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Hi, I wasn't prepared for this sac to hatch at all. Now, I don't have fruitflies. All of the stores are out of them. I need them for about a week untill my colony starts breeding. I'm located in the chicagoland area and I would love to buy a week worth of fruit flies from someone. No time...

Well,I had them in the same container for about 6-8 hours and then moved them to the cup. In the container, with the other mantises, about 22 died. Now there are a bunch hanging from the ooth still. They've been hanging there since yesterday. Should I help them down or now? Or should I have...

Thank you so much for all your help. Just one more question. When do they typically molt for the first time?

Ok. So I know I am in a little over my head here, but I felt bad for them. So far I have 40 of them in individual clear cups with netting rubberbanded on top. I misted them. And will mist them twice a day. I will change the paper towel once a week. But I still have to get some sticks to...

I thought my egg wasn't fertile. Now I'm freaking out because my chinese ooth hatched. What do I do now???? I'm putting them in small cups with plastic wrap over it. I'm poking holes in the top.

Oh I see. But I've heard that the Chinese are very cannavbalistic.

Thanks for all of your information!

Thanks for the information sooooo much. I finally get how to do this. But will the mesh still hold humidity? And the moment it hatches I plan to move them to the deli cups individually. Is that allright?

It's in my house so it will be dry. Do you think it might not be enough venilation? And I plan to glue the ooth to a stick? Is that ok? Also, mine is laid on the top of a critter keeper. Can I just take it off with a razor or just take it off with my fingers?

It was laid at the top of the critter keeper. I can take it off with my hands? Or with a razor? If I drill small holes on the top of the rubbermaid container will it be enough venilation? I plan on glueing the ooth to a stick and putting it in the container. Can they hatch in the rubbermaid...

Hi Everyone, I'm hatching my first ooth but I don't know what to put it now. Right now it is in a critter keeper and I can't keep it in there becuase the holes are too big. Does anyone use small rubbermaid containers with small holes drilled into the top? I would put paper towels at the...

Hi Everyone, I've kept chinese mantises for years and I thought I was the only one who kept these interesting creatures as pets. Yesterday I did a google search and found many websites and this forum and was so suprised! I've already found so much information and found out that I'm doing a...

Would I just be able to cover the top with cloth or clingwrap? I'm thinking that clingwrap would be better to hold humidity so it will not dry out. Has anyone ever used a small rummermaid container with small holesdrilled into the top? I would probably put paper towels on the bottom and glue...

Thanks. Once I remove the ooth, what do I hatch it in and how can I install it into another enclosure?

Thanks guys. I have smashed a mantis foot in the lid before because I couldn't see where he was. Luckily, her foot was ok. What kind of enclosures do you use?

I have the largest critter cage? Thats ok? Right?

Thanks a lot. It is wild so I will definetly treat it like it is fertile.

Thanks! Good to know what species my mantis is. Do you know anything about the critter cages?

Thanks for your response. What kind of mantis is this? I live in Illinois. How do you know if an egg sac is fertile?

Ok guys. I have kept mantises for a few years and they have laid egg sacs every year but I finally decided to raise the babies. I have the egg sac. It is this kind of mantis (http://www.cirrusimage.com/Mantids/Chinese_mantis_09.jpg) A chinese? Right? The egg is in a critter cage and I'm...