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I have 25 mantids (I had 27 but had two thistle deaths), I have talked to a few breeders that have 100 or more not counting nymphs. I'm curious:  How many mantids you have? How many mantids do you consider too many for yourself?  How much time do you take for care/cleaning/feeding? Do...

One of my baby thistle's is throwing up what looks like blood all over the enclosure lid. I changed the lid and the new one is now covered also. By covered I mean several large spots covering about a 1/3 portion of the lid and each day there is more. Other than that it's eating and drinking...

Thanks to @MantisGirl13 I have the opportunity to breed my Mantis Humble. The female will be here Thursday and is already about a month into adulthood and Humble is two months in *its a nail biter for sure*. The female has not started laying ooth yet so thats a good thing I think?? Being that...

I got my cultures all made and set up, I let them sit overnight and I haven't as of yet added the wood wool or filters. Today I have noticed that are a bit more loose/runny then I would like.   My Question is, is it ok for me to add a thickener such as cornmeal or should I leave them runny? How...

  Humble and I wanted to wish you all a very Happy Mothers Day!

Is it safe to use leaves and twigs from the yard Is it safe to use leaves and twigs from the yard in the mantis enclosures? Do any of you do that? Pics would be awesome and how do you get them ready? Just toss in, heat first?in the mantis enclosures? Do any of you do that? Pics would be awesome...

For the purpose of this post, I will refer to the mantis as she, though I have no idea of gender at this point :) I got a shipment in this last Wednesday, two days ago. One of the Giant Asian babies decided to molt in route, and it didn't go well. she lost all of her legs on one side, not her...

I just got in some  Rhombodera cf. stallii and I'm having a really hard time finding any info on them. Temp, Humidity, Preferred foods. The biggest question is where are they from? Also trying to learn about the Red Devil Morph and how to achieve it.

Hello, I'm in the US and currently looking for four-six (4-6) Idolo's. I would prefer Nymphs but Juvies are ok also.  Breeding adults would be ok depending on price. Looking for a reputable/trustworthy breeder. Thank you

  Welcome to Granny's Mantis Photo Collection Photos may not be used, shared or reprinted without permission. My name and (C) may not be removed!   All photo's taken by me of my own mantis. I love to take photos so this is really just the beginning. Check back I always have new stuff to...

Amanda was the first person I ordered mantis from. She is wonderful to deal with, answered my 100's of questions (still does lol). I highly recommend her!! The packaging was awesome, Mantis was healthy and eating really well. I was very afraid to order as I had heard/read about so many scammers...

Hello, I'm Granny from Granny's Mantis Mayhem, I currently live in Nevada. I'm over forty-five and I'm a grandma. I recently started rasing mantis in January of this year 2019. At this time I have five species and working towards collecting many more. I started this hobby due to my oldest...