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Don’t use a heat lamp with mantids. They are know to short out and fry inverts. Also mantids go down to escape heat.

I kept around 15ish species before getting mine. They are on a different level of finicky and a pain in the but to feed. Very pretty though.

Yes it is essential.

Welcome!!

No, I mean sugars, syrups, etc.

Pancake syrup has a lot of in it too though.

They are beautiful!

Yeah, organic honey is good. Especially like the organically sold honey sticks.

I’m in So-Cal and I keep. I know of Deshawn from Mantid Kingdom is in Beaverton, Oregon.

One molt.

Honey is good for them if they are vomiting or lethargic. It is also a good treat and helps to get them eating. You can feed it 1-2x a week.

I prefer Tux to tuxedo, sounds a bit less formal and more boyish ;)

Sage and Tux maybe?

I’m pretty sure hers is a morphotype 6, the basic Avicularia avicularia.

Welcome!

Ono is actually female ;) I confirmed. Crest and segments point that way. @MantisMart update on Ono?

Thin abdomen, wings go extremely far over the tip of the abdomen, female edge spikes are smaller.

That looks like a male.

THEY ARE SO CUTE AAHHH

Congrats!! I’m excited to see them! Idea on names?