Boeseph
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Hey everybody! I posted a picture of my terrarium in my introduction topic because someone had asked to see it. I figured I would make a thread about it here and see what you guys think! This first picture is all of my first additions to the terrarium. Sort of a starting point.
This next picture was an addition to give more climbing room for my future mantids. I like the fake vine that I purchased and took a while to orient it to a position that I at least kind of liked.
A few days later I learned that the aluminum mesh on the top was not a great idea for housing insects as they could get injured. I made some purchases and started at work on replacing it. Here are some step by step photos:
The aluminum mesh has a spline around the edges that had to be peeled up. For some reason they super glued down some of it and it become terribly difficult.
2 hours later and here we are... this was awful... (why exoterra, whyyyy?)
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With the new spline and fiberglass mesh that I purchased, I was able to successfully replace the aluminum mesh with fiberglass.
Seeing as you can hardly see the mesh in my full terrarium pictures, I didn't take a new picture. Right now it looks like the terrarium you see in the second picture. Thanks for reading! Can't wait to add my mantid buddies soon!
Feb 20 2017 Update:
My little ghosts have been ordered! I will be receiving them on March 1st! I'm so excited. I wont be able to keep them in this terrarium for a while, but it is still very exciting!
Mar 01 2017 Update:
They are here! Here's one of the nymphs (sorry for the low quality)! The picture I took of their current set up takes up too many MB to upload. So I'll wait to upload one when there is more progress.
I'll be updating this regularly, so check back if you want to see how it progresses!
Mar 22 2017 Update:
Boy have things changed in my terrarium/vivarium. A new post will be started with all of the changes once the mantises are large enough to move in here.
This next picture was an addition to give more climbing room for my future mantids. I like the fake vine that I purchased and took a while to orient it to a position that I at least kind of liked.
A few days later I learned that the aluminum mesh on the top was not a great idea for housing insects as they could get injured. I made some purchases and started at work on replacing it. Here are some step by step photos:
The aluminum mesh has a spline around the edges that had to be peeled up. For some reason they super glued down some of it and it become terribly difficult.
2 hours later and here we are... this was awful... (why exoterra, whyyyy?)
.
With the new spline and fiberglass mesh that I purchased, I was able to successfully replace the aluminum mesh with fiberglass.
Seeing as you can hardly see the mesh in my full terrarium pictures, I didn't take a new picture. Right now it looks like the terrarium you see in the second picture. Thanks for reading! Can't wait to add my mantid buddies soon!
Feb 20 2017 Update:
My little ghosts have been ordered! I will be receiving them on March 1st! I'm so excited. I wont be able to keep them in this terrarium for a while, but it is still very exciting!
Mar 01 2017 Update:
They are here! Here's one of the nymphs (sorry for the low quality)! The picture I took of their current set up takes up too many MB to upload. So I'll wait to upload one when there is more progress.
I'll be updating this regularly, so check back if you want to see how it progresses!
Mar 22 2017 Update:
Boy have things changed in my terrarium/vivarium. A new post will be started with all of the changes once the mantises are large enough to move in here.
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What kind of mantises are you going to keep in there? Is it going to be a colony? I love the lucky bamboo! 
