Hello!
I live in Northern califorinia and am 13 years old. About six months ago I began raising various species of Mantids, including the Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), Indian Flower Mantis (Creobroter pictipennis), and the Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa). I also have a tank full of pet dubia roaches, 2 false tarantulas from my own backyard , and an unidentified "Giant" spider given to me by a girl I know who works at an exotic pet shop. I also have an Ensatina (Ensatina escholtzii) which I found half-dried up in my yard, and a male Albino Pac-Man frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli), all of which I am keeping in my bedroom. Anyway, I'm excited about learning more about the hobby of keeping amphibians as pets, and frog forum seems like just the right place for that!