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Right, I've decided to get 5 - 6 Phyllocrania paradoxa. Someones offered to ask a friend to pick me some up at a bug fair at the beginning of June. I'm wanting L2 - L3. The thing is, are they ok to eat Crickets at all? They're much more readily avaliable. I'll supplement their diet with blue...

Good, they're going on top of one of my vivs anyway, so they'll likely get some heat from the ceramic attached underneath. I'm near the carboot/football world (Osmondthorpe). It's a 5 minute drive to Paws for Thought. ;) I'll be sure to ring a few shops before making a trip. :)

Thanks again. ;) I'm pretty close to town, there's a fishing shop their, great idea. I'll get a hold of some fruit flies before I make a purchase too. I've just realised you're from Leeds too, have you found any decent places that stock Mantids? I'm fine with mail order, but I'd like to get a...

Thank you, I only really read a single caresheet for this particular species, I would have read more before I made the purchase. ;) I take it Fruit Flies would be an ideal choice? Would moths and house flies be ok if I found them everynow and again too? (naturally gut-loaded) I'll make sure...

Thanks all for your input, you have been of great help. Right, I'm going to pick up an Exo Terra Terrarium (45x45x60) from the pet store where I work, to get it at a discount price. I know I can keep them in plastic tanks, net cubes and cups, but I'd rather have a nice big display enclosure to...

That seems a fair price for the Orchids, I'll search around before making a purchase, thanks. Doing A levels at the moment, pretty boring stuff. Just keep at the revision, short term effort for long term gain. ;)

I'm glad to hear that, they look great. Thank you for the advice, I'm basically on this forum everyday now, looking through past topics. I'll take a look at the Mantids you have mentioned. ;) The book doesn't seem to be readily avaliable in the UK, I've only located one source which stocks...

I have a lot of time a head to make a decision, your post was very enlightening Phil. Now I'm not quite sure, I wanted a Ghost or an Orchid but these two species stay relatively small, and expensive, as stated. Any ideas for larger Mantids, ones which can tackle decent sized locusts once in its...

Thanks for the advice. :) How many Mantids would you typically get from a Chinese ooth? I'd love to keep them together, but I'm guessing you can't because of cannibalism issues? I'm sure if I put in the research, I could get one of the more difficult species? What do you think? Also, I can...

If it hasn't been said before, use fish flakes. The tadpole will eventually learn to swim upside down to eat them from the surface, this may take a few days. ;)

Thanks for the suggestions. ;) I'm actually from the UK, so obtaining the Mantid could be a problem, may have to get one via mail order. The Ghost/Orchid Mantids were just thoughts, I don't know too many mantids at the moment. :P

Thanks, I've already started reading past topics, I'll take a look in the enclosure section. ;) I'll be sure to pick up that book, I've heard it's quite a read.

To avoid problems like this in the future, you can cook all of your organic decor in the oven for around 90 minutes, wrap it in tinfoil before doing so. ;)

I'm currently thinking about buying some type of Mantid, my parents are going away in June/July I believe so It's the perfect opportunity to sneak one in. :lol: So, I have a lot of time ahead of me to do some serious research, I also work at a pet store part time so I'm sure I could get most...

Thank you, Jarek. I'll take a look at them. ;)

That was very helpful! I think i'm ready for my mantis! ....

How do you suppose we in the UK maintain the temperature in our tanks? We use ceramic heat emitters (CHE's) or a heat lamp. Those in colder climate's can also benefit from using these on there vivarium's. I'm glad the OP is using a proper tank to provide a good environment, and not 'cups'.

Hi, i'm Adam, new to the forum. ;) I've been doing some research on mantids, and the different types and varieties. I'm looking for a very social mantis, which could be housed with 2 - 3 others of the same sex. I want them to be one of the larger mantids, 90 - 110 mm in length looks very...