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Have just purchased three Idolo, 1st instars. I can keep them in a jar in my well heated / humidified tank until they are older and larger. So I was thinking of making another enclosure for them. I've got some timber for the job but am just wondering about mesh. Can you use plastic mesh or would...

Cool. Point taken. How easy or difficult is it to breed blue bottles to feed them with. I've reared wax moths before.

Would Idolo's eat wax worms as oppose to moths? Do they only eat flying insects? ALso, if you had a sexed pair, would they be ok, housed together? thanks

Hi, Just wondering if it would be ok to have two ghost mantids with a thistle. The enclosure is pretty big for mantids of their size. 1 foot high x 1 foot deep x 6 inches across. Would they be ok together? I know ghost mantids are pretty chilled together, what about with a thistle? thanks :)...

Yeah that's a plan, I guess if I got some good fine mesh, I could divide the tank in four and keep four different species. At least in two like you say. Plan Stan. :)

Hi, I've got a 7th Giant Asian instar in a pretty big tank. It's about 2 feet x 1 foot sq. I'm getting a 6th instar thistle on Tuesday and I was wondering if I could get away with them being in the same tank. What do you rekon? Then Asian doesn't really move around much, she pretty much stays...

yeah, he can hang ok. He's cool really just two manky legs. It's good to know now that they have to hang from their back legs. I could see that he was hanging from his front during the molt and was going to intervine but then thought it best not to. Hindsight's a fine thing. I think he should...

Hey guys, My lovely Giant Asian has come a cropper after about 5 sheds. He couldn't hang from his back legs when shedding and has got one bent back now and the other stuck in the old skin. i cut away the excess skin with scissors but there's still a bit in some old skin. Now...... He seems to...

Hi, I've just got three L2 Giant Asian. Will they be able to feed on micro crickets or just fruit flies?! Many thanks

Hi, My Orchid mantis just shed (the first one since I got her) and I was wondering how long I should leave it til I feed her. I've heard they're sensitive after shedding and so vulnerable. How long do you guys think is ok? many thanks :)