Mantis Life
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Hey, I just wanted to show everyone a fun and simple way to create a natural vivarium for your mantids. They need more than just a cup with a popsicle stick for a home.
Materials used: exo-terra nano tanks (2)8x8x12" nano talls and (1)8x8x8" nano(good for small species or nymphs), great stuff expanding foam, aquarium safe silicone, peat moss/coco fiber/bark mix, hydro balls, weed stopper mesh, 3/4" pvc pipe with a notch for draining access water, hot glue gun, plants and eventually you'd want to add springtails, dead leaves and isopods to act as a clean up crew.
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Materials used: exo-terra nano tanks (2)8x8x12" nano talls and (1)8x8x8" nano(good for small species or nymphs), great stuff expanding foam, aquarium safe silicone, peat moss/coco fiber/bark mix, hydro balls, weed stopper mesh, 3/4" pvc pipe with a notch for draining access water, hot glue gun, plants and eventually you'd want to add springtails, dead leaves and isopods to act as a clean up crew.
![viv13.png viv13.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/mantidforum/data/attachments/6/6249-80300d6d601b5a7eb5ca94ca41aa265f.jpg)
![viv12.png viv12.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/mantidforum/data/attachments/6/6248-95d5d638e77a895a9fe3c12bd960b969.jpg)
![viv11.png viv11.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/mantidforum/data/attachments/6/6247-31cf8311bd6d7140996d9797fbde1749.jpg)
![viv10.png viv10.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/mantidforum/data/attachments/6/6246-2fd0a904ac94f90dacc8eced7c53e0d4.jpg)
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