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hope-filled is right :rolleyes: Do you have expereince hatching ooths and more importantly raising first instar nymphs?

she will need food or she won't survive till the next moult. Hand feeding can be a bit tricky at times, sometimes offering dead prey on tweezers just won't work. I've found the best way to handfeed is to show a live insect on some tweezers and get the mantis attention, then kill the insect and...

those cups are a bit small for raising fruitflies. Like you say they will all escape when you open it. I use sweet jars or tall ice cream tubs to raise mine with a little cup filled with medium in them. I would recommend that once you get your next cup, try and transfer as many flies to your...

well I tried petting, I tried brushing the antennae, from front and from behind and my mantis just looked at me in a confused way... Little nudge from behind still works best here