Description
The Giant Rainforest Mantis (Hierodula majuscula) is one of Australia’s largest Mantis species, and makes a great pet for home, office or classroom!
All of our specimens are Captively-bred and reared by us in our Blue Mountains Bug Lab!
All specimens are parasite-free!
All specimens come with Basic Care Sheet and ongoing email consultancy.
Please note, most specimens will be green once they have gone through their final molt. Some may be golden yellow!
These insects are Harmless and can fly short distances!
Currently Only Shipping to Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and SA, Australia.
Not included: Regular live food supply, enclosure, heating, substrate, perching, spray bottle etc.
Environmental Requirements:
Tropical Rainforest Setup including;
– high humidity (70-90%)
– regular live food such as crickets (pinhead or extra small crickets suggested for current size).
– furniture for perching such as wood, plants or cuttings. Fern is ideal!
– moist substrate such as cocoa peat.
– ambient temperature range of 20-30C.
Please note:
We ship live animals on Mondays (or Tuesdays if Monday is a public holiday).
The cut-off for shipment is Midnight Saturday Night. You must order prior to this time to have your order shipped on the following Monday.
Only Shipping to Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and SA, Australia. We do not ship to WA, Tasmania or NT.
If you would like to delay the shipment of your animals, please let us know your preferred shipping date via email.
If you have any other enquiries about livestock, care advice etc, email is the best point of contact.
