i just recived 2 ghost mantis.how often do i mist them ?

[macro junkie]

how often do i mist them..i was told not to mist flower mantis so i dont but this ghost mantis..any info on how to look after it?i take it there easy but im stuck on misting it..its L3.

 

[tier]

Hi

Misting does not really matter for Phyllocrania.

You can mist every day just a little bit, but it is no problem to mist them only once a week.

They can molt very good without humidity. Of courese very young larvae should be misted at least twice a week.

Misting every day makes approx. 50% of the larvae become green, misting only once a week makes them brown or black.

Best regards,

tier

 

[macro junkie]

Hi. Of courese very young larvae should be misted at least twice a week.

Misting every day makes approx. 50% of the larvae become green, misting only once a week makes them brown or black.

Best regards,

tier

im new to this..u have lost ,me,,u mean u mist the ooth?

 

[tier]

No, I mean the nymphs. But ootheca are treatened the same way.

The nymphs become green with an age of L3 or l4 if they were misted often as they were L1 or L2.

 

[Mantida]

Yeah, I don't usually mist my ghosts and they get through their molts fine, though I have noticed that ghosts drink water frequently so I offer them this by pouring a little water on the tabletop and letting them drink from there.

Btw, for future referance, use the search feature ; it contains most of the topics that you've started here in MF.

 

[macro junkie]

Yeah, I don't usually mist my ghosts and they get through their molts fine, though I have noticed that ghosts drink water frequently so I offer them this by pouring a little water on the tabletop and letting them drink from there.Btw, for future referance, use the search feature ; it contains most of the topics that you've started here in MF.

ok..hey i took some pics for u of that species your after..i forgot the real name..its nicked named the peacock mantis..il load them up in a bit

 

[asdsdf]

Woah....and I thought they needed lots of moisture.....all of the caresheets I read say they need lots of humidity.

 

[tier]

In fact you can find them in the whole southern africa, ok, not in the deserts.

They tolerate a pretty big span of conditions and parameters. As long as you do not keep them too cool

 

[darkspeed]

When researching Ghosts, I read in more than one place that inadequate humidity is the #1 cause of failure among beginners that try to keep them. I keep mine at about 80% humidity... and they are currently at L3 & L4 and still crimsion/brown colored. Sometimes I mist them as much as twice a day. So would backing off with the humidity now help them retain their current color?

 

[macro junkie]

When researching Ghosts, I read in more than one place that inadequate humidity is the #1 cause of failure among beginners that try to keep them. I keep mine at about 80% humidity... and they are currently at L3 & L4 and still crimsion/brown colored. Sometimes I mist them as much as twice a day. So would backing off with the humidity now help them retain their current color?

not sure.spraying 2x per day..why are u doing that?

 

[bellerophon]

mine are never more than an inch apart and have two different colors. I dont put much faith in the humidity statement

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

I spray mine at least three times a day (They're at L5). I've only got one green one, a black one and three brown. I think it depends on genes as well, not just humidity.

 

[macro junkie]

I spray mine at least three times a day (They're at L5). I've only got one green one, a black one and three brown. I think it depends on genes as well, not just humidity.

i have mine in seprate cups..im not risking 1 getting eaten..i wil when i have oooth but this is my only male and female im not risking it.

 

[darkspeed]

Yeah, I had thought that too. I specifically request the darkest ghosts the breeder had, and I have kept them in a enclosure with black sand substrate and a live plant with purple leaves just in case the color of their environment has any thing to do with it.

 

[macro junkie]

Yeah, I had thought that too. I specifically request the darkest ghosts the breeder had, and I have kept them in a enclosure with black sand substrate and a live plant with purple leaves just in case the color of their environment has any thing to do with it.

this is great news tho..i have always wanted a species that u can put together..great news.

 

[tier]

Hi

genes doesn't matter. It's humidity and temperature. If it is cooler and wet in Africa, the bush is becoming green and also the Phyllocrania.

You should not build up an opinion if you are keeping three ghost, but 500!

The only way you can kill Phyllocrania is keeping them too cool and too humid. Best is 28°C and 40% humidity!

Spray once every 5-7 days, and none will die, but none will become green.

If you just have three ghosts, you should not experiment with them. But if you have 500 it is no problem to keep about 100 very cool and humid. In these enlosures a lot will die, but the approx. 50% of the surviving ones are green.

regards,

tier

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

i have mine in seprate cups..im not risking 1 keeping eaten..i wil when i have oooth but this is my only male and female im not risking it.

I don't have any separate containers, so I just keep them in a large cage, so far I haven't had any deaths.

 

[Mantida]

I keep mine in separate cups, force of habit I guess. I never spray; I take them out to give them waterings. Both females I have are dark brown and the male is light brown.

 

[darkspeed]

Higenes doesn't matter. It's humidity and temperature. If it is cooler and wet in Africa, the bush is becoming green and also the Phyllocrania.

You should not build up an opinion if you are keeping three ghost, but 500!

The only way you can kill Phyllocrania is keeping them too cool and too humid. Best is 28°C and 40% humidity!

Spray once every 5-7 days, and none will die, but none will become green.

If you just have three ghosts, you should not experiment with them. But if you have 500 it is no problem to keep about 100 very cool and humid. In these enlosures a lot will die, but the approx. 50% of the surviving ones are green.

regards,

tier

Considering that just about all of the top breeders and distributers of ghosts state in their care sheets that high humidity is absolutely necessary for ghosts to survive, I dont quite see how following the directions of experts would be considered experimenting. Following instructions from someone relatively unknown in this hobby that completely contradict everyone else on the other hand is.