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Just received a pair of ghosts from Rebecca for signing up as a forum supporter, and they are nice healthy little guys. She was a pleasure to receive mantises from.

Is there any nutritional or safety reason not to feed honeybees? I ask because I have a hive in my yard. It's a very close, easy, and sure source of food. I'm also in Louisiana, which, from maps I've seen, does not have colony collapse(I don't know what the latest data say, though). Compared to...

Ok.

Yeah, I understand that. Fish are really the same way, and the general rule is that if it can fit in a mouth, it might end up there. Is there a reason to go with two females instead of a pair?

OK, thanks, y'all. I keep reading that ghosts are relatively long lived. I've see estimated times between molts in ideal conditions, but still can't pin down what a long lifespan for a mantis really means. I assume a year or less might be the norm. How long do ghosts live? Do you have any...

Nothing. I was saying I want a display for a colony of adults. I understand keeping the young in small enclosures... I have a small green tree python in a tiny cage for the same reasons. I'm looking for adults or sub-adults.

I just typed up my introductory message here http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=31928, and now I'm ready to pick some brains here. I have an 8"x8"x12" Exo Terra that I'd like to plant and turn into a mantis vivarium. I have dwarf orchids, Tillandsia, and some small terrestrial...

Hi all, My name is Robby, and I'm a fisheries biologist from Austin, TX, living and working in Southwest Louisiana. I study freshwater fish, and my primary interest is stream fishes. Even though I don't currently have a tank up, I've been either keeping or researching fish my whole life...