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Can newly hatched nymphs get out of them?

Alright.. all over the internet.. I've seen these variations of these names.. Pseudocreoboter Wahlbergi Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergi Pseudocreoboter Ocellata Pseudocreobotra Ocellata Which is it?

I wasn't sure how many Carolinas I was going to yield from these two females that I've kept.. but it looks like it's going to be rough.. they've both laid three each, and show no signs of stopping.

What other insects do you keep? I've been thinking about picking up large beetles and hissers.

Do you breed your crickets? Or just buy them when needed? If you breed them, what do you use as substrate for the tank?

Those of you who use ten or twenty gallon fish tanks, do you use mesh tops? If so, does that hold any humidity with it being so open? If not, what do you use for tops?

Most have said that when an ooth hatches, there are far too many to take care of indvidually, so you let them stay in the same container for a couple molts... How is it that you guys feed them all? Taking flies from the culture and putting them in? Or what? (I've never used fruit fly cultures...

Went out looking today.. found a brown female S. Carolina. Was hoping to find a green, but this will do. I love female Carolinas.. but can't stand the males.. way too hyper, not to mention the males I have hardly ever eat and certainly won't attack anying sizable. The female I caught today on...

Is the any time during the year that you guys that are breeders are never in posession of a living mantis? (not including ooth) Also.. someone else mentioned the legalities of shipping these mantids from country to country and state to state.. Could someone clarify this?

Do ooths from tropical mantids hatch in very short periods of time? I have heard some say that they incubate them for a few days before they hatch. When I had ooths from carolinas when I was a kid, I remember they wouldn't hatch over the entire winter. They would be sitting around long enough...

How can you tell the amount of humidity in a tank?

Has anyone kept tropical species such as orchid or shield in normal room temperature successfully? Is the heating and humidity really needed for their survival, or just for a healthier existance?

I believe there is nothing as exquisite occuring in nature as the Mantid. I haven't had one in my possession for many years now, and now that I do, I realize I haven't been this happy for many years as well.

Can't seem to find many websites or anything who sell in the United States, any help?

When I was younger my grandfather and I would make containers out of plexiglass. Just hot glue a square, cut an opening in the top with a hinge for access to the inside, and drill holes for ventilation. Nice when you want it to be a certain size.

Just feeding nymphs ants? I suppose it would be acceptable for a simple way to feed them, although there is the risk of ants injuring them. Also, when collecting fruit flies from leaving rotting fruit outside in jars, how does one combat them flying all over? (When I was a kid I used to mate...