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I still haven't found a mate for my female giant shield (R. megaera). She's been an adult for a couple months but hasn't laid any ooth yet, so I'd like to find a male soon. I also have a lone male ghost who I'm interested in trying to mate. Also looking for a subadult male spiny flower, though...

Is this a fairly common issue during the molt to adulthood? My malaysian dead leaf fell and lost pretty much any meaningful grip her back legs (and extremely limited use of her front), but I thought that was largely because she remained in a bad position at the bottom of the cup while she...

I have a happy/healthy adult R megaera female that I wasn't really planning on breeding, but she's just so dang pretty. She's been an adult for just about a month. If anyone is interested, I'd love to set up some kind of ooth trade (I only want a few nymphs, I don't really need to keep any...

My SFM, Whiskey, hasn’t molted in 45 days. He/she (I can’t tell) is L6 right now, and acting completely normally, but I’m wondering about the fact that his/her abdomen ALWAYS seems plump. Like post-feeding or pre-molt plump. It never seems to flatten out. She’s in a room that’s about 78-80f to...

Sorry in advance if I talk in circles. Maple is my favorite mantis, so this was not something I wanted to wake up to. My L8 female Deroplatys lobata is acting like she's really sick this morning. She's about due for a molt (it's been 5 weeks), and has been refusing food since her last feeding...

I've got plenty of Gymnetis thula L1-L3 larvae available at $4 each + shipping. Shipping is $7.20 for 1-8 larvae, or $13.65 for 8+ for 2-3 day Priority. I'll have to get quotes for Priority Express. US only due to laws and whatnot.

Pancakes (Rhombodera megaera) just molted to adulthood, and came through beautifully! She's my first adult mantis, and I'm thrilled. She used to be half the size of my fingernail!

Definitely starting to think I'm doing something wrong here. My first order of houseflies was delayed in shipping, and arrived almost entirely hatched out. I put them in a 32oz cup with a moist sugar cube in the bottom and stuck it in the fridge. They lived for a surprisingly long time, and I...

My sweet little Pancakes when I got her: She just molted to L9 (which I believe is subadult with Rhombodera megaera). Those wingbuds are comin' in strong! I can't wait to see how big she's going to be!

I had a dud batch of houseflies, so it's been about 10 days since my ghosts have had a good meal. They've eaten, but it's the last of my fruit fly culture, and it's not enough to really bulk them up (their abdomens still look mostly flat). They're so finicky that they will not even attempt to...

I screwed up. Long story short I got a new L4 spiny flower mantis yesterday, and I didn't put her straight into a new container. I left her in the bone dry 2/3oz deli cup that she came in overnight and today while I was at work, so naturally she decided to molt. I walked in (specifically to...

Maple, the Malaysian Dead Leaf (Deroplatys lobata) ... and Pancakes, the Giant Shield (Rhombodera megaera)

I seem to be observing this a nymph delaying a molt due to injury, but as my control group is pretty small, and my experience is extremely limited, I figured I'd just ask if others can confirm this. I would assume this is done due to the extra energy required to heal/regenerate the damaged body...

My malaysian dead leaf, Maple, has been doing this off and on for a couple of days now, and I've never seen any of my other nymphs do it. I'm mainly just curious what he/she is up to, if anyone knows.

I tried searching this on the forum but couldn't find anything. Was kind of surprised there isn't already a dedicated caresheet. My male (90% sure) R. megaera molted to L6 last night but is still surprisingly tiny, so I was just curious how many molts there might be left to increase size.

Just had my first experience with codex7 to purchase 3 ghost mantis nymphs, and it was pleasant top-to-bottom. codex7 was patient and accommodating with my semi-irregular shipping needs, the price was amazing, the box expertly packed, and even threw in an extra nymph. All arrived healthy and...

Just found one of my ghost nymphs surrounded by some unhealthy looking liquid on the side of its container. Am I looking at black death here? Anything to be done?

My first Phyllocrania paradoxa! This little guy/gal was eager to explore outside the shipping container, and showed zero fear being the first one out with no coaxing whatsoever. Of the 4 I received, 3 of them were perfectly calm and curious, and the last was just a little wary of crawling onto...

My current container setup is a 32oz deli container with window screen across the entire tip, a stick going from the sub to the lid to climb in case of falls, and a fake leafy plant doing the same. There is plenty of unobstructed space for molts, and yet I'm pretty sure my R megaera is preparing...

My little gentleman here just molted (mismolted, unfortunately) and his wing buds are clearly visible now, so I figured it might be possible to get a decent ID. He was wild caught in Las Vegas, NV. I tried bugguide.net, but I’m not familiar enough with that site to use it effectively...