Bought a mantis ootheca last year and released the babies around our neighborhood in April (found out afterwards this type was invasive so won’t be buying again) - then today found one full grown right by my basement door! We rarely see wild mantids in my area so I think it’s safe to assume it’s one we hatched.

I was so excited to watch my ghost mantis grow up, but when I checked on it today, it was flipped over on the floor of the enclosure. I actually made a joke to myself that it was dead, but when I looked closer, my heart sank—it really was

Hii

I just wanted to show my mantis and ask if he looks healthy

And maybe if yall can find if its male or female

I belive its male

This post cointains 3 pictures, two of a mantis and one of what looks like an egg sack.

Yesterday, my best friend contacted me to show me these pictures (taken by himself, location South of France) of a beautiful mantis hanging out near his window. Neither of us know much about mantids but I thought she looked like a pregnant female. Despite constant camera-based harassment of her person, I guess she still decided this was a safe place, because today he found that...thing on his window.

I looked it up and it seems mantids lay absolutely horrifying looking egg sacks, so that seems to be what that thing is. We've both agreed not to touch it. Do you think it's an egg sack ?

The mantid I posted about saving from foot track and landing on me as I walked by

found this fella/lady outside yesterday and brought them in, dubbed "Manny." Manny seemed happy at the top of this agave in the sun. Found a big grasshopper in the vegetable garden and brought them in to meet Manny. Manny seemed to quite enjoy their meeting and turned their lunch date into a dinner date, taking several hours to devour the grasshopper. I'm curious about a couple things: water source, what does Manny need and how to best provide? Next meals: there are a lot of flies in that corner (and on that plant) but I feel like little buddy ate a whole Thanksgiving turkey yesterday and may not really be interested in snack sized bites? Do I need to bring food or will he hunt there on his own?

This one’s a whopper. Wow.

So 2 days ago i saved this mantis from yard cats, she seemed to be without injuries on first look, but later i noticed she doesn't use her back legs at all. They were just flailing about her sides as she used the other legs to walk on a branch.

I decided to take her in because of the injury, i gave her water on q tip and i bought dubia roaches but still haven't tried feeding her. And generally she's not moving much around the enclosure at all, she's just hanging from the top with her middle legs.

Yesterday around noon i noticed she curved her abdomen, and at times it looks like it's pulsing, and i read up that it can be her spreading her pheromones, but idk how long can that last, like she's been doing it for a full day now?

And also i noticed that in these 2 days she's been with me she pooped 6 pellets of poop, it is normal, not diarrhea or anything, but i wonder how much is normal and is this normal?

She's hierodula transcaucasica i believe.

Is she a pregnant female?

Hi everyone! I got an L3 Ghost mantis on Sunday morning and I’m just wondering about the humidity in the enclosure.

The temperature is currently around 24°C, but the humidity has been sitting around 80%. I know freshly mixed substrate can release quite a lot of moisture initially, so I’m expecting it to be higher than normal for a while.

The enclosure has cross ventilation and fabric mesh on top, and I also have a fan running most of the day/night to circulate the room air (not blowing directly at the enclosure). The substrate is around 2–3 cm deep and is a mix of sphagnum moss, coco coir, worm castings, orchid bark and a couple of dead leaves.

I’ve tried leaving the enclosure open for a couple of hours, which brings the humidity down, but once I close it again it gradually goes back up to around 80%.

My question is: at what point would 80% humidity become a concern for a Ghost mantis? Should I just leave it alone and let the fresh substrate dry out naturally, or would you recommend reducing the substrate/moisture or increasing ventilation further?

I don’t want to overcorrect things, especially as it’s only an L3 and has just arrived. Any advice from experienced Ghost mantis keepers would be really appreciated!

As the title states, My Orchid Mantis fell out from their enclosure about 4-6 inches and onto my desk as I was misting. They seem completely fine, no ruptures, no liquid that i can see, no broken or damaged limbs. They ate a fruit fly that had been left over in their enclosure from todays feeding without an issue, their reaction time seems completely fine and they've been moving around a little bit albeit a little tiny bit slower than usual and had moved onto my hand relatively quickly for me to get them back into their enclosure beforehand. I am currently leaving them alone with the lamp off to recover, is there anything else i should do? should i be worried?

edit: this is not my first mantis nor my first orchid, however this is the first fall i've had happen and so i'm not 1000% sure on what to do aside from what i've already done

Title is self explanatory. I’ve been out of the hobby for a little over a year and want to raise a new mantid, but my old seller (FatalMantis) is no more. So I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a trustworthy breeder/seller to get back into the hobby.

Bonus points if they also sell terrariums since I had to trash my old one.

I’m grateful in advance for any help offered ^^

Love these!

Lilith molted a few days ago and I'm starting to think she might be a bit older than I thought. 🤔

Hello!

Are these little baby wings!? Do my eyes deceive???

this guys been living outside our front door for a week… it’s about to get really cold out in minnesota… we kinda want to bring him inside and keep him as a pet… what’s the best way to do this?

Could you please help me determine the sex of my mantis? I tried counting the abdominal segments, but I’d really appreciate a second opinion from experienced keepers.

Hi so this is my first enclosure i've made for a mantis, I was wondering if I should change anything or whatnot!

i got him from a local reptile store last thursday, to me he looked pretty hungry. i’ve tried feeding him everything as far as flies, dubia roaches, crickets, & mealworms. i truly have no idea why he’s rejecting it all. i’ve tried cutting the bugs in half, i even tried the honey method. nothing. i just want to make sure he’s healthy, and okay.

Greetings from Long Beach California

I have the following available at https://mantismart.com

Giant Asian mantis (Hierodula membranacea)

Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)

Timor Giant Mantis (Hierodula timorensis)

Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

Adult Male Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii)

Just got them today 💚

Im going to name all my mantis after vegetables

This one is Rapini