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I found my gravid limbata hanging by one leg this morning motionless. i picked her up because I thought she was dead but she started moving. It appears she was possibly trying to lay her ooth. I am holding her in my palm to try to warm her up. Her genitalia it open, pulsing and moving about. Is...

I read first that they should be kept in the fridge. Then I read that they should be kept 70-80 degrees. Whats the real answer?

My female Limbata molted to adulthood August 19th. She was bred on September 17th. She is pretty big and only has 3 legs so she drags her abdomen and I worry that it is too hard for her to carry the weight on 3 legs. She has seemed very anxious lately, pacing and zipping from one end of the tank...

Hello, I was just looking for a "back-up" feeding source for my mantids who are all mostly adults now. When I look at feeder insects I see a lot of exotic roach species but I never see anything about just the good old American Cockroach. I was thinking about catching a few that I see running...

I had my pairs scheduled just right, or so I thought, but my female just molted her 8th time. I thought she was ready to be an adult but I was apparently wrong. Do females molt 9 times to adulthood? Anyway, my 2 males are ready so I am either looking for an adult female to pair with them, or a...

So, I know to wait about 2 weeks after they molt into adults to try to breed. My question is, if they molt to adult at different times (female 2 weeks behind the male or male 2 weeks behind the female) is it still possible to breed them? If the female is 4 weeks into adulthood and the male is 2...

I thought Chinese, then I thought Religiosa. I'm new at this. I need a final answer because I'd like to breed soon. Also I was pretty sure she was a female but she is a bit smaller than I expected a female to be. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

I am wondering if anyone knows where I can buy moth pupae. One of my mantids just refuses to eat houseflies anymore. I was worried she was starving as she is usually a really good eater. She molted 10 days ago and really hasn't eaten much of anything in about a week. I have noticed she will...

My mantids are greedily eating house flies every other day. I have found that I can't really keep up with them. The house fly pupae that I have have stopped hatching so I have been catching all my flies myself outside. The question I have is if the flies are eating dog poop, will the bacteria...

Ok so Iv spent a lot of time looking through the forums to see if I could find the answer to this but I can't so I am just going to ask. How often do nymphs molt? I have L3 Orchids who last molted on 07/08 and 07/09. I wasn't expecting them to molt for a couple weeks but they both just stopped...

I was using about 3 inches of organic potting soil in a 32 oz cup for my L3 nymphs. I thought it would help keep up the humidity because I live in the desert and humidity is my biggest battle. I am starting to worry that it might not be a "clean" environment over time and also that mold could be...

So my nymphs are well watered and feasting every day on fruit flies, but the weirdest thing happened the other day. There was a small spot of rotten banana on the side of the container. My mantid walked right past the fruit flies and stuck his face right up against the banana and started eating...

I have an L2 popa spurca who had been stalking its prey. It caught the bug and held it for a minute, biting into it. But the bug squirmed away and the mantis picked up a large chunk of dirt and started eating it. Do they normally eat dirt or was he just confused?

So I got some L2 nymphs in the mail and I don't know how long it has been since their last molt. I tried to feed them moths and fruit flies, thinking they may be hungry after their trip. They seem interested in the food but they are either not able to catch them or they are "batting" them away...

When raising mantids from wittle babies... at what point would one consider them "old enough" to start encouraging them to "do it?" Hope that's a clear enough question. Thanks!

So I am obviously just starting out and I am trying to create a perfect, comfortable environment for my manties. :D I live in New Mexico and there is virtually no humidity here. The son is very hot but everything is dry, dry, dry. I have a couple terrariums but most of them will be kept...

So we made a few terrariums because we were thinking about getting some mantids. I am a newbie but wanted to give this a try. They are 10 gallon tanks with screen lids, 2 inches of dirt and a couple real houseplants inside. We have also added some long sticks for climbing. The room naturally...