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So far I've had my wild caught nymphs molt twice with no issues, wish me luck! 

I caught a few wild Brunner's Stick mantids. I might sell a few of the nymphs but I plan on keeping at least 2 for myself. It seems individual to individual they are either ok at climbing glass and plastic or absolutely terrible at it. Currently I'm keeping the nymphs (all L2) in 16 Oz deli cups...

I feed her a rotation of flies, moths and mealworms. I'll be honest, I was using wild caught moths but I am switching to waxworm moths.

Nah, I actually got her because the males are so hard to get right now, so the original owner couldn't breed her. Very, very happy with this species and will definitely get more in the future.

Hi y'all, I've had my female Thistle Mantis, Flora, for about 6 weeks now, and she seems very healthy and active. However, she has already laid 3 ooths for me. Her first one came 2 weeks into owning her (I do believe it was her first, because she didn't lay one in transit and unfortunately...

Thanks @Jaywo for these beautiful girls. We had quite the scare with delayed postage but everything turned out alright. I'll take good care of them. Definitely my favorite species. First one is Flora, second is Olive. Both are pretty similar, but Olive appears to have a slightly more cream...

Have not been able to find any in the US despite being quite common in the European market. Will take any male or female, sub adult preferred but would take anything past L2.

I've been keeping Mantids since I was little and used to pick up Chinese and Carolina Mantids from my grandfather's farm as a child. Have only recently entered the more official hobby. I got myself a Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii I named Marky Mark as a sub adult 3 weeks ago now. He had his final...