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<blockquote data-quote="romantisize" data-source="post: 305467" data-attributes="member: 9378"><p>So disclaimer, I'm something of a novice myself and I'm sure more experienced people will drop by and chime in if the information I'm giving you is wrong, but that definitely looks like a carolina to me! I'm raising a bunch of carolinas and tenoderas at the same time, and all the tenoderas are generally longer with thinner abdomens proportionally speaking and all the ones I've seen tend to have brown backs even if their fronts are green.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to approximate instars without having seen a species in all the different instars I think, but just eyeballing yours, I'd guess L4? </p><p></p><p>Your container seems okay for now, but a taller one would be ideal. I think carolinas (if that's indeed what it is) tend to max out around 3 inches, so something twice the height or more i.e. 6+ inches tall would be best.</p><p></p><p>Also, it should be fine on the porch as long as you keep it out of direct sunlight, actually. Indirect sunlight is fine, but I feel like direct sunlight carries too much risk of heating up the container a lot (even with the screening) and overheating the mantis. </p><p></p><p>Good luck with your mantis by the way; its so exciting raising these kiddos up!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="romantisize, post: 305467, member: 9378"] So disclaimer, I'm something of a novice myself and I'm sure more experienced people will drop by and chime in if the information I'm giving you is wrong, but that definitely looks like a carolina to me! I'm raising a bunch of carolinas and tenoderas at the same time, and all the tenoderas are generally longer with thinner abdomens proportionally speaking and all the ones I've seen tend to have brown backs even if their fronts are green. It's hard to approximate instars without having seen a species in all the different instars I think, but just eyeballing yours, I'd guess L4? Your container seems okay for now, but a taller one would be ideal. I think carolinas (if that's indeed what it is) tend to max out around 3 inches, so something twice the height or more i.e. 6+ inches tall would be best. Also, it should be fine on the porch as long as you keep it out of direct sunlight, actually. Indirect sunlight is fine, but I feel like direct sunlight carries too much risk of heating up the container a lot (even with the screening) and overheating the mantis. Good luck with your mantis by the way; its so exciting raising these kiddos up! [/QUOTE]
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