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Finally coming back to this community after several years. I've been interested in breeding since I first got into the hobby, but as a teen at the time living at home, it wasn't really an option. I'm in a good spot now where I'm able to get a decent setup going, so I figure why wait! The first...

I have a now adult female ghost mantis. The other day, I threw in several small crickets for her to pick off slowly as usual, since she's never been receptive to tong feeding. When I checked on her just now, though, I see this was probably a huge mistake. She's currently on the lid of her cup...

North Carolina, USA. I have a modest colony with 4 adults (3F 1M) and dozens of new nymphs- I can count them if requested. Though I had anticipated nymphs eventually, both my Plan A and Plan B for giving them away fell through. The friends I had anticipated would take some are no longer able to...

My very handsome boys!! Two Sphodromantis lineola. They have a lot of personality, definitely a fun mantis to keep :))

I'm suddenly becoming so active again, lololol So my last post was about how my (now adult) lineola male mismolted, and how one back leg is now bent completely backward at the knee. He seems to be getting used to it, but I was thinking of ways to help make life easier for him when I move him...

Hello!! I posted here not too long ago asking abt some housing suggestions for my two lineolas. Well, this morning (it’s now late at night) I woke up to see my other lineola male had molted to an adult... poorly. He had decided to molt with one of his legs pressed right up against the side of...

Hello!! Been a while since I posted here. I currently have two male sphodromantis lineola (one adult and one subadult). Since I was anticipating one to be a female, I have one large and one small enclosure on standby. However, since they’re both male, it seems a bit silly to have one huge tank...

so Olivia, my popa spurca, finally molted again!! Hurray!!! I've been feeding her loads and keeping her nice and warm, so it actually didn't take nearly as long as I had anticipated. It's so pleasing to see the results :^) This also means, though,  that she actually shot up in size quite a...

Last night I went to check on my mantises, and found Sylvia on her back on the floor of her cup. I admit I panicked a bit, and went to delicately pick her up and hold her. There were some movements, including some pulsing in the abdomen later on? But she didn't make it. I looked at her favorite...

Here's the lil guy I'm talking about: https://www.mantisplace.com/product-page/blepharopis-mendica I remember seeing this mantis mentioned somewhere a few weeks ago, and now this place happens to have them on sale! It claims this is the first time they've been available in the US, are they...

Hello! I recently acquired my second mantis, a twig nymph! I was looking for a ghost mantis at my local reptile convention, but the vendor that typically sold them wasn't there this time around ;-; However, another vendor was there as it always was, selling less... conventional? Species. I don't...

So I just got my spiny flower nymph yesterday, and I'm realizing that I'm not 100% certain how much to feed it! I've seen a lot of conflicting information online, so I'm asking here. In the past 24 hours he's had four wingless fruit flies- three last night and one just now. I'm keeping him in...

I swear I could cry right now I'm so happy!! I just got home from school and saw the box, I'm overwhelmed with excitement! Never once did I think I'd look at a bug and see it as my sweet lil baby :'^)  I'll upload pics after I get to my computer! We gotta go get this little buggy some snacks :^)

I'm a first timer looking for a spiny flower mantis nymph. So far, I've only found one source with them in stock- for about $25. In the community's opinion, is it worth it once you include shipping? Or should I hold out for a cheaper one? I'm mostly just asking because I've seen them for as...

Hello everyone!! I'm pretty new to the mantis hobby as a whole, but I'm hoping this is a good place to get started! As it is I'm trying to start smallish, with either an orchid or spiny flower mantis. If anyone could point me in the right direction for one, I'd really appreciate it!! Thank you!