I was going to feed mantis but I noticed my fruit fly culture started to mold. Is it too late to save it. Most of the flies are still alive. The only other food I can give them are some dubia roaches but they are still too big for them.
I found this guy outside one day and chose to keep it as a pet and now I decided to pin it after he died. I didn't have any other pins on me as this is the first time in a while that I have done this. How long should I let it air dry before storing it?
I was feeding both my male ghost mantis(espresso) and my female ghost mantis(latte) and latte ate quite a lot of fruit flies but for some reason espresso only at like 1-2 and still looks hungry but hasn't eaten more. I moved both of them into different smaller enclosures that have a lot of fruit flies so they can eat. Can someone tell me why this guy is so stupid.
I thought these guys would still grow more before flowering but I guessed wrong. I started these from a sundew seed mix so my I believe it is D.intermida but correct me if I am wrong. Can someone tell me why these guys are so tiny since they should be bigger than this.
The first enclosure if for my ghost mantis and I will add some sticks in the enclosure. The second one is for my timor shield mantis and it does have a mesh screen over it now. I just want to know if these are good enough for my new mantises. Any help is appreciated.
I made 2 of these enclosures for some ghost mantis nymphs that I will get next week. The top of the enclosures will be covered in mesh and I will add some springtails or isopods to remove mold. If you thing he plants are too much I do have a planter when I can place them instead. Any advice will be helpful.
I found the ootheca of a praying mantis species that I would really like to have but I don't want to pay for 32 dollar shipping. Since oothecas are eggs I was wondering if I can get away with slower shipping time.
I am going to my first reptile expo in 13 days and I am still relatively new to the mantis hobby. I heard that there are often mantises at these expos so which ones should I expect to find and which are beginer friendly.
I want to get 3 timor sheild mantises and I was wondering if I can divide my 10 gallon tank into 3 parts to separate the mantises? I did the math and that will give each mantis 6.6-10-12 inches of space, is that enough for some young mantises?