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My dad loves pork rinds and has been saving the jars for me lately. I really love the way it looks and my Malaysia shield loves it as well.

You could also say that you are shipping plants. I used to ship carnivorous plants a lot and never had a problem. Sometimes they would ask if I wanted to write "live plants" on the box. I usually didn't. You only really have to disclose if it has dangerous or restricted items.

Yeah, but people look at you funny if your eating a bag of mantids.

A good way to know if vendors are allowed to sell mantids is to check the vendor rules. Some shows have very few restrictions and others have a ton. The people selling mantids generally stick with shows that have few restrictions. That doesn't mean they will have them, but you have a better...

It's always awsome to catch them in the act. My shield had a ninja molt a while back. He ate the day before which he never did before a molt. I figured it would be another week before he molted. I was walking by and decided to pick up his cage and take a look. He was hanging just like yours. I...

I had a great experience with Aryia. I ordered a pair of dead leaf mantis from her. Something happened to the female during shipping and her abdomen seemed to collapse. She died later that night. I messaged aryia and she didn't have any more adults left so she offered me nymphs. She gave me...

Ordered a pair of violin mantis from kermit. They just arrived and are in great condition. Great communication and very quick delivery. I wouldn't hesitate to order from him agian.

I need a mate for my male shield. 

You could find an old refrigerator/freezer, strip out all the unnecessary parts and convert it into an incubator. It won't give you a nice view of the mantids but it will work. If you wanted to get fancy and have the money you could make a glass door to go on the front.

I'll get some pics soon. I wanted to let her harden overnight before I go messing with her.

She molted! I think she was just really full from her last feeding and was trying to get deflated enough to have a good shed. It was a perfect molt. Thanks for all the help guys.

Oh man, that sucks. I hope everything gets better for them. I think it's been almost two months since she has molted. Her wing buds are huge. So I think she is due to molt any time now.

No vomit. That was the first thing I checked. She isn't overly skinny and she had a bigger meal than usual the last time she ate. I ran out of bb flies so I had to give her bubias. She ate the dubias last time I fed her, but I think she really prefers flies. I think I will have to put in another...

Sorry, somthing went wrong and it posted somthing I typed a couple weeks ago and decided not to post because I figured it out. I edited the post to the correct text.

My female mantis has stopped eating and I assume it is because of a upcoming molt. The only problem is it has been more than a week. Has anyone else had a mantis go off food for this long?

I have seen a lot of meal worm beetles but never one this small. When I dumped it out I thought it was a bean beetle at first.

I found a beetle in my meal worms and it seems way to small to be a darkling beetle. is it just a really small darkling or something I should be worried about? This batch of worms was from the store and went into a brand new culture. So it wont cost me a lot if I have to toss it.

I would think moths would be ok as long as they are small enough for him to keep a grip on them. Just make sure you aren't feeding it anything to aggressive or anything with a hard exoskeleton. 

I caught a jumping spider a few weeks ago and I just released it today. As for feeding I would try one house fly every couple of days. It should be able to take it down.  I think the enclosure is fine. Maybe a piece of bark similar in color to him so he feels hidden. 

As I understand it, the only way you could get a permit is to disclose where you are obtaining the mantids. If the breeder does not have a permit then you can't buy from them. So really the only way to get them is to find a zoo that has a permit and is willing to sell you some mantids.  If you...