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I mainly, slowly becoming exclusively keep OW Tarantulas of the genus Poecilotheria. Any other tarantula keepers opinions on OW vs NW? pros? cons? which ones you prefer? 

Back when I had my mantids (I keep them seasonally) I would take them when I traveled, eventually making photo albums of my mantids going cross country with me. Anyone else do this? (my favorite was my orchid mantis, who I have pictures of chilling on a beach in Florida!) :)

Has anyone heard of, or kept this species? All I can find are some forums talking about their beauty, but nothing else. Any information about these mantids would be greatly appreciated!

Azrael was a beloved MM Orchid Mantis, Hymenopus Coronatus he was found dying, possibly dead on the floor having fallen likely due to old age, and noticing he was in a death curl, (insect curls up limbs and goes stiff) I made sure that if he was in fact still alive, he would go quickly. I gave...

Looking for a mature female Orchid mantis.

My male orchid is molting to maturity as I type! I'm super excited but super scared, as he's stopped moving and is just sitting there. Is this normal (BTW I've never actually seen one of my babies molt in person, so I'm a little freaked)

Has anyone kept tarantulas in the poecilotheria genus? Looking to get P. Regalis but want to know what its like, as I mainly keep arboreals and want an old world T.

So I had recently gotten some l2 orchid nymphs from Peter Clausen when they both suddenly died under the same circumstances. They stopped eating, became very hyper, and their abdomens swelled up and become dark black at the tips, with almost an opaque yellow for the rest. They ignored all food...

Has anyone kept these crabs before? I'm looking to purchase a few at ReptiCon if they are there, and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with these crabs. I expect the care to be similar to my ghosties, but I'm unsure.

I am looking for these species Idolomantis Diabolica Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii Gongylus Gongylodes Belpharopsis Mendica

So my orchid mantis just molted to l4 or l5 and now he wont eat? Any ideas on what's going on?

Hi, so my orchid mantis mismolted (again) and this time lost all of her back right foot, no tarsi, no foot at all. Should I be worried about this?

Looking for Idolo nymphs L1 - L4 PM ME

It's my birthday soon, on the 29th! I wish all other mantis keepers in this month a happy birthday too!

My orchid just molted to l3, but one of her backlegs was bent pretty badly during a mismolt and she can't grip with it. Will she be alright like this? Or should I give her special attention?

So I recently hatched 4 baby ghost crabs, and I'd say this is the best batch of ghosts I've raised yet! too young to sex by looking at the body, the claws are a good indicator. They're very active, and will chase down live prey. I keep them in a 20 gallon long tank, which can house them their...

So I have an l2 and an l4 ghost, both are opposite gender and I wish to breed them eventually, but I worry since they're far apart in age that they wont. Any ideas on what I could do?

So I'm travelling, and I have an L2 female orchid mantis, name Azrael. I'm out of state, an none of my family members are all too good are caring for exotic pets. Should I take her with me with her travel tank (a smaller tank with less decor and such) or should I find an exotic pet store to care...

Was doing some looking at the Phyllocrania genus and found P. Insignis? can Anyone tell me about this mantis and what it looks like? Thanks.

So up until now, MantidPets.com was my favorite place to buy mantids. Decent prices, healthy mantids, and so on. Recently, I purchased a pair of sexed ghosts in hopes of breeding them, but my poor male was DOA. I took photos and sent an email to Ms. Rebecca (owner of MantidPets) and she never...