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I'm in search of beetles to keep as a pet. I'm open to any species!

Update: I searched around and ended up finding her leg, which is almost more bizarre. What could have happened? If it wasn't due to her molt, and it wasn't a cricket, how could she have lost her leg? @River Dane @MantisGirl13 What would cause a mantis to chew its own leg off? ? And then die?

@MantisGirl13 Thank you for your considerate words. I had thought of that possibility... yesterday I fed her one cricket, and I watched her eat it. However, I'm wondering now if a second cricket could have potentially fallen in there too, and hid somehow. I definitely didn't see a second one in...

@Synapze @Little Mantis I apologize for the confusing wording - by "missing", I meant that it is both missing from the mantis, and missing in the enclosure. This would suggest that it happened during molting, but I checked on her after her molt two days ago and didn't see anything wrong. The...

I came home today to see my L5 Giant Rainforest Mantis laying on her side on the ground of the container. This was quite heartbreaking, as I wasn't expecting it at all. She had been acting normal, eating properly, and I was taking good care of her. I have two other mantises, and they both...

I have three Hierodula majuscula L4 mantises, and recently their behavior has changed. Usually they were very calm and stationary within their enclosures during their L2 and L3 phases. However, recently they occasionally become skittish, to the point where it worries me. I'm watching my largest...

Thanks, I'll try to take a picture tomorrow when there's better lighting. I'd originally considered adding pictures but unfortunately I don't have very good "before" pictures to compare to

All three of my Hierodula majuscula nymphs have become slightly brown, specifically their eyes and their heads have become very slightly tinted. One of them is L3 and the other two are L2. I thought the eyes might be because of light exposure, but they stay the same shade of slight brown no...

I bought two Hierodula majuscula nymphs from Precarious, and received three! Outstanding customer service, incredibly helpful and professional. Answered all my questions and more. Nymphs were very well packaged, and all three are in perfect condition despite the snowy weather at this time of...

I've been looking to buy an Indian Flower Mantis nymph for quite some time now. I tried for the last two months, but have been unsuccessful. I live in the US and am willing to pay Priority Shipping for a nymph, if any of you have one. It seems like there's a shortage at the moment, but I thought...

Thank you! I think that can work. Also, you can't really see it in the picture, but I did attach a mesh sheet to the top of the lid so that fruit flies couldn't escape. Your method sounds perfect

So I wasn't expecting to get a nymph right off the bat, but it looks like that's what I'll be expecting! Which is exciting. I had the terrarium already all set up (see attatch, sorry for the bad lighting), but it's pretty large and I've seen people house nymphs in much smaller containers. Is...

I'm in the process of obtaining a mantis, and until then I want have my terrarium prepared. There are some pretty large holes in the lid, and I'm certain fruit flies would be able to escape. I'm searching for some form of mesh fabric to attach to the lid, but I'm concerned about safety. I don't...

@crabbypatty no way, what a coincidence! I just googled shield mantis and got this picture for recents. I'll give you credit! I'm so surprised!  :D

Hi everyone. I'm very new to this forum and the mantis world, so I'm excited to get started! I ordered a mantis from USMANTIS about ten days ago with Priority Mail. The reason why it hasn't been delivered yet is due to the below freezing temperatures in Vermont, which is understandable. However...

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Should I contact the seller and suggest a heating pack? It makes a lot of sense, however I also don't want to tell the seller what to do, he's a professional after all and has done this for a few years. Perhaps it won't hurt.

Hello everyone! I'm Alex, a teenager from VT, USA, and I only recently discovered my enthusiasms for mantids and immediately did a ton of research on them. I just bought a Hierodula sp. blue L2 3 from USMANTIS a couple days ago, but it's so cold up here that we're going to need to wait until it...