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Hello upstairs neighbor! Barry has been a blast. We have a new terrarium on the way for her. She's really fun to have for a pet.  I need to get the oothecas (ooths?) placed somewhere soon... I don't want baby mantids all over the place!  That would be awesome if she lived to January!

Hello!  :clap:

My SO and I got into this together on a whim. I tend to go a bit more into my short-term hobbies than he does (ie: get a free bug, buy a $45 enclosure). My mom regularly rolls her eyes at my "obsessions", but many of my friends support my new-found hobby.

Hello and hi! I am new here, too, and also wanting to get out of the stinky cricket game. Also, they are escaping and now my "food" is stuck in a sticky trap downstairs. LOL

Thank you! We've really enjoyed having her. :)

Another pic 

We fed her stuff we caught outside for as long as we could. Now, just crickets. Going to get some fly pupae soon.  I do have pics! Lots, in fact! 

OK, I'll change the setup. I just didn't know what to do with them... I didn't want to leave them on top of her critter keeper as I didn't want 100 mantids in January. :) Where do you get the bluebottle fly pupae and dubia colony? I suppose I could just Google that! :D

So cool to read about other's experiences! I found our (now pet) Carolina Mantis outside several weeks ago and we brought her indoors. She's a hoot! She's pretty docile and I let her free-range on the plants and curtains. She's laid three ooths so far and looks to be ready to do her fourth. I...

And what is everyone feeding theirs? I'm getting really tired of the stinky cricket box already! LOL We used to catch her stuff outside, but now it's too cold. 

My hope was to hatch them inside and keep a few but let the rest go in my yard. I glued them to the tops of solo cups, as I read you need to keep them in the same orientation they were when they were laid. 

That's what my friend, thinks, too. She just climbed up my lamp and almost burnt her feet! She's all over the place tonight. What's the best process for over-wintering the oothecas (ooths?)? Fridge? Garage? I have removed them from the top of her cage since I thought she was going to be in that...

Thanks for the advice, guys. Really appreciate it. Letting Barry free-range in the bedroom. She's so cute. Very docile. 

I don't mind carried away! It helps us noobs learn. :) I got into this because my friend is obsessed with bugs, so here we are. I've sent her a few encased in resin (found dead, of course) and made them into magnets. She's always wanted a mantis one, but there's no way I'm putting Barry in...

AWESOME collection! So cool to see all these photos! :D Thank you so much for sharing.

Yeah, she was PEEVED! The male in the other container is more than double her size, so I can see why she felt threatened. Thanks, Connor, for the substrate advice. Duh - I need moisture! She has some cactus soil in there now. Not sure what I'd like to try for my next species. I can get...

Thank you for the welcome! :) I am stoked to be here since there aren't too many other people I can talk to about this hobby! Good to know Barry might make if a few more months. She's been cool to have as a pet while I learn about mantids. I'd never seen her "display" until we put the Chinese...

Hello, all! I've lived in Iowa my whole life and have only ever seen two mantids. Until this year. SO came home several weeks ago and saw a praying mantis on our doormat. He took her and put her in a nearby bush. We came and went a few times that night and decided to take her in. My BF from out...