How many mantids do you have?
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Chemz
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None as of this moment.
Mantis Lady
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Buy one and you will like to have them around you.
My favorite mantis is Cochise (hierodula membrancea, ) I think because she is my first mantis. But I love the others too.
Nicolas
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Currently three. Two chinese nymphs and this other random green mantis I found outside when I was looking for feeders for the nymphs. Hopefully it's smooth sailing!
12 at the moment, they are either pairs or trios of
Sphodromantis 'blue flash'
Miomantis paykulli
Ephestiasula sp
Tarachodula pantherina
Parasphendale agrionina
About half are adult or nearly there, so I'm already thinking about which ones I might get next.
Once I've sorted out my racking and cages I'm also going to get some phasmids.
Sphodromantis 'blue flash'
Miomantis paykulli
Ephestiasula sp
Tarachodula pantherina
Parasphendale agrionina
About half are adult or nearly there, so I'm already thinking about which ones I might get next.
Once I've sorted out my racking and cages I'm also going to get some phasmids.
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I've seen some great pics of both. I love the coloring of the Sphodromantis Blue Flash.
Many of us are always thinking about which species we want next. ?
MantisGirl13
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I have 20:
Miomantis paykulii- 1 subadult female
Phyllocrania paradoxa- 3 subadult females, 1 subadult male, 1 presub male
Sphodromantis gastrica- 2 subadult females
Gongylus gongylodes- 1 L6 female
Stagmomantis carolina- 1 L1 (unsexed)
Mantis religiosa- L3 male
Parasphendale affinis- 6 L3-L4 females, 3 L3-L4 males
Hymenopus coronatus- 1 ootheca
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Miomantis paykulii- 1 subadult female
Phyllocrania paradoxa- 3 subadult females, 1 subadult male, 1 presub male
Sphodromantis gastrica- 2 subadult females
Gongylus gongylodes- 1 L6 female
Stagmomantis carolina- 1 L1 (unsexed)
Mantis religiosa- L3 male
Parasphendale affinis- 6 L3-L4 females, 3 L3-L4 males
Hymenopus coronatus- 1 ootheca
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We found a green nymph, about 2" and as green as a green bean! Although it was from a batch that I had released earlier this spring, I decided it was too pretty m not to keep.
Found mantids often make some of the best pets. Wishing you smoothly sailing.
I know you have some beauties. Especially Cochise? ?
What type of temperament does your M. religiosa have? I've never had one before.
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MantisGirl13
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I also found two chinese yesterday! I gave one to my friend, and one to my brother.
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mantidmomma
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I don't have a total....I'll just post what we have! 
5 Orchid Mantis (2 nymphs, 1 sub adult female, 1 sub adult male, 1 L4 male)
8 Ghost Mantis (L2-L4)
1 Double Shield Mantis
22 Bark mantis (2 adult females, 2 juveniles, 18 nymphs)
1 Golden Hierodula
2 Galinthias Amoena
6 Indian Flower Mantis
12 sub adult Chinese, 63 Chinese nymphs (12 days old), and approx 120 Chinese nymphs that hatched yesterday.
We have 2 more bark ooths and 3 more Chinese ooths. We purchased a ghost ooth that never has hatched. Makes me angry to as we love the ghost. Owner of website said they don't do refunds because it could be owner error. That would be fine if every other ooth had not hatched. Fingers crossed we can breed our ghosts! Also fingers crossed we can sell some of these Chinese to make room for others! LOL!
5 Orchid Mantis (2 nymphs, 1 sub adult female, 1 sub adult male, 1 L4 male)
8 Ghost Mantis (L2-L4)
1 Double Shield Mantis
22 Bark mantis (2 adult females, 2 juveniles, 18 nymphs)
1 Golden Hierodula
2 Galinthias Amoena
6 Indian Flower Mantis
12 sub adult Chinese, 63 Chinese nymphs (12 days old), and approx 120 Chinese nymphs that hatched yesterday.
We have 2 more bark ooths and 3 more Chinese ooths. We purchased a ghost ooth that never has hatched. Makes me angry to as we love the ghost. Owner of website said they don't do refunds because it could be owner error. That would be fine if every other ooth had not hatched. Fingers crossed we can breed our ghosts!
Also fingers crossed we can sell some of these Chinese to make room for others! LOL!
MantisGirl13
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@mantidmomma That is a lot of mantids! I am hoping to be able to breed my ghosts soon too. I have three subadult females, one adult male(molted last night) and one pre-sub male.
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Chemz
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Mantis Lady
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@mantidmommaWow, that is a lot of mandtids :blink: what do you with them whem you are going on vacation?
MantisGirl13
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They definitely are amazing!You won't have long before you can breed them!
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Teamonger
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I love them as they are rather large, very unique and strange little things. I took to calling them my 'wiggle buddies' cause they constantly do their little mantis dance wiggle which never ceased to amuse me. They can be massive wussies and divas at times when it comes to trying to feed them but nothing a bit of patience can't overcome.
Ghosts are quiet easy, calm, and beautiful little leaf mimics. I have not tried communal yet as I only had 6 or so individuals this time around and did not want to risk it. My feeder colonies were not as established as I needed them to be either which is likely why both my violin and ghosts males got murdered by the females after mating
If any of my ghost ooths hatch tho I´m so setting up a large communal tank as I have proper feeders cranking out now! I am excited!
Predatorhousepet
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Ghosts seem to be fine communally until adulthood. Once adults, the females are fine together and the males are fine together but the males should be separated from females because the risk of a male being eaten by a female increases substantially during mating. The males may try to mate even before they are sexually mature so it's best to separate them immediately upon becoming an adult.Ghosts are quiet easy, calm, and beautiful little leaf mimics. I have not tried communal yet as I only had 6 or so individuals this time around and did not want to risk it. My feeder colonies were not as established as I needed them to be either which is likely why both my violin and ghosts males got murdered by the females after mating
Violins are also supposed to be communal but there are rare instances of one eating another directly after it molted and was helpless to defend itself.
They certainly are weird looking! ? Someday I may give them a try. I think they would look great in a enclosure against a white background.I love them as they are rather large, very unique and strange little things.
My feeder colonies were not as established as I needed them to be either which is likely why both my violin and ghosts males got murdered by the females after mating
Feeders... ugh. I'm having a shortage of hydei due to a miscalculation, so I have 6 cultures that are about 5 days old. I'll have to purchase a producing culture just so I don't run out completely. I'm basically waiting for flies to do the nasty. Thankfully, I have plenty of melanogasters, just waiting on hydei. I have 18 nymphs at the moment. I thought I would take a swing at selling a few starter kits and see what happens.
Good luck with your ghost ooths!
