Canned mealworms

[Myrmecologist2]

Dude don't go giving flies a bad rap! Some sp. need flies!

Huh? lol, I didn't mention flies being bad in my post anywhere, I love them, it's just like the OP seems like he has a larger species of mantis (Chinese? He still never mentioned the sp.) which would be a bit harder to fill up on flies. Between crickets, mealworms, and roaches, crickets are his best option for stuffing larger species needing larger crawling prey. Roaches are hard to get in Florida, took me 1 1/2 years to find a colony of dubia within the state, and even then their tendency to play dead doesn't make them the best feeders at times. Mealworms are good for the occasional treat to vary their diet, but their tough exoskeleton and high fat content doesn't make them nutritious, making canned mealworms pretty much just fillers. So in conclusion - Stick with crickets mykey14.

 

[mykey14]

alright

ill stick with crickets

but im going to give roaches a try.

 

[Myrmecologist2]

alright

ill stick with crickets

but im going to give roaches a try.

Where do you propose you'll get them?