Feeding help

[loklthecat]

I'm new. I live in NC and have a pod I'm going to hatch soon and Tareaum but I am at school I will give the size later on when I'm home
but I want to know if the crickets and mealworms at pet smart are ok feed if thay are I will breed them for feed
all so if you can feed nymphs meal worms I have a limited supply of money about 15$ and any money-saving tips welcome. Thank you.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Better not giving crickets to your mantids. They can carry parasites or disaeses. Better use flies, grasshoppers or roaches.

New hatched mantids you can give Drosophila melanogaster fruitflies

 

[loklthecat]

ok, thanks I'll save for roaches but iv got fruit flys. the nymph should hach tomorrow. I've been wanting for forever T.T thank for helping.

 

[kurliefrie]

fruit flies for smaller mantis, (you can buy them from some pet shops or online), locusts are also a great feeder, wax moths (there are tutorials online on how to set up a wax worm enclosure). i wouldnt recommend feeding meal worms, feeding them the guts if they refuse to eat anything else is okay but they struggle to digest the hard shell

 

[loklthecat]

ok ill look around next time I get a chance at the store and see what that have