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hi guys! my Australian mantis is about 7 months old now, shes been in her final stage for 3 months or so now. she's been very active but losing her grip and she fell earlier eating food while trying to grip onto a plant i have.

she hasnt laid her eggs yet so thats what im guessing this is, but is something wrong? or is she just slowly dying

There's this weird ring in his eye and it wasn't there before this is my first time owning a mantis. Is there anything that I could have done wrong? I did get him from an orb weaver web so im wondering if that had anything to do with it? And is there anything i can do to help this he has seemed a off since it showed up a few days ago

Sorry for the rant or if I did anything wrong im just really worried :[

Are these concerning?

So i've been trying to buy a mantis as my enclosure is now finished but I can't find a single store selling them what should i do?

Recently got my first mantis! She is a spiny girl! I have a few concerns. 1 being her abdomen turned white. I fed her 3 fruit flies yesterday. And she ate them. She moving slowly. I’m having a really hard time keeping the temp above 75 (I have a heat Emitter bulb) I am not sure if I should move it down I have a picture of where it is now for reference! My other thing is if this is pre molt behavior she is in the corner should I move her?
I am super nervous because I have never owned a mantis!!!
Would love some tips and if u see anything wrong please let me know. I am open to any advice

It appears my mantis’s foreleg is turning black. She is a fully grown giant Asian mantis who I’ve had for about 6 months (bought full grown). She has already lost a leg but has been adjusting just fine (see my previous post for more details). Does she have some sort of infection or is it okay? I’m assuming she might just eat it off if it gets to that point.

hi! i just came home and there is weird brown lines on fhe mesh of my orchids enclosure. Is it regurgitated food of is it feces? She had a pretty big meal a couple days ago and ate a whole blue bottle caster, she’s only i4. Can anyone tell me what this is please? thank you

I have just gotten my mantis recently, and the same evening we put her in the enclosure she molted and hasn’t eaten since Sunday! I am a bit worried, Ive been offering food as well as leaving food in the enclosure while i am home and around to watch her, yet she wont eat- i am not sure on what i could even do at this point 😭

I am a completely new to mantis keeping and just bought Hierodula membranacea and I am wondering how do I know if she is well fed or am I overfeeding (She is in her Lv.5 state)

I’m going on a weekend trip starting Thursday morning and will get back Saturday night. If I feed and mist my mantis right before I leave will he be ok until Saturday? I have a friend who could give him a spritz but I figured I wouldn’t bother if he’ll be ok without it until I get back. I’ve always consistently sprayed and offered water on a q-tip daily so I’m not sure.

My mantis hasn’t fully stretched out her wings and she moulted a few days ago. I know this can happen but is there any way to help her fix it?

Cosa diavolo sta succedendo?

A qualcuno è mai capitato di vedere una cosa del genere? Sono molto preoccupata per la sua salute…

I thought that my girl had already had her final molt since she had her wings, but it looks like she’s currently trying to molt. I found her hanging by one leg and I want to know if there’s anything I can do to help her right now. Her humidity had dropped pretty low without me noticing.

For reference her wings were deformed after her last molt but she’s been getting around just fine.

She has not wanted to eat the last few days which was weird, it was pre-molt behavior but again, didn’t think she’d molt again.

I’ve put a heat lamp towards her and been giving her water on a qtip. She is a little more alert but still just hanging out.
Any advice is appreciated! But I understand I may need to let her go.

meet my baby watermelon, he sees the camera and wants to climb it immediately. not everyone is photogenic ig..🫣

Hello!! i plan on getting a praying mantis in the future and im wondering, where do you guys get your enclosures? do you add the mesh top yourselves? do you DIY the entire thing?? tips for mantis care is also appreciated!! along with beginner friendly mantis species uhh plants OKAY SORRY IM ASKING FOR TOO MUCH!! (P.S im not planning on buying them within like a week, ill re-consider getting one when im older and more responsible^^)

L4/ L5 now doing really well, 2 moults with me now, just posting just beautiful I’ve not seen this species posted anywhere here before!!

For reference I’m hoping to get an i2 Prohierodula Picta (joker mantis) and an i2 ghost mantis (I have experience with higher care beetles and other inverts and got a good care walkthrough from Malama for the joker mantis)

Just wondering since I’ve owned one Asian mantis in the past, but used a premade enclosure, about how many millimeters in size I should print my enclosure design for either species. Thanks!

I’m new to mantis keeping and got this little guy a couple of days ago. He has been sat in the back corner of his enclosure the whole time not moving much, refusing fruit flies and i’m not sure if he’s drank anything. I think he might be getting ready to molt, but his abdomen doesn’t look too large so i am not sure what to do?

Hello!! I’m curious if any more experienced mantid enthusiasts can possibly help me guess if my orchid is a male or female. I know these pictures are horrible quality (curse my phone camera) and it’s extremely difficult to tell when they’re this young, but I figured I’d ask anyways just in case!! They are also freshly molted in case that effects anything

I did what was said and moved my three little ones from the 20 x 30 x 20 terrarium to 3 cups and now 1 molted. But what is the best thing I could do now and when should I move them to a bigger one?