Bad smells

[Sticky]

The cloth leaves and flowers I glued into my mantids house smell very bad, even after washing with any soap. I tried bleaching and putting a box of baking soda in it like you do the fridge. Nothing!

Please help! Thanks.

 

[patrickfraser]

Switch out the stinky leaves.

 

[agent A]

go to acmoore or joanne fabrics and get some fake vine stuff

also, put hot glue over cut ends so the wire inside doesn't rust from moisture

 

[hibiscusmile]

They should never smell if using bleach, something is wrong here, give info on what u did, maybe they smell once back in enclosure?

 

[jrh3]

yeah bleach will kill everything.

 

[ScienceGirl]

Sounds like something went wrong. . .

Best bet would be to start over with fresh fake leaves from a reputable source.

 

[mtolosa]

Being summertime, I just grab fresh leaves/branches from bushes outside every week or so for the enclosures. Free and not stinky!

 

[hibiscusmile]

I do so too!