How much to feed?

[cstefano]

I’m having trouble trying to find how much to feed my orchid mantis. I’m not sure if there’s a certain amount, or if you feed them as much as they can until they’re done?

It’s still very small, only molted once so far with me. 
 

Thanks!

 

[MantisGirl13]

It won't over eat. It will catch as much food as it wants and leave the rest alone. Eventually you will learn how much it will eat on average. What are you feeding it and how often are you feeding?

- MantisGirl13

 

[hibiscusmile]

Just be careful to remove food when molting.

 

[cstefano]

Right now it is on fruit flies, it’s still VERY small, the size of my fingernail.

I usually just leave it in a vented container with a bunch and leave it for a few minutes. If it’s still eating, I leave it alone for a few more minutes. Once I see it stopped eating I put it back in its enclosure.

Thank you for the response, I assumed it was as much as it would eat but wanted to double check!!