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Yeah didn't look promising, however one of the coolest species I figured it was worth a shot...thanks Albert!

Anybody know if these guys are in culture at all? Anywhere? They come from Australia and are a mix of some of my favorite species...they are a bark species AND a boxer species...a very neat combination!

In my experience, males can pick up the females pheromones from a good distance away...this puts the male "on lookout"....many times, the presence of a human finger often triggers this mating "grab and search" behavior...it is mostly the same size and shape and feel of a female....so they latch...

Nice! :clap: ....all my lobatas didn't like me or something and tried to molt from the bottom every final molt...so I would always catch them and move their almost molting bodies to the top... All the best, Andrew

This thread isn't productive at all...it will just lead to arguments when ppl have differing views...

I can easily formulate on the many viewpoints towards crickets...but for now I will spare it... All I will say (in my opinion) is that its all about the gutloading (a healthy cricket, is a happy mantis :) )

Thank you both! And will do!...don't know when that will be, but will do :)

For certain! I found Gonatista grisea at Tradewins Park down there and a friend of mine found Stagmomantis floridensis in Loxahatchee...your best bet are parks and nature areas...

Give him some honey and maybe he'll perk up (give water afterwards)...also I had an adult male that was attacked while mating develop a sort of mold/fungus in his wound on his prothorax...I immediately dabbed some rubbing alchohol on it with que-tip...the wound however already scabbed over and...

All the best with the mantids! Hope for a successful molt! :)

Welcome! also from Florida! (West Palm) ...nice to see more FL members.. :D

The video wouldn't play after abt 3:45 where it goes negative and then black screen....but from what I saw, that is the most eager male I've ever seen; trying to mate with a non-female object so eagerly...poor chap lol :lol:

Yup, a phishing website has hacked it...so just stay away from the site to avoid infections and such. But like Will said, follow their fb page for more info.

Female sinensis :) let her out to play, under parental supervision though. And if those males give her trouble, she'll put them in their place ;) Cheers, Andrew

Yeah I bought some "sticky-tac " but it just doesn't stick to ooth material...

What sort of putty do you use? I have tried something that seems to be the same material but ooths don't stick at all...

Most likely she is hungry. ...many times my mantids will press their face on the wall where their sister is and get that hungry look on their mandibles....just give her a big meal and she should be good.....if not and she keeps this up, she can develop eye rub (not good) ....place her enclosure...

And all going into there "I'm invisible, don't look at me" pose "I'm a stick, I'm a stick, I'm a stick...."

:clap: Awesome Stefan! Their ooths appear soo fragile when only being attached by a thin ooth piece "thread" All the best, Andrew

↑What he said↑ ....move her to a larger enclosure so she can hang to inflate her wings... and depending on who you got them from, ask why they were shipped so close to molting...sub adults you can tell when they will molt (generally) and it mightve been best for the dealer to hold on to her...