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Just curious, but why do some of the body parts on my mantis have a hint of blue?

Here's a video. There seems to be only one leg that is working properly. In the video, you'll see a D. hydei; I was trying to hand feed him, but he wouldn't take it. Not sure how much longer he'll live. I doubt he can catch his own food, and he's not taking any flies I try to hand feed him...

Ever since the first mismolt, I've lined both of my containers with paper towels to the point where I would have to open the lid if I ever want to see the mantis. Can't see anything from the outside. Three new mantises coming in: - Tenodera sinesis (Chinese mantis) - Acromantis japonica...

One of my Carolinas (not the same one mentioned in my previous mismolt thread) has molted while I was at work, and when I came home, I see him lying on the floor looking lifeless. I give him a poke with the popsicle stick I have in his enclosure and he moves, but everything is terribly...

I currently have two Carolina mantises, which is a beginner species and aren't that high maintenance, but I want to start getting into intermediate species of praying mantises, such as flower mantises. I keep my two Carolina mantises in room temperature, which is around 25-28°C, but I read that...

I am looking to purchase 20 32oz insect cups with 15 fabric lids and 5 mesh lids. I have looked for websites that sell these, but these websites do not have mesh lids, only fabric. If anyone here is selling any, please message me! Paying with PayPal. Located in Orlando, FL.

Hmm, I didn't realize different mantises prefer different food. Sorry for being off-topic, but what do Carolina mantises prefer?

Went on a mini vacation for 3 days and had to leave both my mantids uncared for. Fortunately, they both were still alive when I came back. I immediately fed them as soon as I walked into my room and they started feeding immediately; each ate like 5-6 fruit flies consecutively. The mantis...

He lives in a 32oz deli cup with a fabric lid. Before the molt, he used to hang on the sides of the enclosure perfectly fine. He used to hunt while on the sides of the enclosure as well. He would hang on the side and snatch a fruit fly at the same time, but now he is unable to hang on the sides...

After owning my two mantids for about a week and a half, one of them has molted. Unfortunately, I was at work and wasn't able to witness the molt. When I arrived home from work, the mantis's exoskeleton hung from the lid, so I assumed the molt went perfectly fine since the exoskeleton wasn't on...

Being a new mantis owner, I have a lot of questions come up in my mind. One being, what is the purpose of substrate? What's the difference between getting substrate from a pet store and using regular garden soil that I can find in the potted plants in my backyard?

I have two mantids that like to hang on the lid of their enclosure with one of their legs not clinging to the surface of what they're hanging on. Sometimes they use the leg, sometimes they don't. It's not a permanent defect or anything. Did they both have a mismolt or is this common mantis...

Hmm. This looks like what I might try to attempt. Gonna stop by a Walmart later and pick up some supplies. How long do fruit flies last without the media? I was thinking I could get a couple dozen flies into the feeder bottle and just refill it when needed. EDIT: So here's my take on dmina's...

I bought a fruit fly culture from Petco. Picked out the container that looked like it came from the most recent shipment. Had about 20-30 fruit flies and it was easy to handle. Fast forward to today and now there are more than 200+ fruit flies. Trying to feed my mantids are a pain in the . Each...

Hello everyone! First time mantis owner here :) Currently own two Stagmomantis Carolina (Carolina Mantis) nymphs. Still a newb, so sex and instar is unknown. Bought both of them off eBay (advertised as L2-L4). They arrived on Wednesday and have yet to molt. When they become sub/full adults...