Hello everyone! I'm extremely excited to finally have become a member as I have been on this site almost non-stop for the last couple of days. I go to school in SE Wisconsin and as I was walking down the sidewalk the other day I spotted this little one looking lost...I took a picture of it with my camera phone and went on my computer to see if mantids were hard to take care of. You see I live in a dorm room so there are limits to the pets I can have. Anyway, when I came across this site I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THRILLED! Everyone's been so helpful and its nice to know that there is help out there.
Oh sorry...to finish the story...so I coaxed him/her into a small container and brought him/her inside. Since then I have converted a large approximately 3 gallon container into a small habitat for him/her. I'm growing grass in the bottom, and covered the sides as well as the top with mesh so it's easy to climb. Also, I made sure to cut plenty of windows to allow for cross ventilation and i have a sponge in a dish of water for drinking/humidity. I purchased a mist bottle and a tweezers as I've read that these are a must.
I forgot to mention that its a European (green w/ spot under front leg) and it already has wings...Its about 2.5-3 inches long...I'm sad however because from what I've been reading they tend to die around winter...and I've really become attached.
I hope to become aquainted with many of you because I've already learned soo much...so please...Im always open for advice, questions, comments, suggestions, etc.
I hope to hear from you all really soon!
P.S. The first pic is from where I found him/her and the other is his/her newly constructed habitat. (sorry they're so blurry
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Oh sorry...to finish the story...so I coaxed him/her into a small container and brought him/her inside. Since then I have converted a large approximately 3 gallon container into a small habitat for him/her. I'm growing grass in the bottom, and covered the sides as well as the top with mesh so it's easy to climb. Also, I made sure to cut plenty of windows to allow for cross ventilation and i have a sponge in a dish of water for drinking/humidity. I purchased a mist bottle and a tweezers as I've read that these are a must.
I forgot to mention that its a European (green w/ spot under front leg) and it already has wings...Its about 2.5-3 inches long...I'm sad however because from what I've been reading they tend to die around winter...and I've really become attached.
I hope to become aquainted with many of you because I've already learned soo much...so please...Im always open for advice, questions, comments, suggestions, etc.
I hope to hear from you all really soon!
P.S. The first pic is from where I found him/her and the other is his/her newly constructed habitat. (sorry they're so blurry
)
