garin33
Well-known member
I wanted to get some feedback regarding misting the mantis itself or just misting the container.
I know it's important to mist the container in order to provide water for the mantis to drink as well to keep humidity in the container.
However, I'm not sure how important it is to actually mist the mantis itself and wanted to get feedback.
Do you think this is vital for the molting process to be successful? Does it depend on the species of mantis?
I have raised some species and I didn't mist the mantis at all (just the container) and had no problems with molts. However, there are other species like T. Sinensis where I did have some mismolts and I was not misting the mantis (only the container). This could have been the misting issue or have nothing to do with it.
Could there be any harm in misting the mantis? Do you only mist nymphs and not adults?
Thank you so much for any feedback because I assume this is a very important detail.
I know it's important to mist the container in order to provide water for the mantis to drink as well to keep humidity in the container.
However, I'm not sure how important it is to actually mist the mantis itself and wanted to get feedback.
Do you think this is vital for the molting process to be successful? Does it depend on the species of mantis?
I have raised some species and I didn't mist the mantis at all (just the container) and had no problems with molts. However, there are other species like T. Sinensis where I did have some mismolts and I was not misting the mantis (only the container). This could have been the misting issue or have nothing to do with it.
Could there be any harm in misting the mantis? Do you only mist nymphs and not adults?
Thank you so much for any feedback because I assume this is a very important detail.