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Hello,  i have a male and female of the ghost mantis except my female has been an adult for a few months and already laid an ooth about 2 weeks ago, my male however just moulted last night and I was wondering if anyone had any advise on whether I should attempt breeding them and how long I...

Sadly it’s hardly ever warm here lol. I’m in Scotland so getting sun is a one off. I can use artificial vines and some large branches.  Kind regards connor 

They seem to have paired last night, thankfully. Any advise on getting the female to lay ootheca would be great also how I should keep the female from here on out.  Kind regards  Connor 

Thank you so much. I will attempt to pair them tonight.  Kind regards  connor 

Hello all  i currently have an adult male and female sphrodromantis lineola and obviously would like to pair them however I’m fairly new to pairing mantis and the female is extremely aggressive to the point where taking the mesh lid of is risky as she has started to eat through the mesh which...

Thank @Ocelotbren Ive just started with mantids as I already said but find them just so interesting. 

Thanks everyone.  For mantids :  Phyllocrania Paradoxa, Creobroter urbanus,  Sphodromantis lineola, Parasphendale affinis, Rhombodera extensicollis and finally pseudocreobotra wallbergii.  For lepidoptera : way to many. Lol. I’ve got species such as papilio machoan, Charaxes Jasius, automeris...

Hi everyone  My name is Connor and I’ve been rearing Lepidoptera for years now and recently have got into mantids ( the reason i joined this forum ).  Regards   Connor