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My first mantis was an african species,they are fairly easy to raise and don't mind being handled. and not too expensive.

You can have the heatmat on the outside of the tank at the back, at one end so the mantis can choose which temp he prefers, put a polystyrene tile over the mat so all the heat goes inside.

I use vermiculite it holds the water well,its not everybody choice but i'm pretty certain it does not mold.

I've just got myself a male and female pair, and was wondering how and when you go about breeding them,is there a certain time to do it? i know you need to feed the female up quite a lot to stop her eating the male, any info would be greatly appreciated. many thanks.

What is the culture made of? it smells of sweaty socks, can you make the culture or do you just buy another?

thanks yen, i don't see any mites so i think i'm ok.

Hi guys and girls thanks for the info, i've got a culture already i was wondering what you do to maintain it, i'm grateful for any info you can provide many thanks for all your replies. cheers

Hi i hope someone can help,i've just bought a fruit fly culture and not sure how to look after it,how long do they last? how should they be kept? please help somebody!!! many thanks.