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I can't believe I never thought of that! That is brilliant!

My mom found this really awesome container for my 'weird new hobby'. I loved it, except for one thing... The whole thing was made of glass. How the heck am I supposed to drill holed into it?

OMG! I can't believe it never occurred to me to use those containers! That's brilliant!

I am really sad to have to put this in. I really wish I had better things to say. The main reason why I wanted to order from Kevin was because his site would tell you the skill level suggested for each type of mantis. Since this would be the second time I would keep a mantis, I loved that. I...

Well...I got my refund. So now here it goes, trying to find another breeder. LOL Thanks again everyone!

I sent an email pretty much saying 'Either give me my mantids or a refund' If I don't get a response by end of day, I am assuming I'm getting my money back. But I will be talking to Paypal about my options. Thanks everyone for your thoughts!

Thank you Rick! I was beginning to wonder if I was being unreasonable. This is actually Week 3 for me. I got another email from the seller saying that they are catching up on their orders. If that was the case then why not just tell me? Anyway, I asked for a tracking number and I'm just going...

I decided to go ahead and move on with someone else. It's been three weeks and I already told them that if I didn't get them by Friday I would ask for a refund. I'll wait until Friday but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway, this would be the second time I have ever kept a mantis and the first...

@Synapze, I didn't even realize there was a section on Breeder Feedback! I wish I had known, I would have done more research. I really should explore the forums more. Although, I am a bit embarassed, I should have thought to look here. It makes sense that there would be one here. I felt so bad...

Sorry all but I only just realized that it's really poor form of me to put that up when I haven't yet resolved the issue with the seller. I should give them the chance to respond to my inquiry before airing dirty laundry. But since it is Friday and they are in a different timezome, I know I...

Hi everyone! I am worried that I am overreacting. What is a good time fame from when I ordered a mantis to when I receive it? Thanks everyone!

Hello everyone! I ordered three new mantids, Red Armed Mantis (Hierodula Venosa), and I should be getting them this week. I'm excited for them to be here but I am nervous. This would be the second time I have kept mantids and my first time to start with L2s. The last mantis I had was given to...

Unfortunately that will have to wait until I get a new one. Bruno passed away a couple of weeks ago and I can't get a hold of my friend.

Is it only females that do it? That's really interesting. Now, when I get my next few mantids, I'll be watching to see if they do it too!

That's the worse part of it for me, I did do a lot of research. I was going to do more before actually getting a mantis before we found out our friend had some he was willing to give me. He had been keeping mantids for a long time, years, so we figured he knew what to do. He's more my husband's...

Predatorhousepet, You are BRILLIANT! I put a cricket in the enclosure and left him alone. When I looked up about an hour later he had already caught the cricket and had started eating! And he's having no trouble hanging onto the wall of the deli cup. I realize now that I may have been scaring...

Predatorhousepet, I've never seen him do that before. If it is over-stimulation, should I try to feed him again and wait to see what happens? He tries to scramble up the wall of the container. Should I just let him do that and wait? Little Mantis, He did eat about three days after his molt. But...

He is in a 32 ounce plastic deli container. He hasn't had problems like that before that's why I am so confused on what's going on. As for the crickets, they are pinhead crickets. He's never had a problem with them before. I'll try feeding him again tonight. Thanks again!

Something just happened today that I am hoping to get your thoughts on. I tried feeding him today. At first he just snapped at the cricket but then he finally grabbed it. It looked like he was struggling with it but then all of a sudden he lost his balance and fell over. It looked like he was...

Thank you MantisGirl13, it's nice to hear. Oh, just to let everyone know, we are already planning on getting more mantids. While I would love to get different breeds of mantids, we are strapped at the moment so we will be getting at least two more from our friend. I'll admit there is a part of...