...

I tried introducing my male ghost day 7 after my female ghost laid her second in fertile ooth the male was ready  but the female took off runing with him trying to grab on. Apparently the male has lost the ends of his front two toes on his front legs and the ends of the toes on his raptor's. He...

My female ghost is climbing all over the enclosure today most likely looking for a place to lay a  second in fertile ooth. I will warm them up ahead of time next time.  Thanks for the tip 

Well I reintroduced my male to my female ghost mantid and he got on her back and she started climbing all over the enclosure . Several times it seems as though she was trying to kick him off so after a couple hours I separated them. Is this normal behavior from the female? This is my only male...

Thanks The female is no trouble to feed but the male has little interest in food even a fluterering moth stuck up to his mouth. I will try again in about a week.Moderators fell free to delete second post I tried to in edit. My mantids are not cooperating and neither is my web browser sorry for...

My female ghost mantid is about 5 weeks mature and as of Monday my male is 2 weeks mature.I put them together last night for a few hours but the female wasn't to receptive she climbed all over the enclosure with him on her back. I am sure they didn't couple up. This afternoon she is laying her...

I will have to figure out how to rotate pictures.They were originally turned right.

This is a 3gallon aquarium I have converted over for my female ghost mantid. I am hoping to use this as a breeding tank. I going to keep the female in here and introduce the male for a short time for breeding.

I have the small enclosure she came in but she already knows all my tricks of getting her in it. I will get some more insect cups so all I have to do is switch to a new cup. Does switching to new enclosure stress them?

I probably would have gotten into mantids years ago if I would have known more about there personality's. Now I know to watch for high climbing, jumping,and later flying. I guess I need to invest in one of those mesh cubes so I can put theme in while doing maintenance on there enclosures...

This is a Aquaview 360 3 gallon from wallmart drilled for cross ventilation used to house my versicolor now houses my avic avic. under $30 for enclosure. I even sometimes use included led lights in top.

I was changing the paper towel out of my L4 ghost mantid enclosure while the curious little mantid climbs everything. She reached way out trying to reach one of the other mantid enclosures but it was about 2 1/2" away. I thought this was really cute until she jumped to the other enclosure. I am...

Got my first Mantids from Mantis Monarch today 3 Phyllocrania paradoxa gost mantids they arrived alert and healthy.Plus also received 2 Miomantis binotata that were included extra. ( thanks) This was totaly positive transaction. Great packing got what I ordered in a timely fashion couldn't ask...

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I have been reading quite a few post on this forum and I am already learning a lot.

Thank you I have read several of your post DIY habitat especially and appreciate the support. I have saved several dehydrated spiders before and had to try to save this mantid. but after research I realized it was a male close to the end of its cycle and that was probably a contributing...

Thank you And I know the list will get longer that's the fun part. The list gets longer and my house gets smaller. HaHA

Hello I am new to Mantids but not new to insects. I have been keeping spiders starting with trapdoor spiders and Tarantulas since 2009 and now have 3o tarantulas 2 trapdoors and a dipluridae plus 3 centipedes. Last week I tried to save a Mantid I found on my porch Its legs were folded under So I...