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Sorry for the many serial posts- I'm pretty fascinated with this little guy! I went out to check on him and he is hanging from the same leaf where I placed him. It's starting to get pretty cold at night- how cold are they able to survive? And based on the link from CosbyArt (thanks!!), I am...

(S)he started using that back leg today. I really thought about keeping her as a pet, but I think she needs to be free. Maybe I will keep some babies that I hatch someday as pets. Here she is waving goodbye to us. ;) Thanks for the advice!

Thanks. I think I will keep her? today and let some students see her, and then let her go this evening or tomorrow. She is not using that one back leg, but seems to be getting around just fine now. She will be very happy in our vegetable garden, I think!

Well, just as I posted this, he caught one of the crickets and is eating it right now That's good!

My husband found this guy (girl?) in the garage today- he was covered in cobwebs and only moving his front "arms". I brought him inside and used a pen tip to carefully remove as many of the webs as I could, and then he started moving around. I don't know how long he had been stuck like that...

I appreciate the information- I mentioned in my intro post that last year we ordered an ootheca from the same place, and they all hatched out in a very short period of time and were climbing around the enclosure by the next day. That definitely hasn't happened this time- these guys have emerged...

I created a fairy garden with live plants for my classroom. I put the ootheca into it, and they are hatching out. However, after reading in here, I think I need to make some changes- including adding some screen to the flat top before the domed lid starts. More branches as well? I hope to...

I'm a early childhood special education teacher from Colorado who ordered an ootheca for my classroom last year and again this year. The students have loved watching the process! This year I set up a habitat to try and keep a couple of the mantis in, so I have been doing a lot of reading...