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What mantids are you currently keeping? Small nymphs? Adults?

Many things can do well over a reasonable range, so if one person says they need 88F and another 70F those are personal experiences. If someone writes a care-sheet he or she often puts what has worked for them. One does not write everything that might possibly work and has ever been experienced.

That is a fantastic mini monster.

If there is food running around stressing them out when they're not hungry or if you drop a really well-fed one on the cement, sure, but they're not going to pop otherwise.

Indonesia is one of the best places for bugs.

Let us know how the mystery box goes when you get it! Welcome to mantidforum!

Hope you learn a lot. What insects are you keeping right now?

What's the next one? Slicey, chompy, or skewery?

If you're talking about flies, mold kills the fruit fly larvae unless there are enough maggots to eat it. Mantids need fresh air and if it's moldy in their cage there might not be enough air flow, but if you see a bit of mold it may be too late.

I'm curious what the species are you don't have identified.

In search of - probably

It probably ate something dying from pesticide.

Chinese restaurants usually have the soft plastic type for wonton soup, very quiet but not especially clear.

Try putting them outside in a large screen cage.

How are you giving them money? I notice the name of the city vitalwings claims to be from is spelled oddly.

I haven't seen any new ones submitted in a long time. Some sale sites have care sheets but I haven't looked through them.

Ohio is the heart of it all.

Very nice, how easy is it to raise the nymphs?

No but aren't there some European and Chinese surviving there?

I haven't seen that species in person in a very long time but very handsome.