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I'm heading to the Northern Virginia Reptile Expo this weekend and saw a few tarantula vendors on the list. Think there will be any mantid vendors there? Or is there another set of expos/conventions that they attend?

I got it from usmantis.com ; it's cool to see vendors here, though, @hibiscusmile !

ooo... so how long am I looking at here?

I got a S. Carolina ooth to try and hatch out... how long does it usually take? It's in a terrarium in the bathroom (my house is generally too cold, getting down to 65 or 68 at night) and I'm just ... waiting.

Hello from Northern Virginia! I'm new to mantids, but have in the past kept various reptiles, so vaguely know my way around a terrarium. I went looking for an easy 'exotic' to introduce to my kids, and a was struck by inspiration when a nymph crawled up my jeans while I was sitting quietly...