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Anyone in the UK happen to have ooths of any species available? Looking mostly for basic beginner species but would happily think about other species as well.

Should I spray the cage of a desert species (thistle, violin, etc) when it is about to molt? The cage is always around 20% humidity on average, and I offer a little water to drink when I feed them. But should I mist if I think a molt is coming up soon? or is he ok molting at such a low humidity?

If anyone has any ooths available in Europe/UK please let me know.

If anyone has any ooths available to be shipped to Canada please contact me. I will consider any species other then T. Sinensis (as I have two ooths already) but here is my wish list in order: Gongylus gongylodes Blepharopsis mendica Hierodula majuscula or any other large species...

I am attempting to breed violins for the first time. It has been a long process to even get this far (about 6 months to adult) so regardless of if I´m successful at mating them I am happy with having gotten 4 to adult with 2 more getting ready for their final molt.  My one and only male has...

So I am looking to pick up a stick insect this week. I have done my reading and know the goto foods are oak leaves, rose leaves, berry bush leaves, and bramble leaves. However it is winter here in Iceland and some of those would be hard to find even in the summer here. I see that the pet store...

Life`s been hectic with my recent move so I have some catching up to do.  I currently have 3 species going and they are doing swimmingly despite a bit of panic on getting food for them all. First are the Violins who are quickly becoming a favorite species with their adorable continuous wiggle...

Having recently moved to Iceland, a land seriously devoid of insects, I have had no luck at all getting fruit flies from any source. As luck had it however the lettuce growing in the tiny garden at my new place was infested with green aphids. The mantises all seem happy to eat them so I figured...

Fortunately this story seems like it will have a happy end but its and interesting complication so figured I'd share. My thistle mantis Grove fell just after completing a molt so she was still soft. Thankfully I found her soon after wedged in a corner amid her decorations unable to fix her...

So after cleaning out my freezer of a TON of stuff (meat included) and tossing it all in the compost bin said bin has become a nightmarish writhing mess of larva and flies. On that note has anyone been crazy enough to attempt to collect the larva as they attempt to crawl out of a compost bin and...

This little 15 dollar clip on macro lens is one of the best purchases I ever made. The pictures are far from perfect but they are pretty damn good and oh so fun to take! Here is my current crew in all their itty bitty glory. My new Chinese brood of grand babies are getting big so quickly. They...

Received a number of healthy happy Pygmy Egyptian (L1) and Thistle (L2) Mantis nymphs in great packaging today. The 3 day journey across the country doesn't seem to have phased them a bit!

So I've not had any luck hatching anything other then Chinese mantises so after waiting on this ghost ooth for 8+ weeks I'm starting to lose hope again. The caresheet says 6 to 10 weeks which is quite the range! So I was wondering what sorts of hatching times people who actually have hatched...

After doing a lot more research, getting fed up with the giant fly cage in my house taking up an immense amount of room, and hating having to dig about to find the larva to feed my reptiles I decided it was time for a 2.0 fly bin to be built. I started by picking up a new container at Walmart...

I'm so pumped. Miss Frizzle's (Chinese Mantis) one and only ooth laid on April 26 2017 hatched last night! That marks my first complete mantis cycle. Its been one heck of a fascinating adventure and I look forward to more mantis madness for years to come :D There seems to be about 50 or so...

Did a bit of searching but could not find the answer. I was under the assumption that most mantises lay 2 to 4 or more ooths in their life? Is this true for Chinese Mantises? My 3 bred females and one unbred all died on me weeks after laying their first and only ooths. Is my luck just abysmal or...

Terminology/Slang Names Adult Flies: “Black Soldier Fly”, “BSF” Larva (Maggots): “Phoenix Worms”, “BSFL” As Feeders For Mantises Both adult flies and the larva can be used as feeders. The flies are readily taken by mantises of the appropriate size. They can be a bit of a messy feeder however...

I caught a teeny tiny american toad last fall. She was smaller then my thumbnail and the cutest little mouth cannon. She is now a fairly large little fatty and it was time for her cage to get an overhaul. I found this amazing stump while out looking for isopods one day and instantly knew what I...

Canada Only! I would love to spread some mantis love around the great white north. So if you live in Canada I would be happy to send you a Chinese Ooth for the cost of shipping. Shipping will be under 5 dollars as I will be sending them out via normal mail. My first two females have started...

My ooth hatching luck on anything exotic has been abysmal thus far. Cross your fingers for me that I finally get some fancy babies from my latest Ghost ooth! I realize 86% RH is too high, I am still fiddling with the humidifier to find its sweet spot. I fixed that this morning.