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thanks guys for the replies. I originally had it in a net cage, it is now in a sealed plastic tub to prevent any other larvae that may travel out of the net cage. I guess i'ma just treat it as a lost cause :( how unfortunate, i was excited to have found a wild one

i found a wild limbata ooth about a month or 2 ago. I just realized tonight there has been some activity, like tiny skin molts on the floor, but what i notice crawling around are larvae-like and not mantids. not exactly sure what they are. Is there any chance in saving the ooth? or is it...

thanks guys. I was able to take it off. parts got a bit beat up, but overall seems pretty good. here's the ooth. I think its a S.Limbata or cali? but not sure

Thanks for the razor blade idea. I was thinking of doing that at first, but i wasn't sure. I think it may be stagmomantis limbata

my neighbor's house has a mantis ooth stuck on his stucco wall near his door. He wants it gone and instead of having them kill it, I was hoping I can remove it successfully but its really stuck.

awesome, thanks for the suggestions

ooo baby powder! that makes sense. i'll give that a try how thick do you have to apply it on?

its getting colder here so ants tend to come in the house more looking for food and shelter. I just came into my room to notice Ants all over my mantis cages. My room is upstairs on the second floor, so i'm a bit surprised. luckily the ants haven't gotten to my mantids yet. they seem more...

i remember when i use to have frogs as a child. i thought it would be fun to imitate rainfall when it rained in realife. i would get a food tin pan poke small holes and fill it up with water. lol almost same idea

oh sweet! awesome thanks. i found a few sites saying Stinging nettle. but i was hoping a more safer plant to grow for these guys lol thanks for the other plants. alfalfa and dandelion will be easy to grow

so i found a white moth last night which i end up finding out is a White Ermine. i kept it in a jar so i can take photo the next morning since i never seen one before. only to find IT LAID EGGS when i woke up! i couldn't find much info on what the caterpillars eat i was hoping some of you guys...

when my floppy mantis finally reach adult hood she straighten out. as long as they they eat like they normally did, they'll be fine. i was so nervous and scared when it happened too.

I too been doing a little experiment with my Chinese Mantis both born from the same ooth. both born tan color. i added one in a mostly green while the other mostly dark brown. still waiting for my Mantis B to reach full adult hood. but my Mantis A while part brown does have some Green in it...

wow looks great! does that background come with that type of tank?

that totally makes sense to keep it stiff. when i took my photo i already fed em like 4 or 5 green flies. geeze i wonder how much it would take to get truely plump to not be floppy lol

im sure they adapt to whatever they're surroundings are, camouflage right? i have two Chinese from the same ooth; one is kept with a single branch while the second is kept with many twigs. i noticed the one with the twig forest turned very dark brown while the other stayed a tan.

wow! thank you for the oats/potato recipe. i used a banana/potato mix for my current mantis this season, and like Tammy said the banana made it super runny after it broke down. loving this whole thread and your room! @_@

hi, sorry to bring an old thread back, but this currently just happened to my mantis. it molted 2 days ago, leaving a bad leg however. i fed him today and now has this floppy abdomen too. if i keep feeding it till completly stuff, would that fix the floppiness since it may make it completly...

i'm super impressed you were able to buy that for 6 dollars on clearance, must be a display item? i would love to see clearance like that in my area. it looks like a fun custom project. is the top lid glass or screen?

wow! they look even better with a mantis inside!