Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Mantid Discussions
General Mantid Discussions
Are All These Mantids Good for Begginers?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Mantidforum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Connor" data-source="post: 322877" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>Well most of the others covered everything pretty well but I have a few things to chime in about. </p><p></p><p>Orchids. Orchids are wayyyy easier than everyone makes them out to be. Don’t make it more expensive and give yourself more work to do. Stick to the basics. 32 oz container with a paper towel at the bottom and maybe throw in some sticks or fake flowers. Lasts males their entire lives and lasts females up until adulthood. My first mantis more than a year ago were a orchid and a E. Musarum(I was ignorant at the time and bought two not common species XD). But they both made it to adulthood easily! Just the simple deli cup setup makes everything easier. Just be sure to mist like 2-3 times a week. </p><p></p><p>Just don’t overwhelm yourself! That’s the way to kill the drive for this hobby. I had filled up my entire bedroom of Mantids at one point and it was way too stressful and killed my love for the hobby. I’m back now and not gonna make the same mistake.</p><p></p><p>Also as far as I’m aware Exo is the only one with these “Red Devils”. I know a couple in the US have ooths but I haven’t heard about them hatching. Did you get them from exo? He’s a pretty reliable seller but the problem is he is shipping from Poland and it takes a little while and the shipping ain’t cheap lol. And most likely you’ll end up with a lot of casualties coming from him just because of the long shipping. And with the recent temps in my area... that’s a huge risk man.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Connor, post: 322877, member: 10304"] Well most of the others covered everything pretty well but I have a few things to chime in about. Orchids. Orchids are wayyyy easier than everyone makes them out to be. Don’t make it more expensive and give yourself more work to do. Stick to the basics. 32 oz container with a paper towel at the bottom and maybe throw in some sticks or fake flowers. Lasts males their entire lives and lasts females up until adulthood. My first mantis more than a year ago were a orchid and a E. Musarum(I was ignorant at the time and bought two not common species XD). But they both made it to adulthood easily! Just the simple deli cup setup makes everything easier. Just be sure to mist like 2-3 times a week. Just don’t overwhelm yourself! That’s the way to kill the drive for this hobby. I had filled up my entire bedroom of Mantids at one point and it was way too stressful and killed my love for the hobby. I’m back now and not gonna make the same mistake. Also as far as I’m aware Exo is the only one with these “Red Devils”. I know a couple in the US have ooths but I haven’t heard about them hatching. Did you get them from exo? He’s a pretty reliable seller but the problem is he is shipping from Poland and it takes a little while and the shipping ain’t cheap lol. And most likely you’ll end up with a lot of casualties coming from him just because of the long shipping. And with the recent temps in my area... that’s a huge risk man. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Mantid Discussions
General Mantid Discussions
Are All These Mantids Good for Begginers?
Top