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Scared of my mantis
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<blockquote data-quote="crabbypatty" data-source="post: 313850" data-attributes="member: 9344"><p>There are species of mantids that tend to be more aggressive than others. The most aggressive I've kept was Giant African aka Sphodromantis lineola. I've noticed that females tend to get extra aggressive close to egg laying time, especially the bigger species. My lineola pinched my sweater one time and left several holes in it. My basalis was aggressive as well during breeding time. I've never had issues with gongy, or some of the smaller mantis species. Just in case though, I have a stick and tweezers nearby to place in front of their mouths so they let go asap. I'm always very wary with adult females, you never know. If you're scared of your bigger ones, don't give up on the hobby, just try little ones and slowly go up again. It's rare that they attack, I've been pinched twice. Good luck ?.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crabbypatty, post: 313850, member: 9344"] There are species of mantids that tend to be more aggressive than others. The most aggressive I've kept was Giant African aka Sphodromantis lineola. I've noticed that females tend to get extra aggressive close to egg laying time, especially the bigger species. My lineola pinched my sweater one time and left several holes in it. My basalis was aggressive as well during breeding time. I've never had issues with gongy, or some of the smaller mantis species. Just in case though, I have a stick and tweezers nearby to place in front of their mouths so they let go asap. I'm always very wary with adult females, you never know. If you're scared of your bigger ones, don't give up on the hobby, just try little ones and slowly go up again. It's rare that they attack, I've been pinched twice. Good luck ?. [/QUOTE]
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