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So I ordered what I thought was fly pupae, but got fly larvae... 1st: how long does it take for them to hatch? I need them rather quickly and can't wait weeks. Is there a way to speed up the process? 2nd: I ordered them from GrubCo. I usually get them from Pantera Pets, whom I love, but GrubCo...

That's very kind of you River Dane. Thank you.

It is with great sadness that I inform you, my beautiful deformed mantis passed away this evening. She went from being perfectly fine, to not accepting food and barely moving. I figured it was probably time for molt, so I set her up a nice, fancy cage. She hadn't yet started her molt so I will...

Sorry for the poor quality, but there she is in the flesh... My little deformed mantis, enjoying a honey treat.

Like I said, she's alive, well and thriving! At first she was in bad shape (hence the reason I asked about  her dying), but with a little TLC, she is totally fine. Thanks for your reply!

Thanks for the replies!  She is doing great and thriving. Gave her some honey on day 2 after moult and she loved it. Since then shes been eating out of my hand and eating until she's full. She's cruising around her enclosure easily as well.  I have noticed her eyes go from cloudy white, to...

My chinese mantis also has clearish green cloudy eyes. She just went through a mismolt and her two front legs are deformed. As long as I put food right up to her mouth, she will eat. However, she is only an L4-L5... I'm assuming it was due to the mismolt? 

Hi everyone, hoping for some advice... This is my first time hatching out a Chinese ootheca. I have 15 that survived to the L4-L5 stage. Guess I'm not that great at it. Anyway, I have one that just went thru another molt and so I left her alone for a day so I wouldn't disturb her cage. When I...

Hello fellow mantis lovers. My name is Heather and I'm from the Central coast of California. I am a stay at home mom with 3 boys under the age of 6, 2 budgies birds, 2 dogs, a cat, and a mother in law.  :P  I have always loved praying mantis since I can remember and have had many as pets from...