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I don't know what's changed but they're now wolfing down fruit flies, they're even chasing the flies around thier containers. Maybe they've moulted and I havn't noticed, the temperature hasn't changed and I'm not missing them any less. Good news anyway!

thanks for the suggestions everyone. I ordered a heat mat today from livefoods, I thought the temperature *may* be the problem. I will let you know. Someone also has suggested that they might just be due to moult sometime soon and that's why they're not eating, again, I'll let you know what...

Thanks I'll give it a go, I'm vegetarian so I might have to go and fin/steal some chciken tomorrow. They're not acting lethargic, they're just staying on the same place all the time, dead still.

Yes. They have shed once since I got them at L2

I have had my 5 European mantids (Mantis religiosa) for 4 weeks now. At first they would eat readily, starting on fruit flies then pinhead crickets, then back to fruit flies. Unfortunately one died last week, and I think they are not eating at all. Most of them have not eaten for at least a...

I got them from eBay of all places. I've really wnated some for a while now, but couldn't find anywhere t get them from. Eventually, I think I will end up with more species, I'm going to see how these go first, I really like the look of the spiny flower mantids, maybe I'll get some of those...

I noticed that everyone else is posting photos of thier mantids here. Although my European Mantids are pretty common, I like the two photos I've taken so I thought I would share them with you all. I have 5 L3 nymphs and at the moment they're being fed on fruit flys and pinhead crickets...