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One thing we do for our garden nymphs, when they hatch early, is throw a towel or small blanket over the mesh cube to help hold the heat in, or at least keep drafts out. 

Howdy, southern neighbor! :) Welcome!

Hi @twolfe! Nice to see another local! :) Which alien are you currently raising?  Also: Thank you for the warm welcome from everyone :)

Yeah, reading all the posts about that. This.. is going to take a longer conversation with Himself. "Honey, do you mind if I keep pupated maggots in the fridge?" XD I just got him used to Mason Bee cocoons, so.. maybe? Though it may be time for me to look at a different mantid species until I...

We hatch them every year for the farm and garden, so I grew up with the joy of hatching nymphs. I saw orchid mantises and fell in love with the buggies, and started researching them, and then Peter said "Hey, we have some available Tuesday and we ship to MN year round.." ;)

My family were always supportive of whatever creature I came home with. We had everything from tarantulas (pink toe and Brazilian Black) to a caiman (though that one was my sister's fault). We all pretty much do wildlife and exotic animal rehab as a hobby, and we're kind of the "Oh I found this...

Howdy. I'm not new to mantises, we hatch them every year for the garden, but I am new to them as longer-term pets. Current critter count in the house is two cats and a handful of stick insects, and I'm hoping to branch out to orchid mantises this year. Was thinking about getting them in the...