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<blockquote data-quote="PlayingMantis" data-source="post: 289943" data-attributes="member: 7332"><p>Orchids and T. elegans are not recommended for beginners. </p><p></p><p>Spiny's and cryptics are a little less tricky, but I wouldn't say they're beginner level mantises. Ghosts and creos are easy to take care of, but remember, you will need to buy flies (I spend between $13 - $60 on flies each month). Unless, of course, if you're able to catch feeder insects outside during the warmer months, but you would need to find a place far away from pesticides.</p><p></p><p>To start out, I recommend Hierodula's or Sphodromantises - they're big and hardy, and you can buy crickets from the pet store or raise your own roaches (in the long run, less expensive than buying flies).</p><p></p><p>Well I was a kid, my parents put lots of strict rules on what I could and couldn't buy, and I barely had any allowance, so it wasn't like I could buy much anyways. Mantises would've been a big no-no. Try to explain to them what raising mantises entails, or maybe show them some cool mantis videos to show them how mantises can be beautiful, cute, or even educational.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PlayingMantis, post: 289943, member: 7332"] Orchids and T. elegans are not recommended for beginners. Spiny's and cryptics are a little less tricky, but I wouldn't say they're beginner level mantises. Ghosts and creos are easy to take care of, but remember, you will need to buy flies (I spend between $13 - $60 on flies each month). Unless, of course, if you're able to catch feeder insects outside during the warmer months, but you would need to find a place far away from pesticides. To start out, I recommend Hierodula's or Sphodromantises - they're big and hardy, and you can buy crickets from the pet store or raise your own roaches (in the long run, less expensive than buying flies). Well I was a kid, my parents put lots of strict rules on what I could and couldn't buy, and I barely had any allowance, so it wasn't like I could buy much anyways. Mantises would've been a big no-no. Try to explain to them what raising mantises entails, or maybe show them some cool mantis videos to show them how mantises can be beautiful, cute, or even educational. [/QUOTE]
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