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2 Questions - Feeding adult mantis & outdoor housing question
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<blockquote data-quote="steeve" data-source="post: 307027" data-attributes="member: 10273"><p>She's so adorable! I love those little red accents, what a beautiful bug. I'm looking forward to adult pictures!</p><p></p><p>I don't have a solid answer for you as to how much to feed; I typically feed my guys until they look full and slow down eating but they are not yet adults. My larger mantis typically gets a few large bugs every other day--I try to balance huge meals with smaller meals. As an adult she will eat more but theres always bugs to find. If you really want to keep her you can even buy flies online, ~$5 for 100 or so to keep her fed in the winter or visit a local pet store for some roaches or mealworms. While it's warm leaving a light on can get you a large supply of tasty moths alongside your flies.</p><p></p><p>There are definitely wild mantids in your area! You just need to know where to look. Going outside at night with a flashlight and looking under leaves will yield good results, you might even be able to catch a male same age as her. Our yard mantises like to hang out in gardens, on leafy plants near flowers. They particularly liked our raspberry patch and roses, every year I find a handful of Chinese and Carolina mantises. Mostly tall grasses and things with leaves they can hang under seem to be preferred. I even find some on our grapes quite high off the ground. They can move quite easily so if you choose to release her she can find a more suitable place herself. Probably further from your house is better but that's up to you! Also if you do choose to release her she will die as soon as late fall rolls around and it starts to get cold unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>Also little side note, my wild caught Carolina never stopped eating before molting so keep a good eye on her! Maybe being wild he still assumes prey is hard to come by and it's better to eat it regardless. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeve, post: 307027, member: 10273"] She's so adorable! I love those little red accents, what a beautiful bug. I'm looking forward to adult pictures! I don't have a solid answer for you as to how much to feed; I typically feed my guys until they look full and slow down eating but they are not yet adults. My larger mantis typically gets a few large bugs every other day--I try to balance huge meals with smaller meals. As an adult she will eat more but theres always bugs to find. If you really want to keep her you can even buy flies online, ~$5 for 100 or so to keep her fed in the winter or visit a local pet store for some roaches or mealworms. While it's warm leaving a light on can get you a large supply of tasty moths alongside your flies. There are definitely wild mantids in your area! You just need to know where to look. Going outside at night with a flashlight and looking under leaves will yield good results, you might even be able to catch a male same age as her. Our yard mantises like to hang out in gardens, on leafy plants near flowers. They particularly liked our raspberry patch and roses, every year I find a handful of Chinese and Carolina mantises. Mostly tall grasses and things with leaves they can hang under seem to be preferred. I even find some on our grapes quite high off the ground. They can move quite easily so if you choose to release her she can find a more suitable place herself. Probably further from your house is better but that's up to you! Also if you do choose to release her she will die as soon as late fall rolls around and it starts to get cold unfortunately. Also little side note, my wild caught Carolina never stopped eating before molting so keep a good eye on her! Maybe being wild he still assumes prey is hard to come by and it's better to eat it regardless. [/QUOTE]
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