SFLguy wrote:Darkrai283 wrote:SFLguy wrote:Cool, would you suggest getting an ooth as a new grower? Do you know where I'd be able to buy one (or a place to buy a young mantises if not)?
No, not an ooth. The reason why they have such high hatch rates/lay so many eggs in the ootheca is because they are much less 'hardy' and beginners may struggle with them.
As you're in the US, join 'Mantidforum'. They have a classifieds section there and there are quite a number of 'for sale' stuff on there.
Thanks for getting back to me lol I'd the mantid forum the one you have to pay to join?
Sorry for the late reply.
You don't have to pay anything to join. On the registering page, it makes it seem like you have to donate $25 or something to join but that's just optional.
yellowjacket7 wrote:I thought it was illegal to keep exotic Mantises in the U.S.? But I doubt the government ever goes door to door checking for mantises. I keep Chinese mantises they are legal here. I had two females last year and they grew HUGE! like 6 inches long. I caught a male and bred him with one of the females. I got six egg sacks and now that it is spring they hatched and I'm keeping a few of the nymphs. Those are some beautiful mantises!
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Any non-native species are illegal to keep and raise in the US. You need to get licenses but the governing body only issues them to institutions like zoos. In Florida, you can spend up to a year in jail + pay a fine of up to $1000 if you're caught trying to import insects. Nonetheless, there are thousands of keepers in the US and as you said, they don't go knocking door to door checking.
Tenodera sinensis (Chinese mantids) are not native but they are legal to keep as they were accidentally interoduced and naturalised back in the 19th century and therefore are quite widespread.
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