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@The Wolven Sorry it took me so long to reply. . .I didn't think there was any point for a while. Within a few hours, after I first posted my question, she lost her ability to cling and then her ability to stand up. She's dead now.

Hi. One of my mantises, a female creobroter gemmatus, is definitely trying to molt. Or at least ready to. She hasn't been eating, her wingbuds are very swollen, and some of her skin has gone white and started sort of coming away - that's happening at the thorax. The problem is - she's missing a...

Hi. I live in the USA, in Idaho, and I'm looking for 3 creobroter gemmatus nymphs, L2-L3, at a price anywhere between 9 and 15 dollars (each, not total).

@Greybeard Adult mantises are easier to take care of than nymphs, at least in my experience with wild European mantises.

@agent A No, where will you mention it? Should I just keep an eye on the classifieds on this forum, or do you have a site or blog I should start checking at? And how long should it take? I don't know how fast nymphs that young grow.

@agent A OK great! Where will you mention it when they're old enough?

This year I wanted to buy some c. gemmatus mantises online. I've been waiting for them to come into stock since June, and I've started wondering if there's a specific time of year they're most likely to be for sale?

@agent A Thanks a ton :)

Later this summer, I'm going to be buying some creobroter gemmatus nymphs. I've been told they can be raised in 24 oz containers. Is it safe to raise them in 32 oz deli cups (I always wonder if I'm remembering that name wrong when I write it down) as well, or are those big enough that the...

Thanks guys :)

@SynapzeThanks :)  

I know that you can make it take longer for a nymph to reach adulthood by messing around with its environment, how often it's fed, etc. (As I've said before, I've learned remarkably little in 5 years. . .) If you do this, does it extend their lifespan or just make it so that a larger percentage...

I like that they're not needy and are fine with spending time alone. Same thing I like about cats. Dogs are just too much for me. I also admire their strength and speed as hunters. If you sized them up a great deal, you would end up with dragons :)

@Krissim Klaw It's totally possible. 

OK thanks, guys! 

Hi. This summer I plan to save up my money and buy a few creobroter gemmatus nymphs, which will be the first mantises I'll ever have had that I didn't find in my backyard. Somehow I managed to keep mantises for five years and still remain a complete novice. Anyway, I had a couple of questions...

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@guapoalto049Thanks. In particular, thanks for reminding me of just how tricky Europeans are. But no, it couldn't have been the food. I was feeding them all out of the same batch. Eh. What you said about Europeans being hard to keep in captivity is quite helpful though :)

@Krissim KlawThanks for mentioning a precedent :)

It can't be the genetic line. Those mantises were all caught in the wild as adults. (That might actually be the problem. Maybe there was some sort of parasite infesting our backyard this year.) And I was feeding them from the same stash of mealworms I was feeding the nymphs, none of whom died...