Also a good site for information is https://www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/ as they have a general page for mantids but also a lot of species specific pages of the most commonly kept mantises
Hey so i have some Leaf insects that are still in their eggs and was wondering since i cant really grow any black berry bushes in my area naturally i was wondering if they would eat on maybe some sort of raspberry bush leaves as well or if i should just struggle with trying to make the black...
So update: I got the ooths and i put one into a bigger delicup and put damps towels on the bottom and have them sitting on a heat mat right now and will be fixing my closet with a new heating lamp and bulb i bought so as to keep the temp in that area at 75 the best i can. if not i might have to...
i will be in the same boat as you as im getting a ghost mantis ooth from @MantisGirl13 and a giant african twig mantis ooth from another person from a facebook community so nymphs will be every where lol
i plan on getting a heating lamp for my future enclosures and was wondering if anyone had some tips for heating bulbs and domes i.e. wattage and distance from the top. Thanks in advanced.
i could also help you as i have had to convince my significant other about letting me keep the two different species of roaches i have (dubias & bananas). Dubias are actually really clean creatures and even if they get out of what ever you keep them in are very unlikely to over run or...
excited. now when mine start laying ooths do they need any special size of branch or stick? i read some where they need like 1/4 inchish diameter stick or branch to lay their ooths
Hello everyone i believe i skipped this section by accident when i first posted here but my name is Ziiggy and i live in wyoming but plan on doing business in colorado once i get everything set up and working properly. I own two mantises male and female of Sphodormantis Aurea (got lucky in...
Hey friends just wanting to let you know that i will be getting a couple of ooths in the next month and wanted to make this a journal like entry for them. The first ooth is going to be a ghost mantis ooth that i will be receiving from @MantisGirl13, and i will plan on raising and selling the...
i might be able to buy them off of you some time soon. ill give you my business email, [email protected] if you want to send me pictures and offers of things you have i'd gladly appreciate it
sounds good man thanks for the offer will definitely take that offer when i can also people who i obtain anything from will have special discount codes on everything once its running
as soon as possible the only limiting factor right now is the size of my living space but once i get a house and im out of an apartment it should be easier
i also have started my collection with Sphodromantis Aurea and hopefully buying some more soon this weekend and starting the breeding part of the project
my insectarium will be located in fort collins colorado starting out but depending on how big it grows it may get moved to a more major city. and if it grows further past that then may looking into epanding it into different states