Hello Everyone

[sbelland]

I am typing this for my 13 year old son Shawn. He loves to find mandids outside and put them in his tank. He has had one for a while now and it has 2 egg sac's in the tank. When he got home from school today his mandid was not moving much at all. He told me that he read they only live for 8 months or so, is this true? I am going to help him learn this forum and have him read, read, read!! He has such a passion for the mandid! Is there any other informationl websites he can visit to get more information? Thanks so much!!

 

[mantidsaresweet]

Welcome from Ohio. This is a great site to learn about mantids. I have aalready learned so much and am always learning. He will have fun and if there is a passion learning should be fun and easy for him.

 

[Rick]

Welcome. This is the best source of info. Lots of bad info on the web. He is about right on how long they live. Most mantids in temperate climates die when winter comes but they will live a bit longer if brought inside. Some exotic species can live a year or so.

 

[sbelland]

Welcome. This is the best source of info. Lots of bad info on the web. He is about right on how long they live. Most mantids in temperate climates die when winter comes but they will live a bit longer if brought inside. Some exotic species can live a year or so.

Thank You so much for your reply's. I am used to forums so I know how to navigate but he is still learning. I hope he can get involved and learn as much as he can!!!

 

[charleyandbecky]

Welcome from Georgia!

This is a great site. I've learned so much here.

Rebecca

 

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[SIZE=14pt]Yellow there from P-town Co.[/SIZE]

I hope you and your son the best out here, and if his mantid had mated befor she layed her Ooth's/egg's he could cool them down and then start warming them up toget them to hatch, if you can post pics of the Ooths then everyone could help Id them for.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Welcome from Yuma AZ! Aside from reading everything on this forum(!) you might also want to try a small book. It's the best one I've seen and you'll find it here, labelled "Mantis Book":

http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/browse1.htm

 

[cloud jaguar]

Hi from smoggy california! Definetely get the book recommended by Philinyuma - which is called: "Praying Mantids: Keeping Aliens" -- it is a fairly small book but by far THE BEST source of information about keeping mantids. Good luck!

 

[sbelland]

Welcome from Yuma AZ! Aside from reading everything on this forum(!) you might also want to try a small book. It's the best one I've seen and you'll find it here, labelled "Mantis Book":http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/browse1.htm

Thanks, the book will help him sooo much! Will it also help him with terms he needs to learn for the mandids? Wish there was a mandid dictionary of terms!!!!

 

[ismart]

Welcome to the forum! You will not find a better place for information! Do you or your son know what species you have found?

 

[sbelland]

Welcome to the forum! You will not find a better place for information! Do you or your son know what species you have found?

I dont really know. I will load a picture in a min and see if someone can tell us!!!

 

[sbelland]

Here is a link to a picture we have when she was laying her egg case.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/picture.p...pictureid=69410

 

[revmdn]

Welcome.

 

[sbugir]

Welcome.

 

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Here is a link to a picture we have when she was laying her egg case.http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/picture.p...pictureid=69410

[SIZE=14pt]I am sorry to say the pic isn't comeing up 4 me, I put my pics in my albums so I can post them here it just the only way I can Idk.[/SIZE]

 

[hibiscusmile]

Welcome to the forum, from fall in OHIO!

 

[sbelland]

[SIZE=14pt]I am sorry to say the pic isn't comeing up 4 me, I put my pics in my albums so I can post them here it just the only way I can Idk.[/SIZE]

I hope this works.

 

[Rick]

That is a chinese mantis. The first book mentioned is great for beginners however the second one is more for advanced keepers and I would suggest waiting on that one.

 

[sbelland]

That is a chinese mantis. The first book mentioned is great for beginners however the second one is more for advanced keepers and I would suggest waiting on that one.

Thanks!!!