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Yeah, I am raising them. Fun facts: both varieties of these quail begin laying eggs at 6 weeks old They lay an egg everyday. They can be kept 4/birds a sq ft(though I prefer to give more)  It takes 4-5 quail eggs to equal the weight of a large chicken egg Can be kept indoors or out. Also...

Welcome, its always nice to see another Canadian interested in mantids. Im working with a few species. 

Only one of my button quails hatched: and here he is dried off and fluffed up I hear that the saying 'as cute as a button' might originate from this tiny button quail, which certainly would fit:)

Another fellow hatched this morning, he's all dry fluffy now:)

So I have been incubating some eggs for a few weeks, and I heard some squeaking a couple hours ago, here's what I saw: Since its the first hatchling he began chirping loudly, calling to locate his siblings(non of whom have hatched yet. So to settle him down I held him and my hands till he...

Hey guys, What are your experiences shipping mantids in low temps are. Im going to send some out with insulation and a heat pack with overnight shipping. Its not severely cold yet but freezing is still a risk. I've never shipped mantids in the cold though I've read many folks in USA ship all...

Oh I think we've all been bitten by the mantid bug;) Maybe not literally, though last night I came close. One of my guys got all his legs stuck in his molt, so I attempting to rescue it. After he fell onto my hand and he must have panicked cause he latched on for a few seconds. He's not even an...

Depends on what species it is. You can try searching for the species name or common name aswell as 'food plants' and you will find people talking about which plants have been successfully used with your species. Many of these food plants can be sprouted from seed in little pots cups or trays...

Hey MannyMantid, welcome!

Hi msteacher, welcome to the forum.

Hi Itsdelliott, Welcome to the forum. They are pretty cool creatures aren't they? Welcome to the forum. This is a great resource where you can probably find an answer to any questions you have. Lots of breeders, and a breeder feedback section so you can guage peoples track records. Hope you...

I do like to but I usually dont leave them out unless Im okay with them disapearing, but I once had a Miomantis paykulli living in my place for several months.. I thought she had died because I hadnt seen her for a couple months. Then oneday, after visiting me,  a guest found it using him like a...

congrats on the ootheca. It will harden and be easier to take out after a few days. If she got lucky before you got her and the ooth is fertile, then it would be good to pop it in the fridge till you are ready for hatchlings.

Our thanksgiving is pretty much just a day to gather with friends and family and eat a big meal and give thanks. Ours is earlier which coincides with an earlier harvest date.

Hey Guys, wishing you all a happy thanksgiving:) After filling up on dinner and pumpkin pie, I came home to find one of my Phyllocrania ootheca finally hatched. This is something like the 5th or 6th ghost ootheca, so I'm very excited to have a nice little herd of these little communal...

Hi eamesbird, always nice to have more canadians:)

we do have both european and chinese mantids established from vancouver to at least as far as kelowna and vernon. Since people brought them in in the early 1900's. So a male wandering finding her wouldn't be unheard of, until it freezes.

haha, that was quick:)

She's likely to be laying an ooth shortly, the question is whether she has mated yet.

Nice hatch, congrats!