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Hi everyone! It’s been many, many years since I’ve been on this forum. I used to be a fairly active member and raised and bred a number of mantids (mostly limbatas). I won’t go into my whole story, but I pretty much took an extended break from keeping mantids as, after some personal experiences...

Hey if anyone has some extra chinese they can spare i'm willing to buy them off you!! I've never raised chinese to adulthood i just managed to get 5 at the insect fair in la but 4 already died..i'm probably doing something wrong i've read that they are actually a bit tricky to raise as nymphs...

Hello all, after a break i decided to check out the annual insect fair at the natural history museum in los angeles. havent gone there in at least 6 years but i managed to get my hands on a brunners as well as some chinese. I've started the quest that is mantid rearing once again and i'm glad to...

today, i decided to try mating my last female with an older male that had already mated previously. i reasoned that since he was older than my other male and had mated already, he probably knew what he was doing in case the female wasn't too mature and got impatient and agressive or something...

Hey everyone! Just wondering what are some signs that people usually notice when their mantids are nearing the end of their life? For me, they always slow down alot, weaken, and show less interest in food. Is that pretty much it tho? I'm wondering this because one of my adult males is somewhat...

Sorry for asking so many questions!! I was just wondering if there was a chance that a couple weren't done when they were separated! They started mating a couple nights ago and were connected all night and morning. around afternoon, i checked on them and picked up the long leafy stick thing they...

Just something out of curiosity: Do females ever refuse to connect with the male even if they are both sexually mature? I know that it's common for younger males to take awhile before they figure out how to get things started i was just wondering if it's possible for a female to allow a male to...

Hey everyone! i just caught the guy yesterday and he was perfectly fine for awhile but then he started getting really jumpy and a couple of his legs seemed jerky and weird. I had caught a wild male last year that had similar issues for a couple days after I just caught him. But then he was...

Hey guys! I realize this is a fairly common issue and there are other threads about this so I'm sorry! But I searched for a bit and it seems like a fold or kink in their abdomen is usually ok and they will survive, but i only found threads mentioning this condition in nymphs, is it ok for an...

i recently caught an adult female who had just molted! found her the night before in THE bush when she was sub adult and then the next day she was around the same spot with her skin next to her! Since she was already an adult i decided to catch her in case some of my males decided to molt soon...

Hello sorry if this question has been asked before but I've been searching the forums and couldn't find much on just regular American roaches. Mostly people seem to think they don't make very good feeders since they are very quick, breed easily if they escape, and are likely to start an...

I'm really really sorry about his novel of a post, I understand if you don't read this. I really do. And if this is in the wrong section, I'm so sorry, please delete or move this. If anyone is reading this, I know I haven't been on the forum in awhile, and I'm sorry that my coming back post is a...

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been gone for so long! Just wanted to say I'm back! And MERRY CHRISTMAS PPL! However I had a question about my mantid. Remember when i said she seemed pregnant? Well she's been fat like that for the past 2 or 3 months or so. it's december now, and all the wild mantises...

My preggo female is just about ready to make its ooth. But she stays at the top of the aquarium where i keep her. Its just a screen lid thingy you find on reptile tanks. I'm worried she won't go down (i even provided a super perfect twig thing for her to use) is it ok for her just to lay the...

I finally got Limbatas to get it on. I'M CRAZY EXCITED. only thing is, its 2 in the morning LOL. BUT SWEETTTT!!! I'M SOOOO happy they are the same species. FINALLY!

One of my older females stopped eating a few days ago. I noticed that her lower jaws looked screwed up. Since then, she would catch things and seem to eat for a few seconds, then she'll drop her food. She's been like that for the past 3 days. I'm getting worried! Help Please! i'll put up...

HEY! I'm a mantis FREAK. Glad I finally found a site where I can talk about mantis stuff. lalala mantiss =)) Anyways I'm an 18 year old boy living at home with my now three beautiful carolina mantids. Love em love em. Hope I can get to know everyone! See ya around. Oh and please answer my...

I have two (I think) Stagmomantis Carolina and I'm wondering when I can mate them. Should I wait for the female to get pregnant? That's what I did with my last pair. They are both adults.

I attached the photo. I can't tell what kind of mantis this is. It looks like a cross between a chinese and carolina mantid. Can someone help me? Sorry the photo isn't that clear. I used my webcam.