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Which would be a great species for someone whose never kept tarantula's, ive searched many websites and get the same answers....just thought i would try and work out the difference between old world and new world spiders. Most people advised me to avoid aboreal spiders but ive kept many other...

A while ago i posted about a 38 gallon tank well here it is... :rolleyes: I havent got round to getting the mantid's after all the suggestions....im hoping for deroplatys lobata colony. Would have preferred a giant asian colony bt we all know thats not going to happen, although it was...

Im in the Uk, but thanks to the advice im going to try and give it a go. ill post some pictures when its all set up

Recently was given a 38 gallon flexarium and flexitray from a friend, and i dint realise just how big it would be lol. Set it up and then realised to my horror that there's no way in heck that i can put mantids in this maaassive space. Apart from selling on ebay can anyone help me, by either...

29th August: Arrived! all in good nick and ready to rock would recommend them to everyone in the UK ofr reptile to stuff for mantids.

Ordered a 22 gallon exo terra flexarium and flexitray to fit horizontally, was informed that the supplier was on holiday and would not be processed until 23rd august. Fair enough. 26 August recieve email about order, sayng that it was sold out but was not notified and was immediatley offered a...

funnily enough i saw them for sale on virginia cheeseman, just thought id check see if anyone has used them or heard anything bad you know..as it was £3.00 or something for like 150 weevils.

Has anyone used bean weevils (callosobruchus maculatus) to feed mantid's, i was told they make a great alternative to fruit flies for the small mantid. Obv. i cannot see the alternative for species that require flying prey ie idlo's etc, but i was tempted to try them out. They are around 2-3mm...

Since my ghost mantid died i have a surplus of locusts and wanted to keep them going as i found much easier and less aggressive than crickets. Would the calcium and feeding supplements normally used for crickets be ok for locusts? Been feeding on a selection of grass and weeds misted with...

Hey Just wondered if anyone is selling the following species: Hierodula membranacea - Giant Asian Praying mantis Hierodula grandis - Giant Indian Praying mantis Hierodula trimaculata - Giant Malaysian Praying mantis Rhombodera basalis - Giant Malaysian shield praying mantis or Polyspilota...

Yeh sure but not for 13 days....

Has anyone had problems with the ghost mantis stop eating, i know that all mantis stop eating when a shed is near but its been and i kid you not 13 days(!) since she had anything. I have tried small locust,small flies i have found round my garden waste bin and in greenhouse, to no avail. The...

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Ghost mantis eating cricket