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I do plan to add a hinged hatch and a couple holes for feeding. I'm juust not sure on sizes or locations. Where do you guys prefer hatches? How about feeding holes? Sizes? I don't need them huge because I can removee a side for cleaning and remodeling.

Not sure why I couldn't figure out how to add these when I was quoting. But here is an update with the plexi top and bottom on.

Thanks. That's kind of what I was thinking too. The Plexiglas bottom will be easy enough to clean after the babies hatch. I don't plan to house them in it. I might use if for breeding later on if I chose to breed them though. I got my Plexiglas and got it cut today. The guy at the home...

Need to get my tank sorted before I overrun one of my adult tanks with 100+ baby Mantis. It will be 2' high, 1' deep and 1 1/2' wide. I plan thin plexiglas for a bottom and some sides. Possibly for the top too. I'm still researching but figured I would ask for some advice to go with it. Not...

I got them from a random seller on Amazon. I have witnessed wild Mantis as a child but was intimidated by their reputation so I wouldn't try to capture them. But as an adult I find myself becoming more curious about them and pest infestations in my garden last year drove me to desperate...

Thanks for the warm welcome. Bottle caps are removed from the tanks and replaced wiith damp sponge pieces. I built the first parts of my hatching tank this evening. It will be 2 feet tall, 1 foot deep and 1 1/2 feet wide. The bottom will be plexiglass for sure as well as a wall or 2 depending...

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Just stopping in to learn about my new pets that should be hatching in the next couple weeks. 2 Chinese Praying Mantis ootheca. Having some trouble getting them oriented but I believe "zipper" down seems to be the ticket. I'm setting up a 10 gallon aquarium for them to hatch in. Then they will...