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@ausar318 I have really no idea how many they’ve had tbh. I estimate they’ve shed around 4 times and I’ve had them since they were L2/3. They are still so tiny though! But I do know that as adults they are tiny too. The part that makes me think they are around presub is first, they’ve molted so...

So about 8-9 months ago I had 150+ mantis from 20+ species. Absolutely crazy. Way too crazy. At that point I was stressed and gave up on the hobby. Now I’m back but starting off slow 9x ceratomantis presub(?) 7x Hestiasula M. Subadults 7x ephestiasula presubs and subs 4x pseudoacanthops L5/6...

@Jaywo dang... that’s a interesting communal story. I am currently keeping presub/sub female thistles together and presub/sub males together. So far so good. Keeping my fingers crossed 

Definitely fruit fly pupae. These get knocked into my mantis enclosures all the time

I don’t think I’d recommend thistles. They are definitely more difficult then most. You need high temps and sometimes they can just be picky. Last batch I got they all went to presub and just stopped eating. Lost them all and still don’t know why. My new batch are at the presub range and eating...

@Major I’d be careful with USmantis. He’s been unreliable in the past and I’ve always found his stuff way overpriced. @DeShawnand his website mantidkingdom.com literally always has the BEST deals and he has the best customer service. Never had anything less than perfection with him

@Graceface Lol I have always kept my orchids in a 32oz, paper towel on bottom, some sticks, and kept them at room temp while spraying the enclosure every other day. Never lost one keeping them that way. And I spent only a couple bucks on the setup, not even that much XD. But the nymphs are...

Well most of the others covered everything pretty well but I have a few things to chime in about.  Orchids. Orchids are wayyyy easier than everyone makes them out to be. Don’t make it more expensive and give yourself more work to do. Stick to the basics. 32 oz container with a paper towel at...

@MantisGirl13 just saw this thread. Beautiful mantis! And those names... I completely recognize them. Some book series about wild cats in like different clans right?! I forget the name of the series but I remember reading them like 8 years ago and absolutely loving them. Absolutely loved the...

Oh wow. I’ve never seen that before... very strange like @MantisGirl13 said. Just keep regularly caring for it, hopefully things will still go fine

Some hatched? If only a small amount hatched, that’s not a bad sign, that’s actually a good one! Usually a couple or a few nymphs will hatch a day or 2 in advance of the rest of the nymphs. So if you had a few nymphs hatch today that means that the big hatch is coming soon!

Oh ok never mind it looks like a very healthy ooth! And she should be able to lay again in 2 weeks to a month depending on how much you feed and how fast she is at producing ooths

Nothing to worry about! And as the others have said, she’s definitely a subadult. If you look closely at the wingbuds you can see some of the markings or patterns that will soon appear on the actual wings. It shouldn’t be too much longer although the wingbuds definitely are swollen enough for...

Congrats!!! That’s a cool looking ooth and nothing I’ve seen from a native mantis. Although maybe I’m looking at it wrong. Is it completely attached to a leaf or something or is part of it hanging?

So cute! Be sure to keep updating us with pictures!

Welcome! Beautiful mantis! You ever have any questions and I’m sure myself or others can help. This forum has always been a ton of help.

Welcome! I do find this hobby quite rewarding. And what a beautiful ghost you have! Would love to see a pic of the dead leaf.

I’ve raised many orchids before and have to say that I’ve never seen that kind of behavior before. Orchids are usually pretty timid and don’t move around much. One of the favorite poses I’d always see was where they would lay their legs out flat and the rest of their body flat as well to make...

These are probably a little early to ***. The collars are usually a good way to tell, but right now it is too early to tell the color of it. Even if it looks green by the time they are L4 that could change back to brown. Ive seen many orchids that I thought were gonna be females go back to...

Yes that’s definitely a male and female D. Lobata. Be careful, that female might not be friendly like that all the time!