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Hey guys! I was given two mantis egg cases that I originally intended to release into the backyard and in addition keep and raise a couple of them. Well as it turned out, these were egg cases of the potentially invasive Chinese mantis/Tenodera Sinensis so even though they were being sold in a...

Hi guys! It's been a while! So my parents were at our favorite local garden center today and they had some mantis egg cases. Knowing how much I enjoy mantises and that I was planning to get some egg cases and release a whole bunch into our backyard to control pests and moths (which freak me the...

Hey there guys. I have a question regarding wild mantises. Come spring or early summer I'd like to hatch some mantises to release into the our garden since the nymphs should control gnats and mosquitoes and the adults should destroy all manner of flies and also moths which freak me the heck out...

Hi guys! I just noticed my new tiny nymph molted and I sure hope I didn't disturb him/her in the process but it looks like she's already done except for one little problem. When I took her out a little while ago I realized the molt was stuck to her back leg and she was dragging it around with...

How you doing guys? I was given a beautiful little mantis as a gift from my cousin when she got a couple of them. This animal is tiny and I mean really tiny as in probably born last week and as my cousin put it perfectly, looks like a little like a mosquito. He/she will eventually grow quite...

What's going on guys? I can tell that care for mantids is similar more or less across the board but even still I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything specific about the griffin mantis or Polyspilota Griffinii? I'm thinking of getting one from a site called mantisplace.com. Based on...

Well guys. Unfortunately Shandong Lee, my giant Asian mantis and the reason I joined the forum, has passed. It's a been a bit over 2 months since his final molt on July 15th and I guess he's just completed his natural life cycle. I knew he was going to go today. He had been slowing down rapidly...

What's up guys? My cousin and I went to a local reptile expo today (I got a new poison dart frog by the way. Totally awesome!) and we bought a young mantis for my other cousin. She has a lot of questions about her knew mantis and I actually gave her a link to this forum so she might just join...

Hi guys! I thought you might like to see the new pride and joy my cousin just got. We're both extreme terrarium nuts and we went to a reptile expo earlier today to look at the huge variety of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. This is actually the same expo I got my mantis, Lee, from a...

Hiya guys! Lee has molted for the 2nd time since I've had her and her wings have finally come in! I was expecting the wing buds from her last molt to be a bit larger and more obvious but her wings to have come in fully and it blows my mind! That and once again she seems to have doubled in size...

Heya guys! I was wondering if there are any telltale signs that a mantis is about to molt other than the fact that their appetite slows down? It just so happens that Lee's abdomen was already pretty large and as she's young I figured she would be molting often and was surprised how quickly she...

Hi guys! quick question for you! Do you think it's okay to give a mantis wild flies? At least not very often? I know tons of people with reptiles, amphibians and arachnids suggest not using wild insects because you have no way of knowing what they get into and they could have been exposed to...

Hey guys! Great news. Lee, my Giant Asian mantis, has molted for the first time under my care since I got her and joined the forum two weeks ago. She had actually just molted when I first got her. I had a hunch she would molt again since she showed only minor interest in a cricket the other...

Hiya guys! I only just joined the forum with my new giant Asian mantis, Lee and it seems I've been on a lucky roll this month for finding animals I've wanted. I just got an email two days ago that eastern collared lizards were back in stock and that is a species I've been trying to get my hands...

Hi guys! I just posted in the arachnid section where I talked about my two tarantulas. I wish I could include them all here but those two and my new mantis of course aren't vertebrates. I have a dog, a couple hamsters and a betta but my real passion (other than the dog) is my terrarium...

Hi guys! As I'm new here I figured I would share with you some other members of my terrarium collection. The ones that belong in this category are my two tarantulas. The older one (top picture) is a Mexican fire-leg or Brachypelma Boehmei who's name is October because he's black and orange and...

Hey guys! Many of you saw my other two posts. I have my first mantis now, a giant Asian mantis or specifically Hierodula Membranacea, and I just want to make sure I'm doing the best I can for her. She's still very tiny at I would estimate just under two inches and living in the plastic container...

Hi guys! I just joined and got my first mantis, a Hierodula Membranacea or giant Asian mantis, two days ago. You guys pointed out that she's a nymph though a large one at I would assume just under 2 inches in length. I want to set up a feeding routine for her and as I mentioned in my...

How's it going everybody? It's nice to meet you all! I joined just yesterday on behalf of the newest member of my terrarium collection and who I'm really excited about. A giant Asian mantis! More specifically since a couple species apparently share that name she's a Hierodula membranacea. I got...