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@Albireo Wulfbooper I’ll definitely try slowing down her food now that she’s on her own. No water bowl, just a couple of margarine lids (there’s another in the back) with carrot or zucchini slices for the small to medium crickets in there. There’s about a 2.5” gap between the substrate and all...

@aphono... I’d read your posts and used them as my basis for designing this set up... so grateful for your info and the McMonigle book, you guys are wonderfully helpful. In the above pic you can see I’ve opted for a false bottom with hydroton at the bottom and an inch and a half or so of coconut...

Sorry for the delayed response, I was busy over the weekend planing, bending and siliconing some hollow “Y” structures out of six 12x18 Cork bark panels to create more surface area and hiding places for these guys (see photo.) But YES, they are floppy like a ball on string when poked with a...

Thanks for all the input! My weekend project was already planned to be about constructing a bunch of additional cork bark panel surface area with corners for hiding and will post a pic for thoughts when I’m finished. I’ll definitely be watching for gravid females and have a 12x12x18 I’ll get...

Thanks Bob! Hope they have a successful mating at some point. I’d love to see some little ones in there!

Picked up a group of 4 whipspiders a week and a half ago at a show. They were labeled Damon diadema, but the leg stripes lead me to believe they’re D. medius. Anyway... got them set up in an 18x18x24 enclosure Saturday. 65-75F and 90% humidity. Noticed a couple white threadlike structures that...

I've had a pair breed and lay eggs in an aquarium during a weekend photo/video shoot before. The female lays eggs embedded within a foam which dries hard and protects the eggs until hatching. I didn't try to hatch them, the eggs were so tiny I can't imagine what i'd feed to the early instars...

Have you considered putting a miniature synthesizer or guitar in one of their cages? Maybe they're trying to start a band and are just limited to the only instrument they've got access to ;)

Yes, there is definitely some variation between specimens, but also more than one species in the U.S. I'm hardly an expert though! Eric Eaton who wrote the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America has a great blog post about them here with in-depth info...

Thanks for the suggestion! I have a sheet of acrylic in the garage, but I can't remember if it's long enough. I really appreciate having a temporary back-up plan should I need it. I've definitely got packing tape ;)

Really beautiful, I've ended up with a pair of M. Religiosa and am enjoying their antics. They're housed separately, with a mating attempt planned for this weekend. Wonderful enclosure, he's one lucky mantis!

Thanks Louise! She was being photographed on my back porch when a male flew up and approached her the first time. I definitely plan to have her stuffing her face this time around ;) she's a REALLY good eater!

I've got a pair of European Mantises collected from my back yard who didn't mate on their first attempt, but I'm REALLY hoping I can distract her from repeatedly smacking him in the face this weekend. Love your photos of the babies... oh to have little ones scampering around the house :woot...

On point antennae for sure! It's the phasmid version of a diamond studded tiara ;) Beautiful collection!

Thanks Viper! They're both slide-in screens, and I figured I'd simply replace the screen with something less treacherous, cutting a sheet of acrylic to slide in there should be easy! The screen on the 20 is already torn and has to be removed, so it's the current front-runner of my options ;)...

I love this thread. As an "about to be" first time T-owner, it's cool to see another who asked good questions and responded promptly to suggestions. A great read! Thanks for showing how it should be done... and the dangerous potential for budding arachno-addiction ;)

I've read through some older posts on here regarding A. hentzi enclosures and am hoping to acquire a mature female in the near future. Thought I'd see if any keepers have new/updated recommendations. Enclosure options currently vacant in my basement include a standard 10-gallon, a 20-gallon...

Melissodes bimaculata on blanket flower in a raised bed on my back porch. they have beautiful eyes:

I always say it's not fall without a Phymata on goldenrod! They can blend in pretty well if you're not watching! Nice work on the part of your budding entomologist!