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General Mantid Discussions
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<blockquote data-quote="TheTranquilEye" data-source="post: 295353" data-attributes="member: 9238"><p>Hi Coyote and welcome to the forums. I'm new to mantids myself and they're completely fascinating creatures to keep.</p><p></p><p>I have a sphodromantis lineola (Maude) who's now at L5 and will be going into a Exo-Terra Nano Tall next molt. She's currently in a 15cm wide x 20cm tall clear plastic tub at the moment. This species is an active hunter, so once they're around 4cm, they're fine in the Nano.</p><p></p><p>I also have an adult Pseudempusa pinnapavonis (peacock mantis) in a Nano and he gets on in there without a problem. There is a school of thought that an enclosure can be too big for a mantis and that they'll have issues catching their prey. This may be true for some of the less active mantids although both of mine have no issues. You also have the option of putting the mantis in a smaller enclusre for feeding.</p><p></p><p>As for breeding, I'd say cut your teeth an a couple of mantids first, get used to their behaviour and gain confidence in handling them before deciding to mate any.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheTranquilEye, post: 295353, member: 9238"] Hi Coyote and welcome to the forums. I'm new to mantids myself and they're completely fascinating creatures to keep. I have a sphodromantis lineola (Maude) who's now at L5 and will be going into a Exo-Terra Nano Tall next molt. She's currently in a 15cm wide x 20cm tall clear plastic tub at the moment. This species is an active hunter, so once they're around 4cm, they're fine in the Nano. I also have an adult Pseudempusa pinnapavonis (peacock mantis) in a Nano and he gets on in there without a problem. There is a school of thought that an enclosure can be too big for a mantis and that they'll have issues catching their prey. This may be true for some of the less active mantids although both of mine have no issues. You also have the option of putting the mantis in a smaller enclusre for feeding. As for breeding, I'd say cut your teeth an a couple of mantids first, get used to their behaviour and gain confidence in handling them before deciding to mate any. [/QUOTE]
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