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Looking for mature male rhombodera basalis  or even a subadult. Prefer mature male as my females are calling now and would like to catch there first ooth. I have been breeding this species for some time I just had bad luck getting a male out of my group this generation.

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Will a colored enclosure stress a Gecko? I have one of my little Geckos in a clear parrot food container and would like to give it a more permanent enclosure at least till its more mature in size. This orange container was a halloween candy container that was given to me. It is about rough...

I caught two of these as caterpillars and have been raising them. one emerged from cocoon last week and the other is still in cocoon stage. I wasn't expecting them to emerge this quick I guess maybe I was supposed to put them in cooler temperatures so they would emerge in warmer spring? I know...

Do not know the species but found this on the front porch and made a video before releasing it. Thought I would share.

Found this while catching moths to feed my mantids. So far   Lucanus elaphus   stag beetle is the closest I got to ID. Is this a female some photos show the female with shorter more serrated pincers The males have more elaborate heads and antler looking pincers but I'm not sure how beetles...

This is one of my hierodula venosa mantis  playing dead. She deserves an Oscar for this act. t.       

My female ghost mantid is about 5 weeks mature and as of Monday my male is 2 weeks mature.I put them together last night for a few hours but the female wasn't to receptive she climbed all over the enclosure with him on her back. I am sure they didn't couple up. This afternoon she is laying her...

This is a 3gallon aquarium I have converted over for my female ghost mantid. I am hoping to use this as a breeding tank. I going to keep the female in here and introduce the male for a short time for breeding.

I was changing the paper towel out of my L4 ghost mantid enclosure while the curious little mantid climbs everything. She reached way out trying to reach one of the other mantid enclosures but it was about 2 1/2" away. I thought this was really cute until she jumped to the other enclosure. I am...

Hello I am new to Mantids but not new to insects. I have been keeping spiders starting with trapdoor spiders and Tarantulas since 2009 and now have 3o tarantulas 2 trapdoors and a dipluridae plus 3 centipedes. Last week I tried to save a Mantid I found on my porch Its legs were folded under So I...