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Quick update: Danai molted to L5 sometime last night!  I discovered her this morning.  Looks like everything went well c: I'm so glad I'm doing good with my babies. In other news I don't really need fruit flies anymore...and I am absolutely swamped with them haha.  The starter culture @Sarah...

Glad to announce that these two finally have names!  I've settled on Danai for the female and Orion for the male! Last night Orion molted to L5!  I didn't take any pictures of him since I want to wait a full 24hrs before messing with him but here's some of Danai:

I got another question, I got two Ghost Nymphs (L3/L4) on Tuesday.  I let them settle in and the next morning I put a fruit fly (D. Hydei) in their cups.  Now over 24hrs later the flies are still in their cups.  Are they just not hungry yet or are the 32oz cups too big for them to find their...

Ooh, looks lovely! 

Received Order On: July 11, 2017 What I Bought: 1x Fruit Fly Starter Culture (D. hydei) 2x Ghost Mantis Nymphs (L3/L4) Method of Shipping: Priority Mail Express Comments: I'm gonna start out by saying I am very happy with my purchases!  Sarah is very helpful and was quick to answer my...

Hello and welcome to the forum!  It sure is an awesome place to read and find information on mantids, I know I've learned a lot during my short time here.  Good luck with your future mantises!

My Ghost nymphs arrived today!  I can't stop looking at them, they are so beautiful and cute and just, Ah!   Thanks @Sarah K for making sure they got to me safe and sound and for the wonderful packaging! It was very hot today so the cold pack was obviously not cold anymore but the mantises...

@CosbyArt - Haha, actually no.  I'm just a perfectionist and a bunch of random holes would drive me insane....So I marked them out first.  It's still not perfect, but it works lol.  Btw, I added feeding holes above the substrate as well. In other news my nymphs have shipped!!  I'm so excited to...

This is so awesome!  I can't wait to see it all finished up!   P.S. I love the movie Avatar!

Aww this is so sweet!  It's always nice to read about how pets (even the small ones like mantises) provide emotional support for their owners.  I'm so glad your pets are helping you out!

@CosbyArt - Thanks, and I hope so!  Here's that picture anyway:

@CosbyArt - Thanks for the suggestion!  And silly me, I did forget to mention ventilation completely...I made lots of holes in the lids and hot glued some tulle (two layers, positioned so the holes are actually half the size now).  I will get a pic later! :)

@Jessie - Aww they are so cute! c:

Since I will be receiving two Ghost nymphs (L3/L4) in a few days I thought I'd create a place for me to share them with everyone.   In the meantime, I've been getting everything ready for them to come home including setting up their cups (plus an extra one just in case): Only thing left to...

@CosbyArt - Thanks!  ^_^

I recently ordered two Ghost Mantis Nymphs (L3/L4)!  They will ship in the next couple days!  I wanted to know if they can eat immediately after you receive them or if mantises are similar to tarantulas since normally you give a tarantula awhile to settle into it's new enclosure before feeding it.

Welcome to the forum!

@Ocelotbren - Good luck! @Mystymantis - Thanks!  My porch will be perfect for catching bugs.  I've already made a fly trap.  Earlier today I noticed the little guy (or girl) wasn't on the screen anymore so I went looking. Just after I gave up I took my dogs out and there it was hanging out on...

@Zeppy44 - Awesome!  And too bad about the moth lol. @Ocelotbren - If you have any evergreen shrubs around, they seem to really love them.  My grandparents have a lot in their a yard and you can usually find ooths or a bunch of babies in them.  Although my grandparent's place seems to be a safe...

@Teamonger - Thanks!  I may have some clay softener already...I'll have to dig through my clay stuff.   Did you have mantises in those containers full time?  If so, did the glow in the dark mushroom bother them at all? Also, you should totally get a tarantula!  I had a A. Versicolor once and...