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@Mantidkid Some Mantid's eyes turn different colors at night or in the dark, like that reddish color in your photos! Maybe that could be it? I know my mantises' eyes are still sometimes a different color when I check on them in the morning.  Is she vomiting? If you don't see actual vomit, just...

@Mantidkid Two crickets and a fly a day is a lot of food for a mantis! That sounds good for every other day or every two days. You don't have to have a strict regimen on feeding, either; you can rely on looking at how full your mantis is.  About the crickets: Pet store crickets are notorious...

How did you all get into mantids? I'm curious how everybody found these amazing pets and got addicted to them! ;) For me, I was fooling around on the internet when I discovered that you could actually order bugs online. I had always been a bug person, having caught and kept black widows and...

@Teamonger I'm glad it ended well! I'm sure she'll do great under your care :D . I love her vibrant green, all of my mendicas are tan and brown! 

@Reikimama Do they have wax worms at that Petco? If so, you can tear one in half and try offering up the gooey insides! They love that. Or you could try beheading the super worm and putting a dab of honey on the goo to get your mantis to start and keep on eating! :)  

You have a girl!! :)  and it's highly dependable on feeding, temperature, and how fast the mantis itself grows. I would suggest taking a look at https://www.keepinginsects.com! They have a great chart about the growth of a ghost mantid and great information in general 

@CosbyArt I'm sorry for the delayed response, and I'm also so sorry about all that has happened. I'm keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers! However, I'm so glad that you're making the best out of this situation and even returning to the forum despite your health. :)  I think I...

I wish the photos were better so that you guys could see the blue tinted nature of her whole body, but these will have to do. She had her last few molts in a container with a blue lid and is a blue and purple tinted mantis! That makes me interested in experimenting with keeping mantises in...

I say very tentatively that it is a female. However, we would need to see the segments on the back of the abdomen to know for sure!

I have two adult ghost females and a female budding (ariogana) all looking for dates! PM me. Open to trades :)  

@crabbypatty @Kermit It must have been a bad wax worm or a genetic defect, because he didn't make it much longer. :(  I still have two adult females and a male! 

Thank you! She is quite pretty 

Wow! That is some great luck :D  

@crabbypatty He only molted to adult about a week ago, he's not old at all! :(  

Thank you! My green girl was pretty dark when I first got her: 

I got home to the sight of my adult male ghost, named Hannibal, curled on the floor of his enclosure. Figuring he was dead, I picked him up to investigate the body and when I started to pull the wings apart, he grabbed my finger with his raptors. And that's about all he can move besides one...

Exciting updates!! All of my ghosts are now adults! :D  Macbeth unfortunately passed away (due to a friend who promised to show up when I was away but failed to, resulting in his death :( ). Hannibal is... well... paralyzed? You can check out my post in health issues if you wanna know more...

Yeah, prepping. Best of luck!! Most worried about my literature final... I have to compare the Aeneid, Iliad, and Hamlet in one giant essay. Woohoo... 

Gasp!! ... wait, me too.  :lol:  they look so wise and leaf like, it's absolutely incredible.