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Hello all, I have been MIA for a bit. last week I got my male and female popas together, and he mounted her after a while I saw the bottom of their abdomens were connected. This week she laid her first ooth and I just mated them again. Now I just have to school myself on what to do with the...

My Polyspilota Griffinii just molted to L4 but old skin is stuck to one of his feet, which was hanging down. I lifted lid, held onto skin and he draged the leg out, but it looks long and bent funny. Any suggestions? Freddy

Hello all! I have just gotten a griffin mantis, L2. I am having a very hard time finding information on this species, other than the fact it gets huge and is from Cameroon Africa. Does anyone keep these and have any advice toward special needs or considerations. Right now I am feeding him hydei...

Just received our L1 Idolomantis diabolica today from ethanblaze1017! It is gorgeous!!! Ethan is the man, and I feel up to the challenge :)

Here are our two D. Lobata in their terrarium. These and the Popa below are from Mikhail at Tree Top (I have a thread with pics of the Lobata terrarium/enclosure in the enclosures and habitat section). And My Budwing from Peter Clausen.

Greetings all! We recieved our Mantids today, one Budwing from Peter Clausen , then two D. Lobata, and 3 Popas from Mikhail. I am going to use this terrarium for the two D. Lobatas. It is a 12x12x18 exo terra terrarium, I used cork bark on the back, small and medium bend-a-branch, coco substrate...

Hello everyone! Love what I have seen of the forum so far. My son has developed a love for our preying mantises in the backyard. They look like giant chinese, and there is one that hangs out by his wagon outside, he goes and checks on it and reports on it. We did some exploring on the web, and...