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Greetings from the Mitten! I would like to thank the people that have responded to my posts these last few months. My Marty (Chinese) died the other day at the age of 6 months after 4 molts. I was waiting for him to become an adult before releasing him into my organic garden. I even learned...

Unfortunately, whatever was wrong with Marty caused him to pass away today. Wish I had known what was wrong so I could have done more for him.

Thanks for the info. He is the same mantis (Chinese) I mentioned before. This has been quite the experience. Maybe it is too humid now in his enclosure. I will open it up more often or cut another hole. In the winter, it was hard to keep the humidity (we actually put a humidifier in the...

Marty may be 6 months old, but he has only molted 5 times. He does not have his wings. I feed him fruit flies that I raise just for him. I did clean him off with a q tip, but it was difficult. All these changes in him have occurred in the past 2 weeks. I was hoping to release him into my...

Hello. It's me again with Marty. He is now 6 months old and still quite small (2.5 inches). For lack of a better word he looks constipated. I normally don't see him while he's taking a bathroom break. However, it seems to be taking a long time to pass this one. He is lethargic, but will still...

Aryia: He is fed daily approx 5-8 fruit flies. He is kept in my small bathroom at night with a humidifier. I have the coco substrate at the bottom of his enclosure. I do mist the leaves of his plant and spread water on the mesh at the top. He moves around and has a plump backside. I find him...

Thanks to all for the replys. Marty was "born" on January 10th. So, he is a bit over 3 months old. I can't tell what species he might be. He is brown with a pink/red underbody. Also, he has a black line at the back of his head making it look like eyes. He is about 2 inches long from head to...

Hello all! My mantis Marty came to me via a poinsettia plant I was given four Xmas. He and his 200+ siblings really threw my husband and I for a loop. We managed to save four initially but marty is the last. Really hoping to turn him out into our organic garden this summer. However, he was...