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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AlyeskaWolf" data-source="post: 21340" data-attributes="member: 840"><p>My Mantis cocoon hatched er...way too early, lol. I now have about...20-ish babies I am separating as evenly as I can into containers setup for them to minimize cannibalism.  I have raised them before and hatched their cocoons before, something my father and I do to help increase population. But this was a very early unexpected hatch!!  They are adorable teeny tiny little guys. Already eating fruit flies. Just usually release 95% of them when they hatch, but I can't now cause they came before spring.  O.O  Any tips for keeping as many alive as possible (besides what I'm already doing, trying to keep them spread out) ?  Is there anyone out there interested in raising mantis hatchlings? It is quite fun and interesting. Last spring I raised 1 hatchling to a 6 inch long female. Id have pictures, but...I'd need a way better camera than what I have for them to show. I'll have to wait to show pics, they grow pretty quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>