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cheers for the advice guys. know i have a good idea on my options and i know what to look for.

Hi All, i have a small garage which ive been getting ready to keep mantids (plus fish,amphibians etc) in. Ive insulated the walls and roof as best i can and have a sturdy kitchen-style worktop around 3 quarters of the outside with extra shelves and so on. Now i would like to use several heaters...

Dont worms and microbes do this in the wild? no substrate is the way forwards though. I sometimes use small potted tropical plants (types with woody stems), they help with humidity as the leaves constantly release moisture, and they dont mold as long as they stay healthy. but need good light...

I agree Rick. id make space in my room for some of these. dont need a tv anyway. Next summer holiday i have will definately have to consider malaysia/kuala lumpar. but i bet they are hard to find.

Yes that is the exact one. i was starting to think id imagined it or gotten it wrong. these are so different. im assuming they are rare in captivity. ive certainly never seen them before. Cheers for putting that to rest.

I almost dont want to mention this as people will think im imagining it: I was at show recnetly (kempton park, UK) and i saw a mantis unlike any ive ever seen before. it was dead and dried for starters, it was about an inch long and the colour of it was dark shiney black like a beetle, and even...

there isnt anything sticky inside the tank/cage is there that might cause this? i came home once to find the hygrometer had fallen off and several young nymphs were stuck to the glue it left behind. then they kicked the bucket (died)

Rats! someone after my own heart. Best rodent pet ever. Cool home made cages too.

It is sad and true that bee's in England are on a decline. im gonna plant loads of native wild flowers in the garden (have already planted some) to help them out, also going to make a few behive's for them, then i wont feel guilty feeding the odd one to the mantids once they are established.

I moved my female P Paradoxa into a seperate tank last nigh after having mated her several times, i came home today to find she had laid one ooth which had already darkened/hardened, and she was in the process of laying a second one, both ooths were full size, and im 100% certain there wasnt...

cool. cheers for your advice guys.

Hi All, Does anyone else have any of these mantids? ( i think i remember ian saying he got some). I have mated mine a week ago, after they were about 3 weeks old from final moult and with good success. the male wasted no time and also escaped with his head a day later. looking forward to...

I think they look cool. Ive just possibly found some for sale too which is good timing. But before i buy them, what conditions do you keep them in? humidity and temp that is. cheers

woah, thats one cool, chunky looking mantis. It looks like its on steriods. How big do they grow? (its hard to get an exact idea by comparing to the orchid as he's havin a bad day) :lol: p.s. Would this be cilnia humeralis? ive never seen one before so googled it. cheers

When mine dont seem to want to eat most food, they can often be tempted by moths. they seem to respond instantly to the fluttering of their wings.

Hi All, Has enyone ever seen in captivity, any mantids in the family of Eremiaphilidae? I have a photo of on in a book called "Grasshoppers and Mantids of the world" but i cant post it for copyright reasons. found a link to a drawing and photo of some on the net...

I bought 2 males orchids from you for breeding purposes. Nice one cheers Rob.

I went to the that show too, it was my first time and well worth it. Rob, you must be the same guy i bought the male orchids from, cheers again for those. Ian, did you get the prohierodula from metamorphosis? i bought a pair of these sub-adult to. the adults have an impressive looking...

Recieved my order from ian all in good time and excellent condition. One of the Ooths has already hatched so now got hundreds of hungry new mouths to feed. Very good service both times i have ordered from him. p.s. this is the second time ive order Ooths from Ian, each time i have been given a...

Ok cheers, i think ill get some today and try it out.