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Hi, I have a huge box of excelsior that will probably make enough fruit fly cultures to last a lifetime. I bought a big 6 lb box and have used very little of it (see attached pictures). However, when I did use it, it worked great for my fruit fly cultures and new born mantids, etc.  I have an...

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Hi Everyone, I have 2 adult male double shields. One molted to adult today, the other one about 2 weeks ago. I don't have any females so if someone needs some males, we can make a deal where I send you the males and you pay for shipping only. If an ooth hatches, then you send me an ooth and I...

Hello everyone, About 8 months ago, I mated a pair of African mantids (Sphdromantis Lineola). The first ooth was laid about a month later and it hatched about 5 weeks after that. A huge hatch of 350 nymphs. A month after the first ooth was laid, a 2nd was laid and a 3rd about a month after...

I have Sphdromantis Lineola nymphs (L2) for sale. $4 each plus shipping. This is personally my favorite mantis because they are super hardy and strong, very easy to care for, super aggressive hunters that attack it's prey and they will eat almost anything. (no need for flying feeders). They...

This question is especially aimed at the fruit fly experts like bugtrader and rebecca. What is the purpose of the different fruit flies? I have regular black Hydei and Mels and understand the difference between those two. However, I've been reading about the golden versions as well as the...

Great to meet another So Cal guy and like all the others so far, super nice and great communication. He sent me a few Limbata ooths and everything looks great and it was packaged very nice. I talked to him quite a few times and it's obvious that he's a honest and trustworthy person. I would...

I have 2 males Ghosts that were born on 6/7/12 and I think they are sub adults. You can read this post to see pics: http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=28417 PM with any offers or trades or maybe you have a female and you want to breed them and you can send me one of the ooths...

Hi All, I have two sub adult Ghosts and I was hoping you could help me identify the sex. I'm not familiar with ghosts and it's difficult for me to count the segments. thank you! Ghost 1 pic 1 Ghost 1 pic 2 Ghost 1 pic 3 Ghost 2 pic 1 Ghost 2 pic 2 Ghost 2 pic 3 Ghost 2 pic 4

I was wondering what you guys thought about delaying an ooth from hatching that does not need a diapause by keeping it cool, maybe around 60 degrees or lower. I have some Sphdromantis ooths that have been at room temperature for a few weeks. If possible, I would like to delay the hatch for a...

My S. Lineola ooth hatched yesterday and out came 350. Geesh, I had no idea that it would hatch so many. Is this typical for Sphdromantis ooths? This is my first Sphdromantis ooth.

I wanted to get some feedback regarding misting the mantis itself or just misting the container. I know it's important to mist the container in order to provide water for the mantis to drink as well to keep humidity in the container. However, I'm not sure how important it is to actually mist...

Hello, I have 5 adult Madagascar Hissing roaches. I think it's 2 males and 3 females. One of the females is pregnant because I saw the protruding egg sack last week. They are pretty cool pets and easy to care for. If you have something to trade or whatever, let me know. Thanks! Garin...

Hi All, I was wondering what experience others had with raising the more cannabalistic species like S. Limbata, T. Sinensis and S. Lineola. I have ooths from each and was wondering what stage you have separated them at. (L2, L3, etc.) The last time I raised Sinensis, it seem like even though I...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-LIVE-COLOR-CHANGING-RAINBOW-PRAYING-MANTIS-INSECT-from-mantis-egg-10-12-/281028144370?pt=Educational_Toys_US&hash=item416e952cf2&nma=true&si=IcPd5p8J0xoZ0VihqrmaIS2ClGM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 I happen to see this...

Hello All, I was wondering if anyone had some young Stagmomantis Limbata nymphs for sale or trade. Preferably somebody in California is easier. Thanks! Garin

I was planning on giving some African mantids to my son's classmates at school and also hoping that maybe I would be able to sell a few to the other kids at his school. Not planning any big business or anything but just for fun and a little side money. However, I happen to read the section on...

Hi All, My adult pair of Madagascar Hissing roaches just had babies. These are cool pets because they are so easy to take care of and they get huge! The babies are only about 1/4" but they will grow to over 3 inches. Anyway, if anyone is interested in trading some mantids for them, let me know...

I was wondering if anyone has ever had this experience. My female Creo was mated about 3 weeks or so after molting to an adult. The next day she laid her ooth. Since that time she has laid 2 more ooths. The first ooth she laid, hatched out 3 nymphs yesterday. I checked this morning and there...

I caught quite a few Dynastes Granti in Arizona in late August and kept them alive with 8 inches of substrate and the females laid about 20 eggs. If you are interested in trading some mantids or something for them, I would be interested. I don't plan on raising them because you need to have...