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THE COMMUNITY

Real keepers.
One chat.
Zero gatekeeping.

A panicked molt question at 1am. An obscure ooth you can’t source. Both get answered here — by the person who actually bred your animal.

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▸ THE CHANNELS

Eleven rooms. No dead ones.

Every channel has a job. If it stopped earning its place, we’d archive it.

10 ACTIVE · 4 SECTIONS
START HERE 3
# rules Ten short ones. You agree before you can post. # welcome What each room is for, and where to go first. # links The shop, care guides, shipping and socials — all in one place.
ALERTS 2
# restock PINGS New animals the moment they list. Pick the species you want pinged for. # announcements Drop dates, ship-day changes, anything you need to know.
GENERAL 3
# chat The main room. Care questions, molting panic, everything else. # showcase Your animals, your builds. Post the photo. # reviews What buyers actually got. One tap to add yours.
HELP 2
# order-help Your order, your tracking, your DOA claim — in private. # faqs Ship days, weather holds, claims — answered once.
▸ A TYPICAL TUESDAY

Real questions.
Real answers, fast.

Our breeder reads every channel, and a few experienced keepers fill the gaps. Nobody gets left on read.

# chat
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mira_b
my ghost just went into her weird crouched stance but she's not molting— is she hunting? she hasn't eaten. drinking off the leaf
rene.lobo BREEDER
not eating + gone still is textbook premolt — that's the tell, not the crouch. stop offering food, make sure she can hang, keep humidity up, and leave her be. she'll shed when she's ready — pic in #showcase after 🙌
reefkeeper92
what humidity should I be holding for my orchid?
rene.lobo BREEDER
60-80%. mist the walls heavy once a day, a light second only if it’s bone-dry — never straight at her. steady cross-ventilation matters more than the exact number. grab a hygrometer, orchid guide pinned
bugmomma
my kanto flower just put up the threat display at me for the first time and I SCREAMED
desertcrickets
so welcome to the club. they're all bluff, you know that right
carla
the threat-display pics in #showcase today are unreal
reefkeeper92
second hydei culture in a row crashed on me — what am I doing wrong
rene.lobo BREEDER
usually mites or media gone soupy — larvae drown in wet mush. keep cups clean and isolated, media like wet oatmeal not soup, fresh one by week 3. step-by-step pinned in #faqs
Ask in #chat JUMP TO REAL →
▸ WHERE TO ASK WHAT
#chat CARE + KEEPING Molting, feeding, humidity. The breeder reads this one first.
#order-help YOUR ORDER Shipping, tracking, or a DOA claim. Private.
#showcase YOUR ANIMALS Post the photo. Someone always bites.
#faqs ALREADY ANSWERED Check here first — it might save you the wait.
▸ WHO ANSWERS

Every BREEDER reply is Rene — the person who bred the animal you’re asking about. Care advice needs a source or the word “anecdote”: that’s rule 04, and it’s enforced.

▸ HOUSE RULES
SHORT / ACCOUNTABLE / ENFORCEABLE
01

Be kind by default.

Beginners get the floor. We've all asked a dumb question about humidity.

02

No live-animal trades.

This isn't a marketplace. Selling or swapping animals belongs on a dedicated insect classifieds server.

03

Ordering is 18+.

Hang out here at any age Discord allows. Buying a live animal means you're 18 or older — same as at checkout.

04

Source your facts.

Care advice is high-stakes. If you're repeating something you read, link it or say "anecdote." Both are fine. Confidently wrong is not.

05

Ask before you promote.

Your own animals, builds and photos are welcome anytime. Shops, links and referral codes: ask the LOBO//MANTIS team first.

06

No wild-caught flexing.

We're a captive-bred community. Don't glamorize pulling adults out of habitat.

Four more cover order privacy, arrival claims, impersonation and zero tolerance — all ten live in the server’s rules channel, and you agree to them when you join.

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