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Not only is the fly amount good. but the containers are by far the most re-usable i have gotten. some others cost as much, but after the first use, they melt when sanitized, or crack, or both. they are also very good about answering questions.

I recieved excellent service fron Yen, not only were my mantids, alive, well packaged. he provided a large amount of help, and that is worth as much as the price of the mantids.

i have no idolomantis experience. but with H.. grandis and H. mem the last molt is trouble prone. i found if i put the smallest metal window screen i could find in an arc, they would hang from the top of the arc, and move down to dry. it did not fix all problems, but it did increase successful...

i have put a culture in with the nymphs, with a small hole in the top. it seems to wrk fine, only problem is if the culture is mature, too many ff get out at the beginning. i tried a culture with round holes, and put a steel marble over the hole whenever the ff became too many fore the nymphs.

i read they are becoming rare in captivity, is that the way you see it? and if so why?

if she laid one ooth, more should follow. maybe you could send it to a breeder with the agreement that you get some nymphs after you return? and no i am not even thinking it would be me. me hobbyist!

go to edsflymeat.com (i found out via Deshawns site) talk to or e mail them and your questions will be answered. i started with 3 cultures, i now have 20 or so at a time. i was told the FF will mutate to flight if the tempuratures are above a certain level. mine are mutated to be able to fly also.

i have 2 colonies, a little dog food, some water and away we go. i have not seen a mantis dragged by them. i feed them lobsters as nymphs and as they grow they seem to know the food source. the females tend to eat the roach head first and that usually ends the battle. i once fed a locust to a...

could you run an electric cord and get a portable light to warm the inside of the bin? heat pad maybe? foam cooler with hot water bottle?

the other plus of the care sheets would be scientific versus common names. and possibly links to pictures, maybe even observations about the first part of the scientific name versus the last. i see caresheets at a lot of the breeder sites maybe links to them instead of repeating? how about a...

if you order more than one fly culture and get extra media, you can then have fly cultures at different stages and never run out again.

usually with-in 24 hours mine have shown interest in food. they are interested in water long before that. did the chinese hatch? how many nymphs?

I moved them in. my wife is not thrilled, but they small so much less than crickets!

Has anyone determinted what temp range is too low for them. i know they like heat, we live in Phoenix, Arizona. but it is getting down to 50 degrees F. at night will they survive? don't want to lose a colony finding out.

i am 45, i have a 5, 7, and 8 yearold. i found 2 kinds of mantis in our back yard 2 years ago, and have been keeping them since. the mantids are a good educational path for my kids. as well as way cool. my wife is from the Philippines, last time we were there we found a mantis and it was much...

what kind of camera's do you use? i see some very nice pictures on this site. my camera won't focus that close. i want to upgrade, money is an object.

if they ask i tell them it is art supplies. as they are natures art. someone shipped to me and used that description on the package. i liked it, and now use it also.

Are they compatible? is it the first part of the scientific name that puts them in the same species? or is it the second name? they look the same, i have both and since there is an age split i can tell them apart. if they were the same age, i'm not sure i could.

Hello all, this is my first post. can someone explain nymph vs L1, L2 L3 L4...? i am having a hard time telling how many times they have molted. do you keep a list of molts as you go? what if you lose track, how do you size them?