Hello! I have an L8 Brunneria Borealis (Brunner's Mantis) called Noelle That I have had since she was L1. I am running into some trouble because throughout most of her life I have been able to feed her fruit flies and moths that I've caught outside. This has been her diet for most of her young life. Now that it's getting colder, it's getting much more difficult to catch moths. I've been able to adapt all of my other Mantids to this by feeding them Dubia Roaches. Noelle unfortunately, refuses to eat any of them, I will try to dangle them as if they're flying but she will flash a threat pose or run away from it. I've tried to place her and a roach on level ground so maybe she could see it moving and catch it, but she really never looks down due to her shape. I've debated finding some waxworms to raise into moths but I don't know how long it will take or how successful it would be. She's lived from L5 to present on a tall grass plant inside the house and never steps foot off of it. She gets water mists daily and everything else about her is perfectly fine. I just need to figure out a way to get her to eat during the Winter months. Heat is no issue because our house is always warm enough to keep most L6+ Mantids (Rainforest, Asian, Ghost, Venosa, Rhombodera) out on individual plants. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Noelle has always been the pickiest eater in my Mantis family. Fruit Flies really wouldn't work because she's almost 5 inches long and has outgrown them. The only feasible idea I can think of would be to place her in a terrarium and release a few Blue Bottle Flies for her to catch and remove her after. However, I would like to reach out to the experts to see if there is a better option.
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