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Best practice for communal setup?
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<blockquote data-quote="Budwing" data-source="post: 334079" data-attributes="member: 11149"><p>The only communial species I have are ghost mantis. Personally I separate nymphs into smaller more manageable communial groups for feeding purposes and to monitor growth rate of individuals. I feed every second day or when flies are all gone.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I separate unless they look skinny, then they need took out and fed up separately before being put back in. Anything smaller than the rest needs taken out before it ends up a snack. When their all the same size and there is plenty of food there is usually no issues. </p><p></p><p>The enclosure has to be big enough to prevent them stressing each other out. And provide plenty of branches. They like their space and get flicky with the others if anyone get too close.</p><p></p><p>They like to give each other a at least 3" - 4" space at all times.</p><p></p><p>When full grown my females eat my males weeks after they have bred and started to lay ooths. From what iv noticed after the females 3rd ooth the male comes to breed again and their gone. I dont take the males out when their full grown.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Budwing, post: 334079, member: 11149"] The only communial species I have are ghost mantis. Personally I separate nymphs into smaller more manageable communial groups for feeding purposes and to monitor growth rate of individuals. I feed every second day or when flies are all gone. I separate unless they look skinny, then they need took out and fed up separately before being put back in. Anything smaller than the rest needs taken out before it ends up a snack. When their all the same size and there is plenty of food there is usually no issues. The enclosure has to be big enough to prevent them stressing each other out. And provide plenty of branches. They like their space and get flicky with the others if anyone get too close. They like to give each other a at least 3" - 4" space at all times. When full grown my females eat my males weeks after they have bred and started to lay ooths. From what iv noticed after the females 3rd ooth the male comes to breed again and their gone. I dont take the males out when their full grown. [/QUOTE]
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