could i feed my mantis a....

[MantisDude15]

hey, i have a question. i cought an adult orb weever the other day, and i was wondering if i could feed it to my L4 giant asian. would it take it? or would the spider harm it? it is about half the mantis' size. thanks

 

[Rick]

I fed those to my mantids several times this year. It won't harm your mantis.

 

[MantisDude15]

alright cool, thank you. ill take pics for you guys

 

[enlightenment]

I fed those to my mantids several times this year. It won't harm your mantis.

Surely it would, were the Mantis not hungry, and the Orb were to spin a web, it might not kill the Mantis, however, it could get tangled in the webbing, and get injured?

 

[MantisDude15]

i just put them both on the table lol. that was like 3 weeks ago. mantis won

 

[enlightenment]

i just put them both on the table lol. that was like 3 weeks ago. mantis won

Not a fair fight then.

Try it against this, then tell me what happens....

http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/H-minax.html