Since I was a little girl, I have been capturing and keeping praying mantids. I dreamed about the gorgeous ones found all over the world, wishing I could find them here.

When I was maybe 16, I bred a couple and the female laid her ooth. It hatched and I had tons of babies.


I never really knew the best way to take care of them, other than feed them and provide a little water. Now that I have been taking care of snakes, and I see a lot of tarantula care, and even centipedes, I wondered ... What if I could ORDER a praying mantis?

Well apparently you can. And I REALLY want an orchid mantis. They aren't in stock right now that I can find anywhere, but they have some wonderful setups online that are cost effective and such.


Does anyone here keep mantids? I will most likely be ordering one when they come back in stock.