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One of my chinese molted overnight I believe she had't hardon up completely as her round wings had'nt settled.Same size as my adult male but I expect her to get larger as she hardens beautiful molt

Hi,I just had a question about my fly trap.it came in a little pot that was set in a small glass,which cracked,if I would put it in a glass globe,where the leaves touched the sides would that be bad?I'm getting another next week,and getting a terrium too.Just wondering for right now Thanks

Hi,I had never heard of Mantis Orientalis till yesterday,strongly considering buying a few nymps,can any one tell me much about them Thanks

I was'nt quite sure where to put this posting since it isn't a health issue.Overnight one of my chinese molted,and he is huge compared to before.He is not the size of adult male,but he has wings that go past the tip of his abdomen.Could anyone tell me at what instar male mantids molt with wings...

I did a search on this and could'nt find anything,is it possible to raise your own crickets,I live in an apartment so I don/t want nothing too smelly,the crickets close by are really pricey,just considering,I realize i'd probably need a dark tupperware tote for this

I've always been intrieged by venus fly traps,does anyone belong to this particular forum would/or know where I could order some nice ones Thanks

I've always been intrieged by venus fly traps,does anyone belong to this particular forum would/or know where I could order some nice ones Thanks

This morning was my apartments scheduled spraying day,so last night I put each of my mantids in soft drink containers,lid on of course,made sure they ate in the evening.Then I sealed them in a plastic can liner.Then I put them in a fairly good sized tupperware container,and put them on the very...

Hi eveyone,I have a question today,it seems as overnight one of my chinese L4 pretty sure of,developed black etes,this happened a few years back,and I think it was either getting ready to molt or the humidty was to high.He/She fed aggressively yesterday,but does'nt seem to hungry today.I take...

Hello every one,I was doing some reading on past postings,and the word Megamantis came up a few times.I was wondering if someone could tell me a little about them,all replies would be greatly appriciated.It may very well be a mantid I would be interested in Thanks

Well I geuss I'm back in the hobby.But I have one question maybe some one will help me with.The chinese that I caught from one lot were brown,less than a half a mile away the chinese are green,maybe i'm answering a question from another post a couple of days ago,can chinese color morph like some...

A few days ago while hunting chinese nymps.I caught a mantid,female I believe as she seemed quite gravid.She was twice as big as any chinese nymps I've seen.which I would believe in this area is about L3 or L4.She looked like the adult eoropeans I used to catch in Omaha,but that was always in...

Yesterday m.y male ghost was 14 days an adult.I have three sisters have been adults,about 3 to 4 weeks.yesteday. evening I placed the male with one of the females.Not much happened at first,I stayed up late,nothing happened.This morning I checked them and the male was mounted on the female they...

Last late winter,I had an ooth hatch,in march,I raised the offspring.Around the 1st of april I released them.Now in my neiborhood I have very large chinese runing around.Kind of funny as the people at the apt. house is telling me of every sighting.I caught a male today,that is 3 times bigger...

One of my chinese females molted to what I think L5 about 4to 5 days ago,and still seems to be green the bottum of her abdomen is yellow.She also seems to be afraid of food.I just put her in an enclosure where there is more ventilation.My question s could she still not be eating due to her...

A while ago i noticed one of my female ghost going in it's last molt.I'd noticed her perch looked to short.Well she molt and then clime up to perch.She is quite green and the wings are starting to grow out is it possible she will be OK she has plenty of strengh left.every mantis I have seen...

From what I've gatherd a newly molted male must wait 2 weeks to be placed with a female.Early this morning one of my females molted to adult, would she be ready to be placed with the male in 1 week just wondering if anyone has had experience with this thanks

My colony of ghost nymps are now molting to adults almost nightly now.I know I need to wait at least 2 weeks to breed them.Just wondering if I need to separate them in a 32oz.cup for 2 weeks or if I can separate the pairs in 2 weeks any experience would be helpful thanks.

I have 3 adult female ghost and two male, do I have to pair them up in a different enclose to have them breed.Their enclosure now has lots of cover so I'm at lost what to do,can anyone tell ,how they do it,I have 2 males on the verge of doing their last molt.Any feedback would be apprciated Thanks

Looking to buy 2 female ghost in L6 all replies would be appciated.