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I joined this forum about a year ago after catching a gravid female European mantid. I got bit by the mantid bug and ended up keeping several different species and breeding a few. It was a fascinating experience and I want to thank all of the kind and generous people on the forum that helped me...

Gone.

My rhombodera stali mated on May 3rd and has not laid an ooth yet. Her health is deteriorating, she has a difficult time holding her own weight up. She still eats like a champ, I don't know what's going on.

Two months ago today my rhombodera stalii mated and she has not made an ooth yet. What gives? She looked restless the other day and I thought for sure she was ready, but nothing. She's eating and drinking and is nice and fat. I don't get it.

M r. stalii mated on 5/3 and has been an eating machine since then. She's starting to look like a green football but has yet to lay her eggs. Do they normally take this long? This is going to be one heck of an ooth!

Here's my adult female ghost mantid on one of my orchids.

My adult female bud wing mantid died suddenly today. She reached adult 4 months ago and has successfully mated and laid several ooths. As you can see from the picture I was expecting another ooth from her any day. She was active and healthy yesterday and I was shocked to find her dead today. I...

*******SOLD******* This ooth was laid 5/16 and is after a re-mating of this pair. It is the largest ooth she has laid to date. $32 Priority shipping included. Continental USA only. PayPal only.

*******SOLD******* I have no males, and my hands are full with other breeding projects. I'd hate to see this beauty go to waste. She molted to adult on 4/30. Mostly green with gold/brown highlights on her wings. She a great eater and prefers small crickets but will take bb flies. Lower 48 only...

After some frustrating and near deadly attempts my R. stalii pair has finally connected. In fact they are still connected as I type this (3 hours so far). If you have any tips/advice for incubating the ooths I'd appreciate it.

Can anyone give me a rough idea of what the lifespan of a female ghost mantis is after she reaches adulthood? I'm not concerned how long she remains viable to breed, just how long she can live once she's an adult. Thanks in advance!

I kid you not: http://www.designntrend.com/articles/13253/20140428/praying-mantis-will-be-first-to-try-3-d-glasses.htm

********SOLD******* Super fresh Parasphendale affinis ooth for sale. Laid on 4/24. Ships to the continental USA only. $30 includes Priority shipping and heat pack. Payable by Paypal (as gift).

I tried mating my rhombo pair again this evening. She was calling so I knew she was ready. He on the other hand is a complete moron! When he's not running right up in front of her and all her deadly parts, he's diving onto the floor and freaking out on his back. If she doesn't kill him first, I...

For sale adult female ghost mantid. Molted to adult on 4/22. I have no males and I'm working on other breeding projects so I offer her up for breeding. $28 total, includes priority shipping with heat pack to the continental USA. Paypal only.

My pair of R. stalii are ready for mating. I read Rick's breeding tips thread but was wondering if any one had any tips specific to this mantid. Thanks in advance.

My female R. stalii is 2 weeks an adult today. I'm planning on mating her next week but I have been watching to see if she calling earlier than that. This morning I saw her in a weird pose and I got all excited thinking she was calling. Nope, she just made a huge poop! :poop: :clown:

I guess some would call it a bookshelf, but if it's full of bugs it's a bugshelf. I set this up yesterday for my 14 mantids and 4 tarantulas.

SOLD Parasphendale affinis ooth for sale. Laid April 9th. Ships to the continental USA only, payment via paypal. Cost is $27 which includes Priority shipping and heat pack.

************************* ********TAKEN********* ************************* That's right a free ooth. It's a little deformed because she laid it against the side of her enclosure. Offer good in the continental US only. You pay only for Priority shipping and heat pack = $7.00 via Paypal.The...