How many..

[sueb4653]

How many ghosts nymphs L2 can be kept in the same container (container in Nursery subject) ?

 

[mantidsaresweet]

It depends on the size of the enclosure. Also there must be a constant food supply for them.

 

[sueb4653]

Thanks the container with lots of hydei

 

[mantidsaresweet]

I would probably keep like 7-8 in there but I bet you could do 10 without any problems if there is a bunch of food. Of course you would have to seperate as they grow or move them to a larger enclosure. You do not want to keep different sized mantids together either, the bigger ones will eat the smaller ones.

 

[nebrakacinese]

I did 12 by b12 by 12 inces for 6 it went well

 

[Norlin]

I have four (3 male one female) L4 or L5 ghosts (all on same instar though) in an exoterra nano tall (12x12x18) and they're doing just fine, though I plan to separate the female as soon as they start to molt.

 

[Paradoxica]

That will definatley be fine for 10 for a while. Make sure there are plenty of different places to perch, also I like to hang strips of mesh or straw or even string so that there are mupltiple ways up or down from each branch (that way they are not forced to confront each other when trying to move to a different perch).

 

[sueb4653]

I have container loaded with twigs hmmm make that 2 containers loaded with twigs since I have 22 of the little buggers now hoping to get a nice colony

 

[Norlin]

man, ghosts have multiplied a lot eh? Pretty soon you'll have over 100 mantids of 40 different species

 

[sueb4653]

ack no my husband will run interfence lol

 

[Norlin]

have them shipped to work and when he asks how you now have so many, tell him they had babies

 

[sueb4653]

lol thats bad