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Yesterday while I wasx at work my roomate cleaned a table near my mantids with 409 cleaner. Toay they have lost some of their teal (They are Giant Asian L3's) and work properly grab food and kind of lay flat on a paper towel or cling to a branch looking somewhat like a dead spider. I assume they...

When collecting foliage for an enclosure should I cut myself fresh living branches or grab dead sticks? I also live with people who smoke indoors and although I can keep most of the death miasma from entering my room Im still worried it could prove to been fatal to a mantid. Does a little bit of...

When I fill my spray bottle with water, what kinds of water are a no-no? Tap water obviously sounds dumb but what if I boil it first? Does bottled water work? Or should i just be grabbin a gallon of distilled water? Thanks again!

Just ordered my first mantis and cannot wait to start caring for it! I plan to go buy a jumbo plastic container of generic brand cheese puff balls and wash it extensively. Will this work as an enclosure for a Giant Asian mantis around L3? Wheres a good place to get a small sheet of screen/mesh...