Horrible molt

[Mantida]

I had two very unfortunate molts recently - D. Lobata moulted while hanging too close to the ground, and T. Sinensis got only her thoranx out of the old carapace.Two minutes in the freezer and then instead of wasting a good source of nourishment, I just gave the dead mantids to my crickets.

See, that's just the thing, I can't do any of that. Guess I'm just too soft-hearted with these insects, aye?

 

[idolomantis]

See, that's just the thing, I can't do any of that. Guess I'm just too soft-hearted with these insects, aye?

yes i cant do that to i get a broken hearth when i freeze one

 

[Mantida]

yes i cant do that to i get a broken hearth when i freeze one

I'm talking about freezing and then feeding it to prey or another mantis, I can't do that, but we all have our techniques on 'disposing' of our mantids.

 

[macro junkie]

we all have our techniques on 'disposing' of our mantids.

in my house the dead ones get flushed down the toilet :lol:

 

[idolomantis]

in my house the dead ones get flushed down the toilet :lol:

LOL :lol: only dead stick insect of boring species and the ugly bodies get in the carbage can :lol:

 

[Kruszakus]

Crickets are omnivores - they will eat cookies, fruits, vegetables, raw meat, othet insects, their own dead and may even become cannibalistic if malnutritioned.

As for feedind crickets for mantids - I don't care, they can eat whatever is available - every now and then my mantids get some moths, and they make up for the poor nutritional value of crickets.

 

[asdsdf]

Hmmm...I've purposely fed leftover cricket from my mantis to my other crickets. Waste not want not.

Also, actually, crickets are very healthy. Just that, it may be lacking somethings that a mantis needs.