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Welcome Mushroom! I imagine Philly is pretty cold about now. I hope you find a good pet for yourself and that you enjoy being in the hobby!

I have to echo what LAME said. Given the amount of work it takes to raise mantids, Rebecca’s prices are quite reasonable. Her service is wonderful. She sent my package faster than I expected and all my Ghosts arrived safely with extra. She also added some fly pupae to go along with them...

Iris oratoria do not hatch here in Tucson unless it is consistently above 75 degrees for at least 3 weeks. Even then, if night temps are too low they still wont hatch.

Thanks! I would HIGHLY recommend this variety for beginners who want fast results and fun mantids.

Welcome! Those are some great pictures. Are there any specific species you are looking for?

I used to use pearlite (a mess) but after changing to moss stuff (pictured below) the humidity has been fantastic. I use the moss in conjunction with screened deli cups filled with water. I haven't had to do a major clean up of the substrate yet, though I suspect I will need to screen out dead...

As you can tell from the dates, these pics are pretty old! (=

Welcome back Wolfpuppy! I also took a little while (7 years) off and I'm back again.

That is a really nice enclosure! Miomantises are as easy as they get. Short of a shoebox (which may also work) any enclosure that has something to grip during molting should work. I should post some of my old miomantis pics sometime!

Interesting! I never knew this, Agent A! I found a half-hatched ootheca in the wild this winter and picked it up just for reference. I think I'll try incubating it and let you know if anything transpires! Perhaps another possibility is that some hatch in the fall and some in the spring. Either...

Okay Rebecca - that was seriously funny!

One thing to consider is the lows of places where these things come from. I don't know if other places where the Iris oratoria from have incredibly moderate climates, but my last indoor attempt at incubating an ootheca of these did not result in hatching very many. I left several ootheca of...

That is great Bobericc. Thanks for the picture too!