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I have stopped keeping mantid's in captivity. I only had the one, she lived for about year. I moved to the country and they are everywhere. I keep a watchful on them, occasionally rescuing them from being mutilated by cats and chickens or my moms flyswatter. She used to kill them outright, but...

Thought i would post that she has adjusted to her handicap, after a few misses she was finally able to catch and hold her prey to eat. She is back up to about 8 or so houseflies a day now and seems pretty happy. I did not attempt to trim off the wing, it doesnt really seem to affect her much and...

Thank you so much for your advice :) I had hoped that she would just need some time to adjust. I'm guessing she is pretty tough, to survive me as a caregiver. Anyway, i will keep you posted as to her recovery and i think I will try to trim off that bothersome piece of wing, it seems to be...

Update: I think it may be female after all, I just assumed it male because the female that made her way into my den last year was much larger and bright green in color. I knew she had left her egg sac in my house somewhere, but i never did find it. She stayed here high above my windows, hidden...

Hello, I have a mantis that has injured his front leg/grabber. I was wondering if it will heal? I'm worried that he will starve without his main weapon to grab and hold his prey. Should I try to hand feed him? I'm not sure what type of Mantis he is, I didn't buy him, I found him as a teeny tiny...