Hello, I'm planning on getting a mantid

[Venom]

Hello, I'm planning on getting a mantid next time I go to a bi-monthly expo here.

The ones available are

Blepharopsis mendica - Devil flower mantis L1 $15

Deroplatys lobata - Dead leaf mantis L2 $30

Parasphendale agrionina - Budwing mantis L4 $20

Pseudocreobotra ocellata - Flower mantis L3 $20

For a beginner, which of those do you reccomend?

I have a couple scorpions, Tarantula, Centipede, and snakes, so inverts are not "too" out there for me.

But yeah, I was getting some Chinese mantids from a buddy in California because the wather turned good50-60F, but today it snowed all of a sudden and I doubt any will survive the shipping(They're barely nymphs, no molting.)

 

[Rick]

Welcome to the site. I recommend the budwing mantis. Be sure to use the search feature to answer your basic questions as they have all been asked before.

 

[macro junkie]

flowermantids are pretty easy to keep if u have room of 75 - 85f..and u have plenty of flys.

 

[chrisboy101]

welcome, most definatley budwing or flower mantid.

 

[chrisboy101]

welcome, most definatley budwing or flower mantid.

 

[Venom]

welcome, most definatley budwing or flower mantid.

Thanks, I usually don't ask before searching, unless it's my first time because I want to feel special. <_<

I'll look up the care for them.

 

[chrisboy101]

:lol: thats what i felt like at first