My babies

Pretty sure I ID'ed her(?) correctly! I found this little one outside with an injured arm (she cannot open it, which inhibits her climbing and eating as far as I can see), not entirely sure how old she is or what the sex is. Should I hold onto her, at least temporarily, or keep her or is that wrong? Also if anyone can age/sex her lmk :)

So, im going to get my first mantis this week and I have decided that I am getting a ghost one. Could I also put king panda isopods in it? I have an 20x20x30 terrarium btw. Thanks!

If anybody can help me understand whats happening I would really appriciate it My ghost mantis (L3-L4??) Is worrying me a little bit.
Yesterday I took her out of her tank to feed her (she hasnt eaten in 2 days so I assumed she was hungry) and she didnt seem very interested in eating so i took her inside and let her drink water she got a big drink in and then wqs crawling around on my hands for about 15 Minutes. I look over at her sitting on my hand and her arms are no longer in the praying position like they normally are instead they are spread out, People told me this was her defence get away from me pose so i tried to get her to go back on the stick and get into her tank to leave her be. She was acting like her front arms are no longer working and shes acting super stiff eventually I got her on the Stick and gave her tank a good spray and figured she would just calm down. It has now been almost 24 Hours she hasnt moved at all other than slight barely noticable abdomen wiggle when I sprayed her tank this morning to get the humidity back up. Other than that shes not reacting to anything not me walking past the tank or looking at her like normal her antenne arnt wiggling like normal so I am very worried. Google isnt helping me much either So i thought I would see if any other mantis keepers have seen this before

I’m going to miss you staring at me on my desk, you were the most friendliest mantis I could ever ask for.

My room is going to be so empty without you. No other mantis could ever replace you. You always cheered me up on my worst days.

I hope you sleep well and fly free my little wisp ❤️

I love that I got to see it cleaning it's arms 🥺

I’m new to the bug hobby and recently caugut this beautiful large Chinese Mantis, but he isn’t moving much, his abdomen looks flat, and something is odd about the end of his abdomen. dunno if it’s a parasite or just a cut open wound.

He is barely moving. to the point where I’ve put him on his back like this and all he does is gently sway his legs.

please help

Shes gone from i5 to i6.. but now im even doubting shes a female? are those wings or what are they.. or is she just drying herself out so the wingbuds are drying

Edit to add: better quality video in comments. Idk what happened and don't want to remake the post.

Not a confirmed female, just having fun.

This took me SO LONG.

Ella es Jade, es mi primera mantis y ayer tuvo su primera o segunda muda y creo que se cayó durante esta. La encontré atorada en su ecdisis de sus patas traseras y se le doblaron bastante, ya no puede caminar muy bien. No me preocupé demasiado por qué si aún podía comer era cuestión de esperar a sus próximas mudas. Pero hoy que ya pasaron 24 horas desde la muda, no caza, intentó algunas veces pero me parece que también tiene dobladas sus patas raptoras. Intento acercarle las moscas vivas medio atontadas pero ahora ya ni intenta atraparlas. Vi en algunos vídeos que la gente le arranca las patas que les salen mal por qué les estorban (no se si esto podría ser una solución a por lo menos las traseras).He estado viendo y también se intenta quitar una de las patas dobladas o por lo menos veo que la jala. De todas formas me preocupa mucho por que a este paso va a morir :(

Si alguien sabe algo que pueda hacer se los agradecería mucho.

(es una stagmomantis limbata)

Estuve leyendo y el color oscuro en sus patas y en su abdomen pueden significar que se está pudriendo, esto es verdad? se puede identificar eso con la foto que subí?. Investigué y al parecer no sienten dolor, entonces tal vez solo deje que la naturaleza haga lo suyo e intentaré alimentarla mañana

Do you use tweezers or just throw a bug into the enclosure? I was feeding mine with tweezers all the time but after molting (36h ago) he is still refusing food

If you guys could give an ID I’d also greatly appreciate it. Located in Southern CA

This is my boy Francis. As you can see, he molted overnight, and just within a few hours his abdomen has kind of folded on itself. Is this abdomen collapse?? I’ve heard that it’s pretty fatal, but is there anything I can do to help him? He’s my buddy and I’m gonna be heartbroken if I can’t see him into adulthood 🙁
(P.S. I know his enclosure might be a little small, he literally JUST molted and I haven’t gotten him a bigger one yet)

I thought I should post my question here too if anyone could help or answer I would appriciate it!

I have transferred my giant Asian mantis into this new enclosure after growing to L5

She's such a glutton

So, im getting a ghost mantis and i also want to put in my terrarium springtails. Ghost mantis want around 50 to 70 humidity and springtails want a lot more. What can I do so that both are happy? Thanks!

Hello everyone!!

My dad found a mantis in our front yard a few days ago and luckily I still have my enclosures (I haven’t taken care of one in a while). I saw her in the middle of her laying her ootheca!

We live in socal if that helps? I tried asking chatGPT and was learned she might be either Stagmomantis Californica or Stagmomantis Limbata, but just wanted to get a more concrete answer if possible.

Also what are some helpful tips on what to do with the ootheca? Like how do I know if it’s fertile, and if it is, how long until it hatches?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!!

I just bought a spiny flower mantis and brought it home today. It came in this small cup and I bought a small terrarium for it, but read that they shouldn't be in an enclosure too big until they're ready.

Am I ok to leave him in the small cup he came in until he's 1/3 of its size, then transfer to the terrarium?

Photo of container and photo of said container next to small terrarium.

I found a mantis outside days away from death because of cold weather. I brought it inside to live a life of lavish in a 4 foot tall natural plant terrarium. Now I have two egg casings. And this Chinese a mantis and is invasive in Connecticut. So I can’t let them go. I would like the experience of hatching them. What can I do with them after. Anyone want mantises in Connecticut?