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ok thanks for the info :) i have currently split them into twos in two bigger enclosures while i rummage around the house for another 2 jars haha i have them on my desk so i can keep an eye on them (for now)

So i am planning on building my own custom enclosure for my mantid(s), and was thinking of installing a low watt bulb, I just wanted advice from anybody who has used any artificial lighting for their mantids. which are the best bulbs to use? are UV lights ok? i assume that they would be seeing...

Hi guys, So i ordered 4 Chinese Mantids to replace my Indian Jewelled Flower mantis that died They arrive today (In Matchboxes?!) and basically i am just wondering how long (if at all) i can keep them together before they eat each other? today i discovered that the enclosure i had for them...

Update she died today :( not sure what the cause was..

i have previously raised a giant african mantis from nymph to L5/6 on crickets, the micro crickets i had seemed perfect size and the mantid would go straight for them no problem. @sticky i read somewhere if you put abit of fruit outside in maybe a jar with the lid open, when the fruit starts to...

so you guys think that the moth transmitted the pesticide to the mantis? thanks for your help, that seems like a plausible explanation as there are fields nearby, and even an apple orchard so god knows what rubbish they spray those apples with...

i was just wondering if micro crickets (1-2mm) are an okay substitute for fruit flies. To be honest i dont like the idea of keeping flies at all as....well they can fly lol. and also it seems abit cruel to buy a culture of a thousand odd flies just to feed a mantid or two.

ok so my indian jewelled flower mantis is basically dead and i have no idea why. She last ate a decent sized moth about 5 days ago, and i put another one in a night or two ago she hasnt touched the moth, and today i noticed that she was near the bottom, very clumsily trying to climb things and...

Hi, so basically roughly three months ago i bought an Indian Jewelled flower mantis (i believe she is female as i can count about 6 segments on it's rear, may be wrong as im no expert). The past week i have been travelling a lot (by car) and have been taking my mantis with me, the trouble is i...

i bought a female at the start of 2012 (I believe it was the end of January), but in june that year i went to the states for three months so left it with a friend who also has mantids. She died while i was away which i was kind of expecting seeing as she had reached at least 6 months (which i...