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Hmm, really a bookmark, well its not that big, right now it looks to be bout 2". And it was a bright green, now turning to a darker shade of green, lol, is that normal. Sorry this is my first time ever trying to raise a mantid.

So my chinese mantid just molted, what do I do with the molting?

Its starting to get some brown streaks on the sides of its abdomen now. He is staying on the top of his enclosure now and seems to be ignoring the cricket running around on the floor, maybe he is gonna molt!

Ok, so I copied ur setup Deb cus I had everything u used here, minus the digital thermometer. Am I supposed to wet the paper towel on the bottom?

Here some more pics, got some crickets to occupy it while I took them

And what's the white thing in the back of it?

Is that aluminum screen on inside also?

I don't think so. It has 2 pointy things sticking out the end of its body, almost like pinchers, but I guess that's it wings forming maybe??

I was thinking it looked like a chinese also, or maybe a carolina. Ill take some more when I get a bigger cage for it. I can't get any good pics when its in the jar. It can't be no bigger than 2 inches in length

Ok, thanks. I got rid of the beetle and caught some small moths, and it loved them of course. Now, my mantid is only about 2 inches long. Is it still a nymth or is it just a smaller species of mantids? And how much should I feed it?

Will my mantid eat a beetle? Its in the lower left.

Ya, I found it yesterday when I opened my grill lid. I fed it a small moth, it tore it up. Im gonna get it a cage setup this weekend. Im in Tennessee if that matters. How can I tell if its a male or femal?

Not sure of the species. This is the only pic I got right now

And I also was wondering about feeding it

Hey im brett from cleveland, tn. I don't know much about mantids. But I found one in my grill and wanted to learn about them and this site seemed full of knowledge. I was wondering how I could id what species my mantid is. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.