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Mantid Discussions
General Mantid Discussions
Just ordered my first Mantis and have some questions about handling and feeding.
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<blockquote data-quote="lovemymantisfriends" data-source="post: 316142" data-attributes="member: 10814"><p>Hi and welcome! </p><p></p><p>The people in the videos are usually trying to get their mantis to do a threat pose (it's pretty). </p><p></p><p>Put your hand out flat in front, usually they will just walk on. You can gently push from behind too. </p><p></p><p>As for the flightless fruitflies...they are tiny, but man can they jump and climb! From what I saw and how I do it is tap the bottom of the ff enclosure on the table to knock them off the top so you can open the enclosure. I have another cup ready (like a solo cup) to put them in (it is also recommended to put a thin film of vaseline or olive oil around the top of the inside so they cant climb up and out). Then tap a few of the ff into your mantis enclosure and put back the unused ones. </p><p></p><p>Depending on your chosen enclosure, you may want a dedicated feeding cup so that you know your mantis ate and can keep your enclosure cleaner longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovemymantisfriends, post: 316142, member: 10814"] Hi and welcome! The people in the videos are usually trying to get their mantis to do a threat pose (it's pretty). Put your hand out flat in front, usually they will just walk on. You can gently push from behind too. As for the flightless fruitflies...they are tiny, but man can they jump and climb! From what I saw and how I do it is tap the bottom of the ff enclosure on the table to knock them off the top so you can open the enclosure. I have another cup ready (like a solo cup) to put them in (it is also recommended to put a thin film of vaseline or olive oil around the top of the inside so they cant climb up and out). Then tap a few of the ff into your mantis enclosure and put back the unused ones. Depending on your chosen enclosure, you may want a dedicated feeding cup so that you know your mantis ate and can keep your enclosure cleaner longer. [/QUOTE]
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Mantid Discussions
General Mantid Discussions
Just ordered my first Mantis and have some questions about handling and feeding.
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