I was planning on getting a mantis soon and before i buy an enclosure i wanted to make sure i didnt have anything that could work already and i found this

I am growing some M. religiosa and would like to give grasshoppers since I can't get roaches in my area. I would also like to know if it is safe to give them grasshoppers.

I always handled mantids with little regard for whatever they did on my hand, I even let them drink out of my palm just cuz I could.
After my last mantis (Deroplatys desiccata) attempting to nomnom on my skin, I became so much aware and have trouble letting them onto my hand even if they are fully fed.
I thought the apprehension would go away after some time, but it's been months and it's still the same

Is my popa spurca feemale or male? and what instar is he/she

Finally brought one not sure on gender but it's a baby is the enclosure fine to stay as it is or will I need to upgrade in the futre?

I know there are twig, flower, and dead leaf, is there a 'grass' variety? That is something that I would be very interested in.

My mantis is an absolute doofus and the second whatever I’m giving her is out of sight in her mind it’s just vanished from existence and 9 times out of 10 if I’m monitoring her she’s just staring at me so her prey literally walks right past her and she won’t notice. I don’t want to leave her unmonitored during feeding as I know it can go south very quickly, she will eat from tweezers but I’m just wondering if there’s any downsides?

I befriended a mantis and promised I’d protect her ooth. It’s outside on a branch of Sage brush.

I do not want to keep these babies but I’d love to give them the highest chances of survival and then release them. I know that usually only one survives due to cannibalism and starvation.

Is this a good idea? What supplies do I need now (I’d cut the whole branch off) and once they hatch?

Thank you!

Going to buy a Wandering Violin, USMANTIS seems kind of suspicious. Know anywhere?

Shes a female dead leaf mantis and we want the name to be something badass since she’s a killer

I'm kinda not ready at all, but damn, I want them . But well, I need to wait until I can get one more heating lamp+ mesh enclosure.

My Giant Asian mantis climbing her fluffy jellycat counterpart.

I was wondering how common it is for adults to bite. I was seeing some horror stories about being bit by bigger species and i just recently got a Chinese Mantis. I’ve only owned small species before so I was never worried about getting bit but I was wondering if anyone had experience with this? Mainly more worried about what to do without hurting my mantis when this happens. It’s gonna be a bit until she’s an adult so I’m probably worrying too soon but I was just curious since I never considered this factor when getting a bigger species

My R. Kirbyi is in the middle of a molt at the moment, and I think it's a good time to ask questions.

How long after her molt can I move the enclosure she's in? How long after the molt should I wait to water her? If she gets stuck in her molt, how long should I wait to help her out of it? What behaviours to expect immediately after the molt, like twitching, or is it normal for her to stop moving for periods of time during the process?

My mantids have molted before, all have been successful, it's just that I get paranoid at times and want the best for them, but don't want to hurt them accidentally.

I’ve been giving my mantis crickets without issue since I just have them on hand for my gecko but recently saw a post about them not being good for mantises since they can have diseases and be bitey. I buy them from a reptile store and always make sure what I give her is small enough, I monitor her the whole time and if she punches the cricket away/ doesn’t take it I immediately remove it. If the cricket is being a pain I will also tweezer feed. Are the diseases a concern for captive crickets? I can’t breed them myself and things like Dubai roaches aren’t available anywhere near me

Whenever I feed my mantis things like doobie roaches or any roaches in particular, m I always presented to the Mantis so it grabs it from the tip of the abdomen and eat that first

I was wondering if this is a safe way to feed a mantis, m do roaches have powerful mandibles that can bite