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  1. whatislove

    Mantids attempting to molt not hanging upside down?

    So it isn't really a big deal as it was just a freshly born nymph, I had 15 double shields and lost about 2 to bad mismolts, another 12 successfully molted to L2 (and some are now L3 and even L4) but this single one I had left that hadn't molted once yet attempted to molt while standing sideways...
  2. whatislove

    Budwing female, blood collecting in wing? infection?

    So my female budwing molted last night perfectly (or so i thought), When I had a good look at her this morning I noticed on 1 of her tiny wings there are large green 'sacks', I assume they are collections of blood but I can't be sure. It's only on 1 wing, the sack is irregularly shaped, is...
  3. whatislove

    idolomantis fell during moult, advice!

    my male idolo just moulted to L6, I caught it around the end and noticed that his antennae were still stuck to the old body so his head was held forward and in the way of his rapiers getting out. he eventually pulled his head back and broke one of his antennae at the tip, got the rest of his...
  4. whatislove

    Greetings from NSW, Australia!

    Hi everyone, My name is James, I'm 20 and a mantis keeper/breeder/enthusiast from Australia. I've got a nice little collection of natives and exotics at the moment but I'm always looking to expand! Full list as follows: Hierodula majuscula (Giant rainforest praying mantis) 2x female, 2x male...
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