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I regret to post an update on this ... after a lot of research on this forum on Izzie's condition, we tried to do the best we could to nurse her back to health. However, she, as it were, after looking better for a bit, took a turn for the worse. I cannot be sure, but reading posts about...

rbird: I have no idea! hibiscusmile: I think you're right about the wet frass, what I do not understand is why the smell persists after I cleaned her enclosure. I plan to clean it again as she's done with the current batch of flies, hopefully the nasty smell will go away... mantisman: I've...

Thanks Rick, that's a very informing post, I wish I discovered it earlier! Thanks for confirming mantisman! You guys have no idea how relieved I am right now! Pheeew

Luckily her name is gender-neutral :) or maybe I should rename her caitlyn...

Oh. My. God. My baby boy is a baby girl????!!! I sort of considered this possibility, in fact I kept thinking that I might be wrong about both the species and the gender, but counting the segments led me to believe that it was a male...I am so glad I decided to make this post, my hope was...

Hi all! It's been a while since last time I checked in. Baby Queenie, our beloved ghost mantis grew up to become an absolutely gorgeous and sweet adult ghost, and she has sisters! Baby Charlotte, a breathtakingly beautiful violin mantis that has recently become a wonderful adult and their...

CosbyArt: such a thorough and informed piece of advice! Thank you so much for taking the time to share all this valuable information. Today I resumed misting, lightly, the enclosure walls. The perch is glued to the walls of the enclosure, so I decided to just carefully clean the perch with a...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Queenie here tells me to say "Hi!" *wiggle* *wiggle*

Vlodek: will definitely do, thank you for the advise! Dr Mantis: that is correct, sir! Any idea how could one clean an L3 little nymph?

Etiquette question: is it OK to post the same thread under two distinct sections? For instance, I just started a thread with regard to a mold situation under "Enclosures and Housing". However, being mold a hygienic issue that could affect a mantis' health (my main concern, obviously), I am...

Hi! I'm the recent owner of an L3 ghost mantis nymph named Queenie. I welcomed her last Friday, her enclosure's substrate is made of coco bark, and she has a bamboo perch to hang out on (or under). I lightly misted her house and herself with distilled water, twice a day for the first two days...

Apologies folks, I forgot to sign..."we" are Quinn and Sam from Southern California, thank you for welcoming us! Ghost mantises are really fascinating and mesmerizing creatures, but being little Queenie the very first mantis we adopted, we are absolutely terrified by the prospect of failing to...

Hello! We were recently delighted by the arrival of our lovely Baby Queenie, a wonderful and tiny L3 Ghost Mantis! She is curious and adventurous, and a joy to watch. In order to provide the perfect care she deserves and share our own experience, we decided to join this remarkable community of...