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Thanks everyone! All advice much appreciated. I think I'm going to go for a bright color variant of the African mantis specifically blue. Regardless can someone point me to a reputable website for purchase? One day surely my interest will tend towards some of these more exotic species mentioned.

Hi all! I'm back at this forum after nearly 2 years break!    I'm moving into a new apartment with two friends where I will be hosting a lot of gatherings and where I will be farming insects for food. I want to raise mantida in my new homes and display some in my living room. I hear if well fed...

Im doing better now. I had been taking care of her for a around an hour cumulatively for the last 2 ish weeks every day while she was dealing with her failed molt. She was the last of the around 60-80 kin. Aleast now I will have a bit more time in the day to take care of my own matters. Honestly...

SunofRa I'm so sorry for your loss, I had to put down my *cat of 15 this summer she had kidney failure. Sending you my thoughts. I honestly just felt like crushing her seemed very unceremonious which I understand may very well just be human construct but ultimately it felt sacrilegious from my...

Hi everyone, my mantis molted badly in her final molt and did not appear to be able to inflate her wings or walk and had just gone through a very difficult 2 weeks before having originally failed that molt. I was very torn up but felt that there was no oppurtunity for her to improve and little...

Hi all! I am just curious whether a mantis need be facing upward downward or if sideways is possible for them. My mantis really only has three functioning legs and I think she will inevitably be facing upward when she does molt. Keep high hopes,and send wishes for my little friend!

The honey is nothing special which I'm a bit cautious about (conventional processed) but I've noticed if she won't eat just dancing it in the feeder will get her started! Thanks for all the help! :D

Been feeding her recently killed crickets (and honey to encourage  eating) because she has a hard time staying stable while they are squirming. She doesn't seem interested in meal worms. Still she doesn't walk much so I've been trying to rehabilitate her by using my fingers as a tread mill. Im...

Success! I feel as though i maybe should touch up the amputation and come a little closer to the elbow but i do not want to induce undo pain and trauma after having done it once today. She bled minimally and can move more freely now. Trying to give her food for strength and take care of her. 

A thousand thanks! Her forearm is dragging behind and limiting her mobility so I think I am going to have to cut at the elbow... :P gonna feed her lots of good food tonight!

@izbiggs I'm going to have to amputate her front right raptoral. Shoul I cut at the shoulder rather than the elbow if your saying middle leg amputations are hard on the mantids?

I'm not sure how to correct the thread name but that was intended to read "Mantle Happiness".

If she has a totally mangled rear leg, missing the other rear, and a crippled foreleg that has to go will she be able to molt? I'm not sure if I'd be able to tape her up since I'm not sure I'd be able to make her behaviour out while shes injured. So far the right raptoral is dragging behind her...

Hi all, I think I witnessed my mantis failing to reach her arm to amputate it as it is stuck pointing backward limiting the use of her rear leg. I'm contemplating amputating her foreleg and rear leg soon and would like to know the dos and fonts so I can properly help her if need be.

Unfortunately she's missing her other rear leg and her right raptoral is non operational, I think I witnessed her attempting to amputate it to no avail darker since her range of motion is severely reduced.

I Really just want to make sure my mantids are happy and healthy. So I'm just enquiring what other handlers believe is most important for keeping their mantids. :)

Thankyou! I'm trying, I just hate seeing her crippled...

I tried the dropper, misted her tons. Poor thing is hardly moving. I think shes about L5-6 but I have no clue how she'll hang from anything.

Hi all, finally got down to one mantis. Unfortunately she failed her molt today and cannot stand. Is there any hope for my Zeta? I've given her some honey ish what else to do for her, have been misting liberally.

Hi all, though i have little commentary for the thread I am interested to hear what the community believes, or knows about mantis well being and if there are any crucial factors to over mantis wellbeing. I.E. temperature, enclosure size, sunlight, diet, handling. Any way... excited to see what...