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You will most likely be buying smaller sizes anyway, which is more fun as you can watch them grow up and change. Large: Hierodula membranacea, possibly Violins (Gongylus gongylodes), I'm sure others will suggest some options. I'm having fun with the 3 species I'm raising but none of them get...

I just got a deal on a Nano and it might become my Orchid female's home and laying chamber in the future. Or a communal home for ghosts...

Idolos are definitely do-able but they are a challenge - there are a number of people here that have had success with raising them and know all the pitfalls, so there's a lot to read up. As for beginner species: what are you interested in? Large or small, colorful or cryptic, mantis-looking or...

Greetings Aggie! :) What species are you thinking of getting?

Greetings from Florida, Lettie! You'll find tons of great information here. :)

Hello Scizor_!

Greetings Potato! :)

They look like my C pictipennis male: Once my females got to sub-adult, they ate everything in sight and turned into little blimps! Just keep feeding her and she'll get to adult soon.

Is this at home (with kids), or at school, or...?

Great photo Tammy!

What kind of mantis - local or non-US?

I have relatively few mantises so it's easy for me to keep them in separate containers. I have had pairs of Creos and pairs of Ghosts living together: - the Creos were somewhat aggressive and would intimidate each other; when they grew at different rates I separated them. - the Ghosts do fine...

It's a roll of the dice, mate. :)

Congrats Ryan!

Greetings Scythis - lots to learn here!

Not fond of it so far: it has lost a couple of my new posts - poof! gone - and I have tried changing my avatar pic 5 times over 2 days and it won't stay changed. Most of the rest is OK.

Welcome Tyler!

got ooths? :) WOW Nikkko!

Is the missing limb a walking leg or raptor? I had a Creo that lost a whole walking leg when it molted to sub-adult, and when it molted to adult the leg was replaced with a half-sized copy! If it had another shed I believe it would be back to normal. I think if your animal has 2-3 sheds to go...

Greetings Artemis! Are you finding any mantises in the horrible drought you are having?