knighterrant
New member
I took care of a mantid (Mantis religiosa, they swarm parts of Portland) with my brother when I was in grade school (quite a few years back now).
We managed to keep her (in hind sight I realize it was a girl) alive for a few months. We fed her mostly wild caught grasshoppers, the occasional cricket or spider, and what not.
I don't think she ever reached full adulthood, but she was getting pretty close when winter came. We didn't know that the cold would affect her, or I guess more accurately, kill her. Our room got pretty cold in the winter and she died not to long after that.
Anyway, after that I have always had it as my goal to keep a Mantis or two as pets. I never got around to doing it and I didn't know where to begin. A few days ago I stumbled on this site and now I feel like I can actually accomplish this goal. I just wanted to give a huge thanks to the community. I have learned SO much in the last few days and I look forward to learning more so that next spring I can catch a few mantids and keep them alive as long as possible.
My long term goal is to get a Hymenopus coronatus. I have always wanted to get one ever since I first saw a photograph of the female. I don't know if it will be easy to get here in Oregon or not, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
Hopefully I can be a little helpful to some of you in the future.
We managed to keep her (in hind sight I realize it was a girl) alive for a few months. We fed her mostly wild caught grasshoppers, the occasional cricket or spider, and what not.
I don't think she ever reached full adulthood, but she was getting pretty close when winter came. We didn't know that the cold would affect her, or I guess more accurately, kill her. Our room got pretty cold in the winter and she died not to long after that.
Anyway, after that I have always had it as my goal to keep a Mantis or two as pets. I never got around to doing it and I didn't know where to begin. A few days ago I stumbled on this site and now I feel like I can actually accomplish this goal. I just wanted to give a huge thanks to the community. I have learned SO much in the last few days and I look forward to learning more so that next spring I can catch a few mantids and keep them alive as long as possible.
My long term goal is to get a Hymenopus coronatus. I have always wanted to get one ever since I first saw a photograph of the female. I don't know if it will be easy to get here in Oregon or not, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
Hopefully I can be a little helpful to some of you in the future.
