My mantid hasn't eaten for a week, why?
My mantid (Phyllocrania paradoxa) hasn't eaten for seven days. This was after shedding, and I thought it was normal, but now…
Where can you get good terrariums for mantises?
Hello! I'm about to start keeping ghost mantises. According to my research, these need a terrarium that's three times their body length. They usually grow to 5 cm in length, so technically a 15x15x15 terrarium would be sufficient, but I'd prefer something closer to 25x25x30 or something similar. It is also important that the ventilation…
Mantis's eye is gray?
Hello, I bought a male Indian giant praying mantis and for the past day one of its eyes has been dark. Why?
Mantid nymphs without fertilization?
Hi, I've been keeping a Deroplatys lobata female on my own for about 10 months in a large display case that is also used for plants. When I got her she was definitely not fully grown and she didn't have a plate either. I don't know her exact age though. A few weeks ago, she…
No humidity in the terrarium despite fogging system?
Hello everyone. As you can see from the title, I'm having trouble maintaining the humidity in my terrarium. My terrarium needs a constant humidity of around 75% at a temperature of 26/27 degrees. However, the relative humidity is only 60-65%. I've read a lot of tips about what to try and found that I shouldn't…
What color will my praying mantis be?
My Hierodula membranacea (Indian giant praying mantis) molted to L5 a few days ago. Before, it was a lovely light green, and now it looks a bit browner. Will it stay brown or turn green again? Thank you in advance! But in the picture it looks a little yellower than normal.
Buy Mantids Switzerland?
Where can you buy mantises in Switzerland?
Stenophylla lobivertex? Group housing?
I have the opportunity to buy a pair of dragon mantises, but I only have a 30x30x45cm terrarium available, and even though some websites say keeping them in groups is possible, I'm hesitant. Does anyone have any experience?
Keeping a praying mantis with a corn snake?
Hi. I keep a corn snake and, until a few months ago, also owned a few mantids. This might be a stupid question, but would there be anything wrong with keeping mantids with my corn snake? If so, what? The only reason I can think of against it would be that they might get squashed…
Crickets for ghost manits?
Hello, I got a ghost mantis that was supposed to arrive tomorrow. I wanted to buy it fresh food today because I know that Fressnapfs usually gets new bugs on Wednesdays. That wasn't the case and they only had old insects, some of which included crickets or grasshoppers that were much too big. The topic…
Hierodula membranacea doesn't eat?
Hello, I have had 2 Hierodula membranacea (Indian praying mantis) since Thursday When I got them both were L4. The female hasn't eaten anything since I got her, the male hasn't eaten anything, and she hasn't taken anything from the tweezers either. However, the female molted on Friday. The abdomen of the female is already…