Praying Mantis Nymph Care

[@niallfm4409]

It's brilliant to see someone who clearly cares more about the development of their hobby than profit. I tip my hat to you, good sir.

[@MoonlightMantids]

Our new website is finally here please visit www.moonlightmantidsllc.com get your supplies and pick out they right mantis for you today!

[@willfaulkner1364]

Can u have multiple in on container or individually

[@TheIronBoat]

+will faulkner Individually.

[@angryrabidfoxes7380]

Do you have giant Asian mantises

[@HorseLover-ti2un]

Moonlight Mantids starting to get into mintis's

[@milky9618]

im been feeding mine flightless fruitflies he was eating them but now he wont anyone know why

[@Caymon8]

Finally! Somebody who answered all of my questions. You rock. Thank you!

[@angryoffplayz6468]

My praying mantis died when he was molting from crickets. They bit his abdomen. BE CAREFUL!

[@johnk3772]

It’s Chloe Only feed one at a time and make sure that the cricket bastard gets eaten whole. Problem solved.

[@Kelly14UK]

Never happened to mine cos i knew already. Yeah. Agreed.

[@ye7424]

Same

[@mantismom7016]

Ugh that’s absolutely horrible I absolutely hate crickets now

[@brittany3891]

Yeah I think he mispoke. Crickets will 100% attack your mantis.

[@officialgranbymusic]

If any new guys are looking for info watch this video. I've clicked on a few and this is the one I was looking for. It's the best starting point I've found. Great video.

[@TheKnightLikeGamer]

Aggressively shakes mantis while talking about it I take this as a sign of love

[@AnimusPrime87]

How the fuck did I get here and why did I find this entire video so riveting?!

[@randiholbrook5849]

Wow, what a tremendous amount of information in this video! I learned more from it than all the other mantid videos I've watched together! I will definitely be buying from you once I decide what kind I want! Thank you!

[@DIN_NER]

I watched this video years ago and today was the day I actually had to use this method. Woke up this morning to a ton of babies. I have 20 little buggerz in cloth lid 32 oz cups right now. Your awesome man

[@c0ffeeIT]

This is one of the best videos on this subject, keep making great videos!

[@mrcrawlingstv]

I just started keeping mantises because I've always been scared to keep them and with the short life span. Scared meaning that I don't want to mess up and kill them on accident. Now I know they are a species that I will be keeping them for the foreseeable future. I ended up getting 2 female and 1 male ghost mantis and 2 Indian flower male mantis. I'm hooked! Thank you for the video and if you keep it, keep it crawling bro! Thank you for all you do. I'd love to send you a custom vivarium and see what you think. Hit me up.

[@karma20241]

I've been raising Chinese mantids for several years. I release thousands in my area and keep many to raise. I make my own fruit fly cultures and buy pinhead crickets. It's a fantastic hobby and I get a couple of pets in the process. I just wish they lived longer.

[@skajari1]

mo s t informative quick video. never gotten so much info in such a quick time

[@Arbiter144k]

"Brace yourselves!!!...Winter is coming!!!" -Ned Stark and Kevin young!! 😎

[@JerryMetal]

My GF was a nympho. Tried to take care of her according to your video guide. She did not like the plastic cup enclosure I had for her and left me :(

[@Avabees]

WRONG TYPE OF NYMPH

[@itsodins381]

That's your own fault. He didn't make you order it.

[@jaykjarcia2408]

bukifuriku I’m sorry that ur gf left you

[@greenlizardballs]

what was the humidity in the enclosure

[@bartacomuskidd775]

Did you leave the lid off?

[@AelaBumblebee]

How often should I feed my preying mantis nymph? So far I've been putting about 6 flightless fruit flys in its container and it eats them right away. Should I continuously make sure there is a few in its container at all times. Should I feed it once a day? Can you feed it too much? What is the right amount?

[@joestocker660]

Superb! - My grandmother ordered 2 oothecas from a flower catalog when I was a kid and gave me one. My grandfather laughed us to scorn and said there were 100s on the edges of his field. He was correct. :D - Every few years I'll raise a few and they are common at our place. Also raise bees, and that can get to be a stand-off. I realize this was a while ago, but really appreciate this info. Learned so much! 👍😀

[@Happipaws]

Kevin this video is brillaint and very informative, really enjoyed it!

[@LenTai-_-]

hey, just came across your videos and they are helping me out a ton. Sad to see you're not uploading anymore, you're really interesting!

[@mweatherby2968]

Oh I forgot to add....thank you for showing and speaking of the Jerusalem Cricket....I saw one of those in California in a flower garden also. Nice to know and learn more about new things. It's how I stay young. Learning new things.

[@smuschlitz]

My daughter and I found a wild Carolina mantis this past summer. We let it go in my flower bed, and it literally walked back over to us...twice. So we took her inside, and found it was amazingly tame. She would allow us to hand feed her, and seemed to enjoy hanging out on our sleeves, shoulder, etc. She ended up laying 3 egg sacs, a week or so in-between, before passing about a month later. From the first egg sac, 6 babies hatched 4 days ago, and another 6 came out last night. From what I've read, there could be 50-100 in each sac, and all 3 appear fertile. I'm not equipped to care for 300 baby mantids. So my question is this, do you keep your babies in those 2oz deli cups, or should I go ahead and put them in the large cups? We have about 2 more weeks before it would be safe to let them outside. Unless you'd like to have the other 2 egg sacs, in which case I'd happily send them to you.

[@dufusbug]

I'm just getting started. Some really good info in this video, especially for a noob like myself. Count me in.....I'm subscribing!

[@quteyang153]

How long can a baby mantis live without food?

[@jocelynharris4577]

How do I get to your website?

[@jgartworld]

Great video. These were the first problems I had raising some Chinese mantids. I wish I had all this info early on. Thanks for sharing.

[@markmoth]

You put real thought into evolving a workable system for raising these fascinating insects: I've yet to check out your website but I intend to-

[@MoonlightMantids]

Thank you

[@tamyawinfield9736]

Moonlight Mantids hey my name is tamya for some reason Your website doesn’t pop up on safari or google but I really want to buy some mantis from you it’s gonna be my first time hope to hear from you 😁

[@angelicarivera2261]

@@MoonlightMantids can you please send me the link to we're I can get a mantis and fly culture

[@josephpolyak6806]

i love these bugs

[@lynxschicks2957]

this was the most useful motherhecking mantis vid ever

[@DNGH814]

hi my 2 praying mantis are in l3 of molting. I'm pretty sure that it is a common Chinese mantis. but I am unsure as to how often they eat. So far I can say one of them has had one cricket each day for 3 days in a row since I've had them. I got mine Thursday(25th)

[@tomrobertson6747]

I'm raising Mediterranean Mantids from birth. A surprising number of them are dying. I think the problem may be their inability to digest food. One just ate a fly for more than an hour and its abdomen doesn't seem to show any food in it. It's like it's not fully swallowing the fly and can't finish eating it, as if it's like a human being trying to eat a hamburger with no liquid to wash it down. I'm in Las Vegas. They've survived 120 degrees and months without rain. I was told that they didn't need to drink any water because they got enough from their food, so I haven't been giving them any water. They don't seem to be molting as often as I had expected. Could lack of water explain their difficulty molting and swallowing?

[@nikkigreenshoes]

This video was SUPEr helpful! I just got a nypmh myself and this was alot of info I needed. Thank you!!

[@akhtar123]

Very good video . Decent info. Thanks

[@Vspot2pointO]

just found your page :) i raise Mantids, i find 3-22 a yr breed and release the babies in the spring, then as they are a lil older L3-L4 i catch again and repeat. i have 3 now. one yr i had 22 i only had 8 in containers the rest were free range, mostly in windows, cieling corners, each had their own spot, boy was it a pain to feed them all having to climb on chairs to reach them. keep up the good work

[@brandondanilition922]

Really enjoy the videos! They've really informed & helped me on my experiences on caring for these brilliant insects!

[@foxzerox1000]

so i have a quick question that i feel like you may have answered but im going to ask it anyway, do you sell whole kits that will last the life of the mantis with out needing to buy any extra things like a cage or something? or is it more of just a starter?

[@RuyGuy]

Excellent video and love your entrepreneurial spirit! I'll be a customer this week.

[@sklauda1]

You were talking about them having a full abdomen. We caught one and her abdomen was completely flat. It was brown and got lighter as it went inward, like a tree knot in a kid's drawing. We think she was starving outside because we could not find ANY bugs out. It was a dry summer. Your thoughts?

[@neilpalma4462]

watching your vids in 2021. Thank you for the info and tips!

[@jaymes4571]

Do you have any idea what an Asian baby pray mantis eat. Mine will not eat.

[@VictorVictor-hq7ui]

Great video! You answered every question I wanted to ask in one hit! Thanks

[@reygenbougen_861]

Thank you for all the info! Sadly i cant buy from you because i live in germany and i want a nearby shop but you helped me soo much. Big thanks!

[@TAZ0300]

I live in Boston I walk to my shed last night and found a pre-mantis the size of a dime laying on the ground. After watching your video now the little fucker is in good health thank you 🙏🏼

[@GabrielClark]

Just wanted to say, Excellent Video, Great prices on your site too! Thanks!

[@paulheyn4423]

Love your videos Man professional and straightforward no bulshit can't wait to get my mantises from you ordering soon CID out!

[@rachelandrea2300]

You’re amazing! I almost feel guilty messing with praying mantids after seeing how well you do this...!

[@KarlMagnusBlindheim]

Great introduction for new / future keepers like me. Nice one!

[@Aniallationfulable]

These videos are great, thank you!

[@xXxTearsTilThenxXx]

Thank you for this video! I'm looking to get into the hobby and this answered all my questions!

[@johnandrew7264]

hey man, iv got a new orchid mantis nymph. L3, currently feeding on fruit flies from a culture bought online. the supplier says they are melanogaster however they look bigger like hydei. Does it matter? thanks

[@Zeldabug24]

You seem very knowledgeable so I would like to ask a couple questions. I have someone sending me six egg sacs to hatch for my garden. How long do they take too hatch? I want to release them straight into my garden but I hear they don’t like cold weather and my last frost is in. Early April.

[@Weirdanimalboy]

I thought about getting a mantis for a while. Then a huge one (probably female) somehow magically appeared in my room last summer. It flew and landed on my air conditioner, I actually thought it was a bat at first! Took half an hour of using a large plastic container, a roll of Christmas wrapping paper, and a barking terrier mix to get that thing out the window. Didn't want one anymore. Now I'm interested in them again. It seems like they aren't to hard to take care of and wouldn't get out of the cup.

[@Weirdanimalboy]

Upon doing a bit more research I think it was a Chinese mantis.

[@HypochondriacStudios]

if it flew then it was a male as females cant fly

[@kennethoukh5008]

Hi quick question. I have 2 small mantis about 20mm-30mm in length. Can they eat bugs like pill bugs, lady bugs and small ants? Also I'm not sure if they are molting or not as they are chilling upside down and not doing much. They're lying flat with the head pretty much touching the surface. cheers

[@merry_mp4file678]

If your hatching mantis is do you put the newly hatched one in the small cup for a little while or put it in that thing first

[@jbreezy93.]

this was nice and informational thanks for the upload

[@katw9660]

Holy Shit!! Your sooooo awesome ! I got so much more info than other place online:} Thank you for sharing this with beginners

[@danab172]

I tried to look you up on face book. What name are you under on there? I thought your presentation seemed really knowledgeable...and direct in your passion. Question: We are keeping crickets to feed our pet mantids. I dunno what we are doing wrong but its hard to imagine anyone keeping mantids as pets when its costing an arm and leg to feed them. And we had a huge set up for these crickets.... but they keep dying. Please dont recommend roaches because im phobic of roaches. I can barely type the name. Im already triggored. Thanks

[@marcink.9267]

Hello. Where can i buy these plastic cup's? I'am seraching cup's, about size shown in this video, but i can not find them in my cuontry. I live in Poland. Greatings and Happy New Year and of course i hope you will answer my cuestion :) Keep good work!!!

[@ahmedaak1867]

Are grasshoppers a good food source for mantids? Like the ones you would find in your backyard because I honestly worry when I feed my mantid crickets and roachs

[@katiepope663]

Hey I didn't realize it, but I just ordered a budwing from you. I'm excited to receive it!

[@MrGollyWogg]

Hey man really nice videos you got they helped me out so far a lot but i got a few questions cause I found two Chinese mantis ootheca(I think) the other day. I live in New York so I assume its one of those two. I was just wondering what temperature I should keep my eggs at and how long will these suckers take to hatch?? Lol winter is coming up and I wouldn't want them to hatch in the middle of it...also when they hatch, should I separate them immediately or let them grow for a while? I need help I don't want them to die so hopefully you could help. Thanks!

[@MoonlightMantids]

if you place them in a paper bag and put them in your fridge they will overwinter and delay their development until spring if you like, 6 month shelf life. room temp will work. You cant stop them from hatching!

[@cue_theartist5420]

Amazing video! How do you find buyers for your mantids and feeder insects?

[@daniellenoble8715]

What can I feed my L1 cryptic mantids that hatched. As pinhead crickets and fruitflies are too big ?

[@DaveSherva]

Great video and website. Expect an order coming from me soon. Keep up the great videos.

[@milldabeast519]

feeder roaches are great and i have lots of experience with them. as for a nymph food? like L1 ...not happening. roaches are 3 times the size of a nymph not sure what breed your getting

[@elisewest6524]

Hi I'm from Ontario Canada and I'm getting a 2L Shield Mantis next week .I'm just wondering about there temperament and handling and basic care .I have a 1 gal plastic jar I bought and put a mesh screen in the lid and the substrate is Bio .I have 1 problem and it's the food source .I can get Crickets but flightless fruit flies are next to impossible near me .Is there anything else I can get for the baby ?

[@MadebyaBEAutifulqueenBea]

My daughter has a mantis but I dont think she is having a good molting. Do you have any other videos in regards to how to get your mantis back up on top so she can shed correctly? Great video 💙🐝💙

[@timgallegos4856]

nobody knows more about our Mantids, listen to his expertise you will enjoy your Pet , YES , pet. have fun.......

[@stepaway7]

Was just hiking around and found an oothooka (however u spell the egg case...) ... I figure if there are a dozen or more that can hatch from this egg case then I can keep a few for breeding purposes (I suppose I will need to catch a few more for ideal genetic diversity health purposes...) and then release the rest into my garden. I suppose I may be giving them an advantage by protecting them through their first instars ??? At what instar should I release them to give them the most advantage? Anyway how did u say I can order flys from u to feed them?

[@13ON3S]

This is really making me want to get a mantis

[@varvaravladimirova9277]

How do you maintain the humidity in the container. Do you have to take the mantid out and spray the water. How often would you do that?

[@dr.t6797]

Is it okay to leave a few flies in the nymph's enclosure after it's done eating, or should I remove them?

[@rodinunez5967]

Thanks my meditteranian mantids just hatched last night. Only 2 so far but 1 already caught a flightless fruitfly😂

[@StepByStepStudio]

Did that mantis start to bite you at 10:51?? Confused as to why the sudden urge to put him back

[@handsofmercyoncallgmailcom]

What brand cold pack do you ship with? Im worried about the longevity of the pack... and temps as Im from FLorida where things cook rather than stay chilled.

[@mweatherby2968]

I really know nothing of Preying Mantids but was wondering if they cross breed because the sizes are about the same? This is in the reguards of the Pink Mantis (Stagmomatis Californica), Green Preying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) or theChinese Preying Mantis (Tenodera sinensis). I have seen these 3 in my garden of irises at the same time and was just wondering. Would like to know if this is possible or if they would attack one another?

[@leonardlambshead4586]

could you tell us how much time it takes to go fro L1 to L2 To L3 so and so on

[@alexpetroianu7470]

Around 2 weeks every time

[@dolliemaroona6008]

My praying mantis wont eat anything for 2 days already and I think he/she is injure coz she/he cant fly and jump :( What should I do ? 

[@knotsofplants6686]

When can you put nymph into a 32oz deli? Right away or can you leave them in the smaller one for awhile?

[@TheEigylyte]

they so cute :) i love mantis ,i had once like bday present , never been bitten ,always next to me and scary thing for my family , they loved me :D but it was so long time ago , i wish to have mantis again ,but sadly im live in Lithuania .... very far away :)

[@rottenmutt_]

On your website, do all of your mantids come in L1 and L2?

[@rellazella4043]

I ordered a mantis egg case, unfortunately not from you, because I found you after I ordered it. But I will be ordering some stuff from ya anyways. But I have a question for you. I've seen other videos saying as soon as they hatch, release them into the gardens and outside. Is this true, or should I wait until they're bigger. I am going to release some into my gardens, we live at a greenhouse business, but I do want to keep and raise some too. Thank you

[@isaacixtupe8983]

will they do great in a paludarium? or will the mantis hunt the fishes? I’m talking about neon tetras and guppy sized.

[@DemonBunnyQueen]

Do you still sell Mantis and cultures? I would totally buy from you but this was uploaded 6 years ago. Please lmk 💖✨

[@nakochips]

i've also been wondering this same thing!!

[@DeAreryWashington]

Me too please reply

[@zuo3063]

Same here im extremely interested

[@martinoterosantos6432]

Hi everyone. Has anyone gotten a respond from this guy yet? Why keep a 6 yr post trending if you dont plan on answering questions? I just found a female praying mantis making her egg caccoon , n I have alot of questions myself. Anyone gets an answer please share with us all?

[@nakochips]

Martin Otero Santos nope i haven’t gotten a response. idk if you use facebook but i found a great group that answered all my mantis questions: it’s called Mantis Keepers! 😊

[@AKM1LOVE]

From your website which is best for a baby mantid cloth lid, vented lid, or the bug ladders you have for sale?? It says the bug ladders help mantids with shedding so I'm confused in why there's two different lids if the mantid can just use the vented lid and the bug ladder for shedding unless I'm wrong please let me know? Hope this makes sense thank u

[@thenorseman1970]

how many fruitflies do i feed mines (pink orchid) 🤔 she's very small, i know you feed them every other day (feed, miss a day, feed) type deal but how many fruitflies would you say to feed, I've fed her one today but not sure to if i should give her one more at night, as she will be missing a day and not eating

[@chrimston2784]

hi I have several ootheca for Chinese mantids but I have been searching high and low for a orchid mantis or or an orchid ootheca do you know where I can get? I want to broaden my hobby and my kids love watching them eat

[@vicktorgunandar3726]

can i put an adult creobroter gemmtaus and an adult moss mantis insisde a 12 oz deli cup ? and when they're at L1 can they eat flying fruit flies and springtails ?

[@petramatkovic4122]

*HELP* It's winter here and my mantis sack hatched. I have a few fruit flies I'm trying to culture but not a single mantis is interested in eating! They didn't even eat each other!! They just lay on their side and every now and then move their legs. About a half of them was standing and climbing yesterday but today they don't move much at all! Can somebody please help me??

[@danieldelaneysfrogsandgami7079]

I have a nz baby praymantis but need some helpful advice on how to take care of them

[@mrcrawlingstv]

Does it matter if you mist with distilled water or is tap sufficient worst case?

[@Bearsfan-sg6uo]

Hey Kevin I was Wondering if a mesh screen habitat from the green earth praying mantis kit will make do four my mantis or will it be best if it was a tank you know, one of those smaller types of tanks the the reason is is that I don't want my mantis feet getting stuck or disformed on the mesh wall of the mantis kit!........ Please answer me back a thank you!!

[@kennethfoster5934]

Great video man

[@Anvanho]

Terrific video!

[@johndoe8680]

bro i bought the containers then found this vid wjat a relief

[@youtubehero3409]

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[@maddisongamble7405]

Hey there! I found what looks to be a very tiny mantid and I'd love to give him an awesome home, but he's .5" long atm and I have no idea what species he could be. He doesn't have a very pronounced head at all (like all the nymphs I've seen) ... I'm in the plains of Colorado. All I can do right now is just catch the tiniest bugs I can, but I think even they are too large. Any advice? Thanks!

[@patrickmcgovern676]

Hi kevin. My name is Patrick and i was wondering if you still make vids. Possibly on another channel. I got a few questions on ghost mantis. Could you please reply. I'd appreciate it. Thank you😃

[@kilachambers8092]

Yay !!!! Thank You so much ! I had a random egg case hatching , I was so stressed. I had like 100

[@xBIOxHAZZARDxBAMBIx]

Recently saved 2 L1's from a bird bath outside my place, I noticed a few others running around by my neighbors wall AC unit. Against better judgement I took the two that were wet and got them set up, within a week they both molted(or tried to) One of them I found at the bottom the next day with his back end still in his molt, very carefully I cut his molt so he could at least separate his back legs(Did not get the molt off of his back legs, just removed what he already shed, so just his back two legs still had old skin on them) He did his best to climb and even ate a small fruit fly but sadly passed on 3 days after his bad molt.. The other one has been fine already preparing for molt #3 but I was curious if this was normal? Should I have tried to help him, or did I do more harm than good, What would be the best course of action if a mantis has a bad molt but is still alive? :c I didnt have the heart to give up and put him in the freezer, it just really upset me despite my efforts he didnt make it :(

[@ninifire4282]

You did all you could I’m sorry you only get a response 5 years later

[@TheLordManny]

I have a spiky flower mantis, i feed him/ her (not adult yet) wax worms. i don't like feeding it crickets because they can bite back. i learned that through breeding reptiles. i wanted to know if it alright that i feed it waxworms, i do because they dont bite back.