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I agree with you 100%. We are here as hobbyists and not to make money. I know Diabolicas are difficult to get but does that justify jacking up the price so much where the ordinary hobbyist would have to resort to going directly to Africa for them because it's cheaper from there. I would be...

Well since my initial inquiry about procuring diabolicas from Africa recieved such varied responses, much of it has been very informative. What I hear from the responses are that there are many breeders out there but most of you are in Europe and are telling me that the shipping of this mantis...

I am planning to get some live diabolicas from Africa since the ooths I got from my buyer was not viable. Any suggestions on how to get them to the US with the greatest chance for survival. I need help on container size? keeping the temperature constant for the cold trip on the plane? etc...

I procured a Diabolica ooth from Tanzania and arrived in three days. It has been incubating in a 55%H and 85F container. Misted everyday but I just opened it up since it was taking too long to hatch and found no viable nymphs and only 4-5 actually were visible as black dried out glob of...

Cheerio, I have kept mantis for a short time now but circumstances have forced me to sell off my initial mating pairs of #9s and ghosts. Perhaps I will meet other cool like-minded folks on this forum to reinvigorate my passion. I am excited in getting a brood of diabolicas going in the...