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Btw guys, re identifying her, she was sold to me as Sp. gastrica. I tried to google them and they seem harder to find than lionela etc. Finally I found a vid from Germany where there is one with similar black patterns on the back, so I now can relax in secure knowledge of our ID lol

Lol sorry, i just couldnt help it. Shes my first one after all...... i have used up most of cosmic and fantasy names for my  snakes in the past I think, this time I tried to go simple lol

At the moment she hasnt got a screw-on lid, im using a plastic mesh "fabric" and a rubber band, also the jar has an openning to the side, not at the top. So she is not actually sitting on the lid.... she is inside the jar usually on one of her branches or hanging from the glass at the top. ...

Thanks for reassuring me, I need it ☺ Id definitely like her to enjoy being handled, if possible.  Do you think that if I put my hand into the jar, towards her, she wont find it threatenning? Im worried about that first moment lol and us both jumping through the ceiling 

Hi Little Mantis ☺ thank you for these great pics, if really helps. I guess that wont happen until I start handling her and getting a closer look. I am rather nervous about getting bitten or something and causing damage or losing her lol. Thank you for advise re crickets. Im only learning and...

Hiya, omg why do think she will be a handful? 😨 Although I did choose her from the 2 in the shop because she was the lively and communicative one 😂😂 Thank you!

Hiya MantisGirl13, you have some lovely mantids and write great posts! As I have been searching for basic care info and pics etc, Ive seen quite a few of your posts ☺ Ur right, I wasnt happy with the condensation, she is still in the jar but I have now replaced the lid with holes, with a...

Hi mantis people 😀 Great to hear from you, thanks for your response! Yea sorry the pics arent great, only using my phone through the glass jar as Im still nervous to handle her/him lol in spite of having handled anacondas in the past. Mainly worried that s/he will jump of and dissapear in the...

Hiya, I got my 1st mantis about 2 weeks ago.  My last pets were 2 bunnies, they passed aways last summer. Before that Ive been through a snake keeping phase and I had, amongst others, 2 rare morph anacondas.  Recently my lifestyle changed and I had to downsize and so Ive been researching...