Just Getting Started

travel944 · Oct 4, 2023

Greetings from Helena, Montana!

My name is Kim and I am just beginning this journey. I am currently researching and purchasing habitats and food before shipping in my mantis. I am looking at getting Orchids, Moss, Ghosts, and/or Spiny Jewels. So far I am finding the feeding (or keeping of the cultures) to be the most challenging to understand. I'm not real sure what all I will need yet or best places to purchase fruit flies and bottle flies.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this forum.

Montana_Mantids · Oct 4, 2023

Welcome! Hopefully you get a lot out of this forum.

hibiscusmile · Oct 6, 2023

Welcome!

Synapze · Oct 6, 2023

Welcome

TheWolven · Oct 6, 2023

travel944 said:
Greetings from Helena, Montana!

My name is Kim and I am just beginning this journey. I am currently researching and purchasing habitats and food before shipping in my mantis. I am looking at getting Orchids, Moss, Ghosts, and/or Spiny Jewels. So far I am finding the feeding (or keeping of the cultures) to be the most challenging to understand. I'm not real sure what all I will need yet or best places to purchase fruit flies and bottle flies.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this forum.

Welcome. Orchids and Moss mantises are not beginner mantises and should not be purchased until you have more experience. Creobroters are always a good place to start. They're on the smaller size and eat like mini trash compactors. Ghosts have the conditions for beginners but are notoriously picky. If you'd like, I can link some reputable feeder companies.

travel944 · Oct 6, 2023

The Wolven said:
Welcome. Orchids and Moss mantises are not beginner mantises and should not be purchased until you have more experience. Creobroters are always a good place to start. They're on the smaller size and eat like mini trash compactors. Ghosts have the conditions for beginners but are notoriously picky. If you'd like, I can link some reputable feeder companies.

I would love it if you posted the links. I will start with some Ghost mantis and work my way up to the Moss and Orchids. Thank you for the information.