Anyone feed mantids night crawlers?

[MantidDan]

Im thinking of getting some for my L4 and L5 nymphs.

 

[massaman]

they wont eat them and the slime would not be appealing either to the mantis as they would refuse to touch worms as I tried and the mantis would not touch it at all!

 

[MantidDan]

My local pet store has superworms, mealworms, crickets, nightcrawlers and waxworms , I have crickets but i want to add more to their diet . I would choose flies but they dont eat them and most moths are slightly to big.

 

[agent A]

i fed mine one, skip to 3:26 to see the attack:

but she got covered in slime and i had to wash her off

 

[Danny.]

No way :X

 

[massaman]

i would keep trying flies just leave the flies in the container with the mantids and they will catch the flies as they will eat them if they are hungry enough!

 

[hibiscusmile]

Yea, worms are yuck! but one of mine did eat a slug once. yuck twice! superworms and all u posted will be fine, just alternate food so they dont get fat.

 

[Rick]

they wont eat them and the slime would not be appealing either to the mantis as they would refuse to touch worms as I tried and the mantis would not touch it at all!

Yes they will. I have done it but I do not recommend it as a staple. Not really a food mantids would eat normally.