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Very cool! I had babies hatch in March, put most outside but kept several in a small habitat. I only have three left now, but they seem to be growing. I think they are still eating wingless fruit flies but did put a couple of pinhead crickets in the habitat. I hope I can keep these alive as they...

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Thank you for your reply. I do hope I can keep some alive. They do grab what I introduce into the habitat and seem to eat. I'll just keep trying and hope that the ones I put outside have managed to avoid birds and lizards so they may thrive in the garden.

My name is Galen and I stumbled upon this forum as I was frantically trying to find out what to do with 100 + babies! I bought an egg case from Home Depot and, lo and behold, this year it hatched last week!. Maybe because I kept it inside? Anyway, I've always loved mantids and am happy to have...