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Darn it.  I thought it worked.  Grr.  I can do it with my home computer easy enough but my iphone is tricker with pic sizes.  Will get it on here shortly

Fantastic story!  Welcome!

First Terrarium for in-between size, what do you think?  Clean-up crew and moist dirt.  Air holes sides and back at top and about 1" from sediment top.  Feeding hole on side about 2" from sediment top. All plants are hot glued to something or other.  Shell is like a water dish type deal, there...

cool, thanks!

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Hello, I am thinking of getting some of those terrariums that you mount to the wall and modifying to allow for mantids (I could have pretty decor for guests to see and mantids for me to enjoy!)... But would need to be able to purchase some type of rather small, easy-to-care for mantis for them...

Welcome!  I am a horder already also, but stopped at 5... with visions for the future!  ?

Welcome!  My manicure scissors and sculpting tweezers are mantid-care oblects now also!

Welcome!!

That all makes sense!  Thanks!  I'll let you know on the sandpaper technique.  

Definately not for adults, just the nymphs.  I am working on a bigger terrarium for them as they grow up and have bigger deli cups for in between. Fantastic info, thanks!!  The feeding holes are sized for the cricket-keeper feeder thing... This keeper has the feeder wholes in the lid, but the...

Cool, thanks!

?. We don't have them in the wild here, so very cool to see these pics, hear the stories!  Good luck, hope you find it!

So sorry to hear!  I had read that there are some parasites out there that they get from certain types of foods... I hope you never have to deal with it again!!

Welcome! Maybe getting ready to lay that ooth... Very neat!   They are great as pets!  Fairly low maintenance depending on what you want.  If you find her ooth after she lays, you can put it in a pop-up cage and save a nymph or two after hatching.  The other pages in the forum have awesome...

Made this for my nymphs, does it look okay, anything I need to do or change?  It's 2-sided out of a cricket cage. The lids are hinged with yarn, velcro'd shut, easy to open.  I have little plug thingies I can pull out for quick feeding/misting. I didn't want anything too fancy, because they'll...

Fruit flies are super easy to keep and culture too!

Welcome!  You're already less novice than I am, very cool story/info!! fruit flies are super-crazy easy to raise and keep with a starter kit.  I'm starting bluebottle flies now and hear those are even easier!  I have tried hornworms, but my mantids aren't fans yet, probably too little still...

Thanks for all of the info!  He is dead, but I'll save this info for later in case in case one of my others have moulting issues.  ?  I need a magic fix-it wand.