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Hello everyone, My orchid mantis is male. This is a shame because I asked for and was sold a female, but never mind. I won't be buying livestock from that particular shop again. I was told 'she' was an L2 when I purchased her. Molt to L3 happened 2 weeks after purchase, Molt to L4 3 weeks...

Hello and good evening from the UK :) I'm just 4 weeks in to my mantis ownership (an L3 Orchid Mantis) and am avidly reading and watching as much as I can about them. One of the difficulties I'm having is maintaining the humidity in my enclosure. Firstly, there are different recommendations...

Hello everyone. I'm sure you hardened keepers have long since lost the excitement about feeder care, but as I'm only 3.5 weeks into mantis ownership I've just had my first fruit flies appear from the pupae that appeared as a result of my shop-bought starter culture breeding. 1 fly appeared...

Hello. Just a technical forum question I think - I have uploaded 2 photos so far, both as attachments to a forum post, but they don't appear in the gallery images area of my profile. Similarly when I look at other users' profiles there are no pictures there either. Am I missing something? Thanks.

Good morning. Just a quick post of my L3 Orchid Mantis on an orchid plant.

Hello. I recently bought an L2 Orchid Mantis having been fascinated with mantids (and all insects) since childhood. I'm now 49 years old and studying for a BSc in Zoology as a mature student. Finally got my decent camera out to take a few feeding shots - my profile picture is of the mantis...