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So neck color is very accurate then? My orchids have shown colors now. Three are green and two are brown. 

Looking for some advice from folks with orchid mantis experience How accurate is it to identify their sex based off of their back color?  As seen here (A). I started off with 5 L2 mantids and I was counting abdomen nodes. I only counted 5 on all of them and assumed all were female. However...

Just let her pass naturally.  Think about it this way: Euthanasia is man-made. There are very few animals in this world that actually commit suicide due to pain, either emotionally or physically. Often times, these are animals with high intelligence (marine mammals, humans). I don't believe...

Just give Hydei at L1 and you can switch to regular houseflies by L2. That's what I'm doing with mine! They are surprisingly strong at L2 and will tackle down a housefly the same size, if not slightly larger, with no real problem. 

it will eat its fill and stop when full. 

Ordered twice from Mantisplace now! Once earlier, in late Oct. and now once more in Nov.  Both times, I ordered over the weekend and they were always shipped first thing by Monday. I appreciate the quick service, thank you!  Ordered cups, lids, flies, all were great. Unfortunately, in my last...

@CosbyArt That was the kind of answer I was looking for. Many, many thanks :)  

Hi y'all, I have a quick question in regards to the orchid mantids. How long is their average lifespan? I've read various care sheets about them and I'm not really sure which one is accurate and at what part do people call it their lifespan? In example, the dedicated care sheet post on the...

I got my first mantids, which are orchids, a little over a week ago on Oct 30th. I'm new still so I'm still figuring things out. But at the moment, I'm keeping em in bare 32oz cups with mesh lids, I spray water in each at least once a day. Started feeding them houseflies, as soon as I got em...

Got a set of 5 nymphs in great shape.  Easy transaction and great communication.  Thank you!