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I'm looking for a species of hardy, easy to take care of mantis for an exhibit at the insectarium where I work. I have done Chinese mantids before with success when kept individually, and I was wondering if I could keep two or three together in a tank 1'D x 2'W x 3'H if I kept them fed and fat...

1) If I kept them well fed on a regular schedule, would that reduce my risk of cannibalism? 2) I don't believe my permit asks me to give the name and address of people I buy from. It hasn't in the past. I have a PPQ USDA-APHIS permit through my place of work that allows me to import insects...

While Ghost mantids are really cool, they are unfortunately too small for the size exhibit we have, unless we were able to put at least 30 of them together. The Violin mantids are much larger and more dramatic, so those would work better. Would anyone have them as adults/subadults come April...

I am a curator at a seasonal insectarium (open May - October) in Michigan, and I am looking for some big, exciting, easy to take care of communal mantids for our 2011 season. I am a little leery of Deroplatys desiccata given that I tried them twice and both times they died on me after refusing...

I am a curator at a seasonal insectarium (open May - October) in Michigan, and I am looking for some big, exciting, easy to take care of communal arthropods for our 2011 season. The exhibits we have to house them in are all 1'D x 2'W x 3'H. I have looked at your website, and I am interested in...

I am a curator at a seasonal insectarium (open May - October) in Michigan, and I am looking for some big, exciting, easy to take care of bugs for our 2011 season. Preferences are for large walking sticks (ex: E. tiaratum, H. dilatata), African Giant millipedes, cockroach species larger than...

You wouldn't happen to have some Extatosoma tiaratum nymphs or adults, would you? Or just ova?

I am looking for large Deroplatys to put on display in my insectarium. The bigger, the better, but I will take nymphs or subadults if no adults are available. The exhibit size is 1'D x 2'W x 3'H. Need to be received no later than May 3rd! I don't know if an interstate USDA permit is needed...

Considering I know of a few VERY reputable pet stores that sell Dubias, it most certainly is. I've been buying the Dubias I use at home and at work from a breeder in Indiana, and they are so wonderfully easy to take care of. Watch out if fruit flies move into your colony, though! My...

Does anyone know if it is possible to house more than one male Chalcosoma atlas together? I want to put together a C. atlas exhibit at work, but I don't know just how communal the species is. I'm assuming the females can be housed together without problem, but I know that males will fight... I...

I have only ever dealt with the pupal and adult stages of leps (probably should have specified that... oops), so unfortunately, I can't answer your question. I flipped through my copy of "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World," but it just says that "shedding ... usually takes...

Hello, all! *bows* My name is Diana, and I work at a butterfly house in Michigan where I am the curator. We have recently added an insectarium to our facility, and we are happily hunting for exciting and exotic arthropods to display. I am currently in communication with a breeder in Malaysia...