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Ah another fast molter like my H. Venosa! She would molt so fast it was hard to keep up. It was kind of like, "oh god she molted again and now she's even bigger" lol like about twice until I got used to it and could tell when she was ready for her next molt. Yeah they do a very characteristic...

Hello! Yes they do become an obsession quickly!

I too live in SD! I would love to chat mantises with you! And we could have a mantis 'play date' too lol.

I'm looking to acquire a H. Majuscula nymph, preferably L3-L6 and female . She will be the crowning glory of my collection and the mantis I was after when I got into this hobby. Very excited about acquiring one. I need a breeder from the US as that's where I'm located. My address is in my...

Wow that's crazy! Yeah I fed my H. Venosa a mealworm in my palm one time. Owowow! Big mistake! She didn't bite me thank goodness but I got a really good sample of how sharp those raptors really are! Since then I do not get my fingers too close to their mouths anymore! If she can't tell the...

Yes! That makes sense! I suspect that that's what might have happened. 

Do you have a pic you could show us? My H. Venosa is an orangey-gold!

I saw bee pollen at a reptile store and was very tempted to buy it. I was short on funds at the time though. Try a large reptile store if there's one in your area. I'm sure they sell it online too though :P

My ghost does the same thing and stays in the same exact spot for days at a time. Like all the other people who are much more experienced than me at keeping mantids are saying, it's a very natural behavior! And it's actually a good sign that she is strong, healthy, and normal. A mantis that...

So I was playing with my H. Venosa and I was setting her on one of those microfiber blankets.  The kind that have a more furry side and a less furry side. You guys should know what I'm talking about. So I put her on there she wasn't too keen on it but she suddenly attacked the blanket and tried...

Different mantis have different times between molts I think. And the amounts of molts typical for different species varies. But yeah my two always would only eat half a meal before molting if that. And congrats! Molts are always so exciting/scary!! ^^

Using tips from your guide I caught my first mantis!!! A little adult male chinese!! It was so exciting!  I was shaking!

So there are two that I know for sure are in so-cal and that is the the California mantis, S. Californica, which is a native species and, surprise surprise, the Chinese mantis which is of course naturalized all over the US. I know this because my mother in law saw a female S. Californica in her...

Ah your first mantis! I too still have my first two girls! Mantids are great pets! Generally low matienence, fun to watch and hold, and dare I say at times perhaps mistaken for downright friendly! Glad to see she's getting along so well! Don't forget to get some raw honey and Flower Power!

Yes my P. Paradoxa is much more skidish. She gets easily upset and jumps a lot when she doesn't like something. Lol she's a bit fussy X)

Lol that's great yeah! We only have a corgi and he couldn't care less about my mantises. I actually took her out last night too when we went to get mexican and drinks. She was cool. Don't think I'll do it again though. I think she got a little stressed. Had fun showing her to the cashier at the...

I like to take cool/funny pictures and videos of my mantids when I can. Well at least my larger one because I have a pretty cruddy camera. Anyone else do this? Case in point:  

I hate that I live in california. I would DIE to be a volunteer. I have been wanting to go to a bug fest for like... months now, since I got my mantis.. ;_;

And still just as clumsy and goofy as ever!