Mantis and fish

[OGIGA]

Got some more goldfish.

She dropped it after finishing about half of it. Bad mantis! Then, I gave the rest to my other mantis.

 

[robo mantis]

lol :lol:

 

[Morpheus uk]

Dont you think its just a little cruel to feed a vertebrate to an invertebrate?

I mean i dont mind at all feeding crix and things to my mantids but vertebrates is something else :?

 

[Way.Of.The.Mantis]

At the end of the day its just all good protein!

 

[AFK]

aw, kinda wished we were able to see the mantis catch the fish instead just seeing the fish already caught. but i think you said the fish was already motionless anyway, so is it possible to do another motion picture of one of your mantises catching a live and lively fish? i just find the idea of a mantis snatching fish from the water fascinating lol

 

[Way.Of.The.Mantis]

In the YouTube vid its still wiggiling (?) :twisted:

 

[OGIGA]

Dont you think its just a little cruel to feed a vertebrate to an invertebrate?I mean i dont mind at all feeding crix and things to my mantids but vertebrates is something else :?

They're feeders. Imagine what will happen to them anyway (if they get sold rather than starve to death). It's a lot less cruel than bears catching salmon on their way to lay eggs.

 

[HempKnight]

I feed pinky mice to my tarantulas all the time. It’s kind of gross once they get to the insides though.

 

[Birdfly]

Feeding live vertibrates to other animals is illegal in the uk and for a very good reason, its cruel!!

I thought that people who kept animals, for whatever reason, did so because they simply love animals, life and every thing that it stands for. This mantis does not need to eat fish, mice, lizards, or any other vertibrate to remain healthy, but its not that that bothers me it is seeing a vertibrate with an advanced nervous system being slowly minced for some ones viewing pleasure. Yes i know they take them in the wild but that really isnt the point, they are not in the wild :shock: :evil: :x :evil:

I think you should check the laws in your country.

Edit: You could be banned from keeping any animals at all for 5-10 years in the UK if you were caught doing things like that.

Plus the fact some people feel strongly about it and dont what to see it.