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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    Well I did want an adult, but I didn't know about mantis... now I understand that having a mantis as an ooth is pretty much just not even an option, it's how you can have a mantis! I'll have to think about all this a bit more... I guess if I find one in the wild, I might try it out but I doubt...
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    but about spring.. those tiny babies come from 2 mantis that mated during spring? right? or do they lay egg during fall, and then die, and the eggs hatches in spring? if that is the case, well god, mantis are complicated hhaha!!! thanks for all the answers
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    ok gotcha!.. If I am to get a WC myself, I will obviously hunt it next spring, else I can buy/ship pretty much any time... When I know if there is a specific specie that I would be interested into, and that would be worth buying, then the other option of catching one will be mostly dead When I...
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    Oh I definately can't find a living mantis where I live right now!!!! I would be looking for these next spring. Are you saying they live only 1 year? so buying mantis unless you want to breed them, is pretty much useless?
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    Oh I guess I should have told you guys that I just want 1 mantis... as my goal is to increase my frog collection, I do not want to invest too much in mantis! But I do really like those bugs, but am far from going nuts. I guess I am just a casual lover! So that's why I don't want it to be too...
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    Are you saying there is no native mantis in eastern Canada??? So all those mantis I found, were mantis that ran away? I found a 4-5inches brown one once, and a 3-4inches bright green one too... Correct me if I am wrong but do I really need to be able to raise a mantis from its oothhood to adult...
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    Legal Blaptica dubia

    gosh you should totally buy my roaches then, they don't let musk out much if they even do! they don't even smell... i have well over 2thousands in a blue bin in my living room, and none of my guests every noticed a smell... ! I didn't know FF could kill dubias... maybe it was a disease as you...
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    I don't wanna be an ######, buy you guys win a medal when it's time to post empty answers!!!!!!!! tell me why? give me examples! be more precise!!! I will try to be more precise myself too, so here are my 4 criteria, in order of importance! First of all, what I really need is a mantis that is...
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    Dubias4Canada!

    Hello, I came here to sell a few dubias to canadians people as I know how hard it is to find these!!! I might also be interested in a mantis :) I have yet to decide what kind. I am from Canada obviously, and I am a frog lover Charlotte~
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    Yeah Chinese mantis was the one I thought of, after browsing a little bit through the forum! Would I be able to get one in Canada? I have no problem with hand feeding, I even enjoy it! But are there any kind of mantis that wouldn't just hide on the ceiling? :x I know the one we get in Canada...
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    Best species for a mantisnoob?

    I have no experience with mantis but I might be willing to buy only 1 (I am more of a frog freak!) I am looking for these caracteristics for my mantis, so if you have any advice or suggestions, I would be grateful! -cheap price, able to get in canada -big ###### mantis, flashy and colorful, I...
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    Legal Blaptica dubia

    lemme doubt about the fact you ever had dubias buddy they do not let some nasty musk out when you grab them you are right about 1 thing, they do reproduce slowyer than most other species, but unless you tried starting a colony with 20roach, you re completely off... I started with 300 dubias a...
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