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Ok cool. I'm going to release him today or tomorrow while the temps are in the 70s-80s. Thank you guys.

He's been fed from my hand a total of 5 times his entire time in captivity. The rest was all him catching his own food in the community tank. He still acts pretty wild, and does not care for human interactions at all.

Hey guys. My little Tenodera sinensis male has become an adult as of the other night. I caught him outside as an l3 and raised him in my community tank since. I would like to release him back into the wild in hopes he finds a female and mates. What's your opinions on that, and what do you think...

oooh, im not sure. I was hoping to put them all together from the beginning in the large setup. If their success rate is going to drop considerably due to starting at such a small size, i'll prolly just keep them separate until L3 or L4. That's about the size i put my ghosts together, and had no...

lol, i completely understand. Other then the heat, i couldnt imagine having much of an issue. All the research i've done for gongys pretty much says the same as the dedicated care sheet we have on this site, and that's that they're strictly flying insect eaters, but they may take walking food if...

Thank you very much. If you guys feel as if it can't be done, then i'll abandon the idea and just stick to just one species.

So the current issue is heat, and mainly with the male gongys after their final molt. I could take the males out before hand for 2 weeks and put them in a setup of their own with temps they require.  I believe this is good practice with Ghost mantids for inducing mating, so i'm sure it would...

hmm. When i had my ghost mantid setup, their lamp was directly ontop of the setup. I would often catch my male mantis sitting directly under the bulb (which im assuming was hotter then 95 degrees) and he lived a long, healthy life. Granted he wasnt able to fertilize my female, but he definetly...

oh man, i thought they would be smart enough to move away from something that's too hot for them.

i do tho. If it's anywhere close to possible, ill do it.

The community tank they will be in is rather large, and will have areas that are not as hot as others. Both my heat lamps and rocks won't be able to heat the entire tank to a solid 90 degrees. Do you think the mantids will be smart enough to stick to areas that are within their temperature...

So, i was reading the different reasons to why Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost Mantis) and Gongylus gongylodes (Wandering violin mantis) are communal, and i can't help but think about putting them together. P.paradoxa  doesn't each other because of their hunting habits. They prefer smaller foods...

I believe mine is a male. Also, if i'm not mistaken, my mantis is now an L5. He had molted the other night and i was able to snap some quick shots shortly after he came out. This was taken just before the molt. And now.

As the title says. Looking to hatch my own violin mantids. Please message me with price including shipping to South Lyon, Michigan. 48178. Thank you.

I'll have to check them out. I might go with a squad of violin mantids instead depending on her rates.

Yeah, i'm gonna have to remove my mantis soon as i have beetles that wont survive a mantis that large.

I would be more then happy. I havent started looking for one yet, but should. Thank you.

Actually, it's being done now. I've found a species of ants that doesnt prey on live insects. They're actually living in my insect community with an L3 Tenodera sinensis that's recently molted into an L4. Ant species is Tapinoma sessile.

Im pretty happy about it. I am a little upset he'll need to be taken out though. He's getting big enough to start picking at my smaller insects. He has another molt to go until he's moved into his own setup. With that being said, i'll be looking for a Phyllocrania paradoxa ootheca soon. Wouldnt...

Yes, i keep my community in the garage with the rest of my insects and ant collections. It's also were i do most of my work, so i figured i should put something relaxing out there as well. I have flies trying to get in, and i'll see something small buzzing around on occasion, but that's about...