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How do you ship oothecae @yen_saw?

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I would add some mantid waste and scraps of dead insects. Some decaying plant matter would help as well. 

Blue bottle flies or curly wings are the best source of food at this stage.

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This one.

Update? Love this journal!

I just eyeball everything. No hygrometers for me! 

Worms. The apex predator. 🤯

Nice DOF in the pic you took () What settings did you use?? @River Dane

Any update? 

All Hierodula spp. 

Haven't heard this anywhere, and I've been keeping ants for a while. Even if they did, it would still be harmful towards the offspring. 

Ah, Exo Factory (Bartek). I ordered from him once, usually mantids will never arrive OK from him, he's not reputable, and it's illegal. He's a big no-no in this hobby.

Inbreeding in any animal will weaken the genetic code. One generation should be ok, but as you listed "wondering if the several generations of inbreeding". Yeah, I'm surprised the Ooth even had more than one or two hatch. Try mixing up the bloodline, inbreeding is a big no-no by mother nature.

These guys can JUMP! I always find flying fruit flies native to my apartment congregating around my cultures. Sometimes when I open a culture a couple of them fly, sooooo idk....

Who did you order from?

Welcome! Congrats on the wings!

Not really, people over exaggerate it a ton, it’s pretty easy.

Really depends on your devotion. I wouldn’t jump to Idolomantis Diabolica, but for some slightly harder mantids I suggest Hymenopus Coronatus or Spiny Flower.