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    Black spots

    Hey all, Sadly my adult giant Asian mantis has developed black spots in his eyes (aside from the “pupils”). One morning about 2 days ago he was just constantly moving side to side rubbing his whole face against the terrarium… I instantly tried to calmly move him away, I imagined that couldn’t...
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    Joey, Newbie to the mantis keeping world.

    Yes so I’ve heard. I’ve done my research, I think enough to take care of them. I think the most important points is that they like their terrarium relatively dry (around 30-40% humidity) and that they love heat (30+C). I have a lamp rack that attaches to the roof of the terrarium with a daytime...
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    Tea Tree the Praying Mantis.

    Tonight it went through the last molt, it’s huge, the wings slowly unfolded within the hour and now cover the whole back, does that mean it’s a male? Either way it was so cool to see how they unfolded.
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    Joey, Newbie to the mantis keeping world.

    Hi all I’m Joey, I live in holland. I have a huge love for all insects, they are so fascinating. My all time favorite is of course none other than the Praying Mantis. I was gifted my first mantis from a friend, a giant Asian mantis, his name is Tea Tree (my 2 year old gave him the name lol)...
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    Tea Tree the Praying Mantis.

    Hope it’s clear enough, thanks again.
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    Tea Tree the Praying Mantis.

    Hi, I was gifted a mantis from a friend, not as a baby though, friend was not sure how many molts its been through. Since ive had it ive seen it molt once (what a beautiful thing to watch). I noticed that wings started to develop, so I assume it was the last one. Watching videos/reading about...
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