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    hello I need help with my praying mantis

    I hate to say this but good luck getting advice from the more experienced people on here. The posts I see are mostly from the new people that’s why I haven’t become a paid contributor.
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    Set up advice

    Will anyone respond?
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    Set up advice

    My set up is a bio active terrarium with a substrate of lava rock, filter fabric on top of that, ABG mix soil and magnolia leaves, I plan to put moss and cork bark down as well. Cost is a major concern and this set up will be my daughters entire Christmas present (maybe for a couple years) I’m...
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    Housing help

    But it can be too large right? Because they’ll have difficulty finding food? In the wild they have the whole world but in an enclosure they have trouble finding the food lol sounds crazy don’t it.
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    Housing help

    I think they’re solid black like a wall I’ll double check. How long can they live in the deli cup would I need an additional container before put in the terrarium
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    Housing help

    I’m setting up a bio active system. I’m getting a hexagon tank. I’m getting a giant Asian and I’m getting a divider and sectioning off a small portion for the ghost I plan to get as well. But it will still have plenty of of room its 19 x 16 x 22 so both the giant and ghost will have lots of...
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    Wanted Giant Asian and Ghost wanted

    In February maybe March I plan to buy a giant Asian and a ghost…I’m setting up the terrarium at the end of December / early January and I want it to be a healthy bio active terrarium before adding mantises if you’ll have either of these as young around then send me your info. I’m in central Ohio...
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    Ohio here

    I’m new to insect life looking to set up a bio terrarium with isopods and springtails and 2 mantises (separated by a wall) a giant Asian mantis and a ghost. The giant will be my daughter’s pet but I’ll be doing most of the care. I have so many questions on everything. I went to 2 well reviewed...
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    Odd question about lighting

    My daughter has strip lights all over her room will this bother the mantis, which colors won’t bother mantis, will strobing bother mantis? She even keeps green on dim all night.
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