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I wish I had seen this before I made the same mistake. One month and 5 emails later with no response, I have had to go to paypal resolution to get my money back. I asked if she could possibly send older L3, L4 versus L1-L2 and Sarah replied back asking for MORE money....she was trying to gouge...

Thanks I think I will have to order some online....I went through the oothes and baby mantids before...raising...fruit flies..then a...mite invasion...lol.....ugh. I just dont have enough time to devote to 100's of young-ins again ! :-)

Hi I'm still looking for any local Carolina or Chinese mantids around Chicago if anyone can helP Thanks Bassguit1234@ yahoo

Wow thanks for the offer, I'm around Chicago, but I have no idea what the cost for shipping and your time would be? Thanks

I'm down in the Elgin area...if you have a few extra I'd gladly drive up for them. Thanks and good luck with the Ooth :-)

Thanks for the offer. I need a natural species, Chinese, Carolina... and something that will take more than fruit flies :-) Thanks again....I released 20 Chinese Mantids last year....I wonder if any survived.

Where do I beg for a teenager Chinese Mantis? :-)

Hi I hatched my first ooth last year and now looking for adults....

pic posted..thanks! I hope the pic is big enough to tell.....

Hi, My mantis molted and the wings are a little askew...also parts of the wing are jet black...I hope this won't be a disease. posted pics...thanks

well I moved them into the basement...much cooler down there. I'll take the top off and put screening there.....more air...and put a paper towel in the cage, and see what happens. Are cotton balls good or bad for holding humidity, mold, health? The containers Im using have a narrow...

I had 32 oz cups, but isnt that pretty small for adult mantis?? Can they even turn around in a cup that small?

wow....it must be something I am doing.....found another dead this morning. ate a cricket 2 days ago....no sign of a bad molt,....just laying in a droplet of water at the bottom. this Chinese mantid was L3-4 about an inch and a quarter long....so doubtful he drowned. i just put more holes in...

probably in the dark for 18 hours, light in six.....Chinese mantids.

But doesn't the humidity just escape into the room with a net cage? I went with the container...well it was free...easy to clean...and would hold in humidity. BUT that being said....I have had mantis start dropping like flies....8 down to 5 in 3 weeks, losing 1 a week. Could not enough oxygen...

Update.....bought some crickets..lol. The L3-4 mantis that spent 6 hours eating the same ant, finally snapped out of its trance and has eaten a smal cricket....so I still have 4. Nice surprise today, the large flower planter where I stuck one of the mantids I let free a month ago was seen...

They spend a lot of time in darkness in the garage. Coud this be it ? They seem healthy...well the ones still living...sigh.

Hi, I have seen all these neat and clever screen cages, but doesnt that all defeat the purpose of having humidity? Did I mention, Im new here...lol. I moved my mantis out of the screened enclosure, the butterfly spiral thingy, and into plastic containers just to contain some humidity...I...

WUT WO......maybe the ants ARE a bad idea.....just had another L2 die...and one has been devouring the same ant for an hour..... I am down to 4 mantis....maybe 3 now...?? Maybe the smaller ones cant digest the acid. Darn I never read anything about ants being bad until now.

Hi, I hope this is normal but my oldest mantis...L4-5 maybe...both eyes have turned completely black....no "pupils"...all black. Is that normal? The mantis is in my garage with flourescent lights and some ambient natural light when the door is open of course. Moisture seems ok, with some...