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Lethargic behavior leads to death
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<blockquote data-quote="ScienceGirl" data-source="post: 253874" data-attributes="member: 7015"><p>Sorry about your mantis. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Males don't typically live long lives.</p><p></p><p>Some mantis keepers love crickets - others swear against them. Crickets are cannibalistic if they do not have another source of protein available - they can pick up disease by eating a dead diseased cricket.</p><p></p><p>With most feeders, you'll want to "clean out" their systems before feeding to your mantis. Try a healthy diet of: vegetable scraps (though it has been said that carrots and potatoes are bad for crickets destined for mantis-mouths), like celery or lettuce; a slice of fruit, like an apple or a strawberry; and protein can be given to them from dog food. You could also try feeding them oats, but it seems to me that they'd be more nutrient rich by eating produce.</p><p></p><p>Make sure they have a water source - pet stores sell a cricket gel, or you can use an apple or a sponge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScienceGirl, post: 253874, member: 7015"] Sorry about your mantis. :( Males don't typically live long lives. Some mantis keepers love crickets - others swear against them. Crickets are cannibalistic if they do not have another source of protein available - they can pick up disease by eating a dead diseased cricket. With most feeders, you'll want to "clean out" their systems before feeding to your mantis. Try a healthy diet of: vegetable scraps (though it has been said that carrots and potatoes are bad for crickets destined for mantis-mouths), like celery or lettuce; a slice of fruit, like an apple or a strawberry; and protein can be given to them from dog food. You could also try feeding them oats, but it seems to me that they'd be more nutrient rich by eating produce. Make sure they have a water source - pet stores sell a cricket gel, or you can use an apple or a sponge. [/QUOTE]
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