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Thanks, that is definitely the moth species! I'll try breeding some in a safer environment. Can they make up the majority of the diet or do I need to include flies and such?

I've got an infestation of flour moths (not sure of their true name- let me know if any of you guys know!) in my pantry at the moment. Would it be safe to regularly feed my mantis with these? They seem to be mostly eating assorted nuts, flour, and oatmeal. I gave my L4 nymph one today and she...

Success! Here she is being confused about where her meal went

Thank you for the advice! She's really holding onto it, so I'll give her a little bit longer then I'll try coaxing the fly away again.

Do they stop eating when they're full or do they keep going to the point of death, like goldfish?

My giant African mantis is either 3rd or 4th instar (not sure which) and this is my first time raising one. I ran out of fruit flies so I ordered some blue bottles to replace them. They were much larger than I expected, but she was last fed 3 days ago so I figured I'd give it a shot. She grabbed...

Gorgeous!

Thank you everyone! :)

Beautiful!

Day 12 (02/12/15)

Hi everyone! You can call me Canoodley or any variation thereof and I'm from Oregon, USA. I'm 18 and majoring in Botany, but I'm a sucker for all sorts of animals as well. I raise Bengalese finches and canaries. I recently bought my first mantis, a Giant African (Sphodromantis sp. Tanzania)...

My Giant African mantis

Day 1 (02/01/15)2nd or 3rd Instar, not sure which