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hi guys as this is my first time mating the mantids im sure sure whether the female needs mating again. i mated her roughly a month ago and they were together for about 6 hours. is this enough & when might i expect to see her produce her first ooth.do i need to do anything else to help her...

hi guys, i finally got a female griffin for my male, it seems this female has killed 4 males before i received her. i think the guy probably tried mating her too early as i put my male to her and not a problem. her sore her & straight on her. they were together for about 6 hours and then he...

hi guys ive just purchased a gambian flower mantis ooth and was wondering if these little mantids are communal as ive read they are aggresive feeders. any info on this species would be nice, i know quite a few of you either have these or have had them so please a little help :) i really want...

hi guys, looks like im doing something right with my ooths 3/3 have hatched now with no problems. only have 2 more ooths left to hatch 1 being texas unicorn so i really hope that hatches nicely. the european i still hatching and started 2 days ago is this normal ? only few coming out but still i...

hi guys, ive just recieved 4 cultures from livefoods direct. these were ordered yesterday so very fast delivery and tbh pretty well packaged too.these are in the usual tubs but look clean and don't stink like the ones from exotic pets. theres plenty of maggots & casters in the tubs and fair...

hi there im looking for an adult female griffin mantis,its getting desperate now as male is probably 3 weeks into adult now and still no female :( if any can help out i would really appreciate it.any deals concidered. plz help

my first mantis has just shed into adult :) all good but still cant find a female for him :( got a friend going some show this weekend so hopefully ill have him a nice female and then breed them :) they really are a nice species and very easy to keep i just hope i can help him continue...

hi guys it look like i can upload pics again so heres a fly culture purchased from exotic pets. p.s is it normal to have a big maggot in there? i used when chinese first hatched then left a few in to continue then noticed othere day a large maggot like the size of a fishing maggot.

hi there i have a sub adult in need of a female partner if any1 can help plz.he was my first mantid so really want to help him continue his legacy.

hi there guys, after reading alot of post i was 99% sure my griffin was male but since it shed im not so sure :( before it had a very slim abdomen and clearly sore 8 segments but now seams alot wider.i would love to post some pics but i have no option to do this for some reason.it has changed...

hi guys, might sound silly but is there any care you need to take with fruitfly cultures & roughly how long will they last.i bought a few cultures from exotic pets website but no info with them.

as promised i would keep you informed on my progress with my ooths, the first chinese ooth hatched yesterday morning and ive spent the whole day seperating them. did well from that ooth i got 232 babys with no deaths as yet. dam lively little monsters lol. i managed to hang my narrow=winged...

hi guys i really need a sub adult or adult female griffin mantis. i have a male who just shed into sub adult the other day. hes my first mantis so really want to keep his legacy going. if anyone can hlp me with this im more than willing to sort then out with an ooth or if you have a deal plz...

hi guys i really need a sub adult or adult female griffin mantis. i have a male who just shed into sub adult the other day. hes my first mantis so really want to keep his legacy going. if anyone can hlp me with this im more than willing to sort then out with an ooth or if you have a deal plz...

hi guys sory to be a pain, i just recieved these ooths but i see no seam now im stuck :( oh just another quick 1 has any1 heard of the angus mantis ? i aint but guy on ebay is selling 1 that looks like narrow winged 2 me.

hi there i have just recieved an ooth but can find no info on this species, can any1 shed a little light plz Tenodera angustipenni - narrow winged mantis

is there by any chance some of you could post pics of how you have hung your ooths and perhaps tag the species also i think that would hlp ppl out alot especially ppl like me who are just starting up the hobby.

hi there concerning my chinese praying mantis ootheca, ive read the post ov care for the oothsand am pretty sure im doin it all correctly but... i c the twig that the ooth was attached to and what looks like a seam around it. this is to 1 side of the ooth, now do i hang this vertically from the...

hi again just a question concerning the breeding of mantids, do the male and female have to be un-related or does it depend on the species or does it not matter.

hi there just wondering if you could shed a little light into what sex griffin i may have. hes just into his L4 stage.lol im saying he could be a she but would be nice to know.i know that many species as they reach adult is alot easier to sex due to many differences, markings size etc.