ASIF!

[matt020593]

OK so today when I was feeding my snake I thought I'd try one of my mantids on a fuzzie mouse(about 2"+ long& dead obv). So I offered it to currently my largest mantis an adult female T. A. Sinensis. She did a threat pose then backed away with wings flared up and everything. So then I though I'd offer it to my adult female P. Ocellata (LOL) obviously at first sight she ran away. As a last resort I offered it to one of my sub adult male Chinese mantids, he is the most aggressive mantis towards food in my collection. He is also very fat atm anyway! I opened his lid, dangled it infront of him and almost straight away he did a threat pose and grabbed it! I then took him out of his pot and sat him on my desk with his new meal LOL.

After a few minutes I tried to put him back in his cage he dropped the mouse so I gave it to the snake .

+ Sorry for the mini story lol.

 

[Morpheus uk]

[SIZE=18pt]OMFG[/SIZE]

 

[macro junkie]

lol..good one

 

[Rick]

Been there done that long time ago..........

 

[OGIGA]

Wow, I didn't expect a male mantis to eat something like that.

 

[matt020593]

Wow, I didn't expect a male mantis to eat something like that.

Thats what I thought. But as soon as there is food in his cage he straight away grabs it.

He was fat when I put it in lol.

 

[Rick]

Wow, I didn't expect a male mantis to eat something like that.

They don't really get the finicky appetite until they're adults. Up until then they eat like the rest.