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How about one thats 9 inches by 6 inches for the base and 10 inches tall!

I have started putting together a website for insect care. Insectsinc.com, (dont bother going there right now its still being worked on so you wont see any page). They are for the site. They will be around 30 bucks for that size and I have one size larger for around 35 the larger one is the same...

Yeah the hole on the side is open but theres a special plug for it. Kinda like a foam plug topped off with plastic. So its a nice feeder hole. The netting is completly around and the top is where you can access it. It might seem kinda big for one mantid buts its nice for a colony of ghosts or a...

Hey just wanted to show some of you guys the new cages I got in. It’s the perfect size for my mantids, and sticks. Its 20 inches tall and the base is 8 inches by 10 inches. The top and bottom are plastic. The top is has holes for ventilation as well as a strong net to allow mantids to hang from...

"I here that the larva emit a light as well, so there would be plenty of lightshows all through its life stages" Yeah that site mentioned the larva have holes on the abdoen and it looks like they burn like little furnaces. That sounds cool to see.

thanks PhilinYuma Awsome site, I might actually try this in the upcoming summer! I figured Id sum it up for anyone else interested. Hatchlings: Females will lay eggs in soil (might be good to use a seperate container like raisning crickets with soil) I recommend providing young P. pyralis...

thats crazy, Time to start thinking about trying some selective breeding on roaches.

I had no idea they didnt eat as adults. Guess there goes that idea. Probably would be ok if you had a large like a tall 55 gallon tank though. Give the guys plenty of room to fly for mating displays.

Hey summer is coming up and I was wondering if anyone has tried keeping lighting bugs as pets? I just think it would be cool to have some breeding throughout the year. cool lightshows at night!

I have been looking for some in the U.S, Let me know if you know where to get some or have some to offer.

I don’t know if this is what you are seeing but I have witnessed something just like this over the summer. I had A statilia parva ooth hatch out on July 11, but the beginning of September I had 4 adults and two nymphs that I had only seen molt once. They still ate and were active but never grew...

Yeah thanks for the Info and pictures those are some tiny little guys. Did you just go outside and try to scoop up some springtails from the soil? or do you have any like strategy, such as leaving apple sauce and viniger to catch them like fruit flies?

What about trying to mix polen and water in a spray bottle and then misting the enclosure? maybe the mantis could get its polen by drinking the droplets?

What do you guys end up feeding the smaller species as nymphs? the maggots of Fruit Flies?

Hey is there any species of praying mantis that can be fed on fruit flies its entire life? perhaps Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantis? I know there are plenty of small species but I was just curious because I wanted to try and make a enclousure that I wouldnt have to worry about getting house...

I remember trying aluminum screening and fiber glass screening and For some reason neither really worked out to great.

Not really sure, I would say if anything try to find out the climate and humidity of where its native to and replicate it. Good luck with them and let us know if you find a good care sheet.

by selling them I pretty much meant give them away. Just shipping is what I was pretty much saying.

Im from ohio, so might not relate to the west, I have seen areas of overgrown fields I thought would be perfect for ooths, and never find any. I always find ooths on small bushes usually no higher then 2 feet near the main branch. I dont know why but that seems to be a sweet spot near me. Its...

Ok so I’ve read your guys comments, I realize how stupid it sounds to hatch 3 ooths, But I think one is an old ooth from last year and one was completely covered with that salty snow at the edge of a parking lot. I don’t expect all 3 to hatch I’m only hoping 1 will. But since I have to 10...