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Right, so once she starts laying then she's really nearing the end of her life? How many times would you recommend I try to mate her?

I was able to get my european mantids to breed last week and saw them separate and re-connect three times. I figured this was enough and then separated them back into their cages. How long before she starts laying her ooth? Her appetite was HUGE before she was bred and now she's hardly...

I received the mantids today and they are feeling at home in the mansion. They have eaten some but I have not yet seen them drink. I did remove the sponges because they diddn't think need the added humidity and the crickets were hiding near them. I love to watch them slowly snack!

Great ideas and concerns guys. I will keep everyone posted here as the tenants get moved in. I'm sure there will be some tweaking and adjusting needed.

Thanks guys! I roughed up the edges of the foam and the stick bugs have no problem crawling on them, I will be curious to see how the mantis will be able to climb on them. I am getting six european mantis and I plan on feeding them crickets, small dubia, wax, meal, superworms, and blue bottle...

I have six mantis coming in soon so I just completed my first mantis enclosure project. I used depron foam, plastic craft mesh, acrylic glass, and hot glue. The fake orchis and sponges I both got from the dollar store. As this is my first I am open to all comments and critiques. Here are...

You guys are absolutely right that mantids are not the ideal feeder. I realize this and wasn't planning on using them as staples by any means, but more as an alternative feeder. The more I read and dig, the more I find out how high maintance they are as a feeder so I will likely steer clear of...

Right now I have a colony of dubia, crickets, and superworms. I also use crickets. I don't plan to feed many of the mantis to the chameleons as this is just something for me to tinker with but once I get them breeding the L2 or L3's would be fed off...

Hello All! This is my very first post on the forums and I am very excited to start learning from everyone. My name is Jon and right now I have three chameleons. Two panthers and one jackson. I am looking to start breeding a version of the mantis to add to the variety of feeders for my...