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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ieatroaches" data-source="post: 329387" data-attributes="member: 11283">Hello all,I joined hoping someone could help me figure out what we have been doing wrong. My son (11 today) has been in love with insects since he was in diapers. He aspires to be an entomologist, and there's nothing he loves more than mantises. So far we have had an orchid and a ghost (along with various other mantids he's found in the yard). Both of his babies died before completing a molt. We've done a lot of research, but there is a lot of information out there, much of it conflicting. We made sure to feed both flightless fruit flies, mist daily, and do everything we could to keep them happy and healthy. We were keeping them in a glass tank, with mesh top. Could it be a lack of ventilation? Any help would be appreciated. I plan on getting him a mantis soon, possibly another ghost, but I dont think either of us can take finding another little friend gone. </blockquote>