Aslan, the mantid is really dead easy to keep. I have it in a critter keeper big enough to last it until it is an adult (I hope). There's about 3 or 4cm of cocopeat/sand mix on the bottom as a substrate. It doesn't need to be too deep 'cause they don't use it. There's PLENTY of stuff to climb on - a fake plant, some sticks set up in a 'playground' style to give heaps of differing angles. During the day it hangs out on the walls and sticks etc, and during the night it sleeps hanging from the roof.
Spray with water liberally once every two days so the mantis can drink the droplets. Make sure it has good ventilation to stop it going dank in there (critter keeper is good for that). Feed once every two days or so. Hard to restrain yourself but I don't like overfeeding them as I've only had bad experiences. Take out any uneaten food after one day if it lasts that long. Clean out all the scraps if it leaves any.
Set up photos:
No licence needed. Critter keepers from a pet shop.
Sweet, will they fight if you had two together? No heat right? They look really neat lol.
Spray with water liberally once every two days so the mantis can drink the droplets.
Feed once every two days or so.
When you say spray with water do you mean like on a wall etc?
Howmuch do they eat? And does it have to be crickets or are woodies just as good?
You can spray the wall yeah, but I just spray everything, including the mantis. It dries quick because of the ventilation.
They'll eat til they pop. Crickets, woodies, spiders, flies, mealworms, moths, lizards of appropriate sizes. Seen an adult eat an AHG.. You can feed them anything.
Nice inverts, king crickets make fairly boring captives imo but I love mantids.
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