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Oh good.. i was worried I was the only one who has to deal with people giving me weird looks as I stalk 'bug dinners' through the long grass. :lol: Seriously, people must think you're a bit simple when you get excited by moths... :roll:

Well, cheers for the advice people. I'll let ya know how it turns out. 8)

Cheers! I was actually planning on moving the hatchlings as soon as they put in an appearance, so their food won't bother the mother or vice versa. Good to know that it's fine for the ooth to stay there though :D

Hi, just wanted to know if there is any good reason to avoid doing this. I've had a wild-caught south african (sphodromantis?) lay an ooth and was planning on just leaving it with her. I've read on here that it's unlikely the mother will snack on the babies, so are there any other factors to be...

hmmm.. can't say I can stomach the idea of feeding one spider to another. Feeding your pet inverts feeder insects is necessary for their survival and doing your duty as a responsible pet owner. Putting a bunch of half-starved bugs in together to watch them 'fight' is simply a sick way for humans...

Hi Everyone, My name's Samantha, I'm all new to keeping mantids, but have been keeping theraphosid and true spiders for some time now. You guys have already answered most of my initial mantid questions (just by browsing) but don't worry, I'm sure I'll think of more :roll: At the moment, I'm...