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Food and Feeding
Mantis noob here...baby feeding questions.
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<blockquote data-quote="humantidy" data-source="post: 343899" data-attributes="member: 8114"><p>Hey all,</p><p></p><p>I just had one of my Chinese mantis ooths hatch outside about two weeks back. I grabbed 5 little babies and moved them indoors. I placed one each into a little tiny Rubbermaid container (square-ish - dixie cup size); drilled holes in the sides and top lid; took some really thin, breathable, see-through fabric; roughed-up the Rubbermaid around the holes with sandpaper; and glued tiny pieces of the fabric over the holes (on the inside) with Gorilla Glue. It worked out amazingly well!</p><p></p><p>I have been feeding them wingless fruit flies and giving them a spritz of spring water everyday. What a challenge the flies are, LOL. Anyway, all five have molted and are 2nd instars now. My question regards feeding them. I would imagine I am supposed to keep feeding them fruit flies for now, and have read that after the first molt they will be molting once a month. So my question is at what instar do I begin feeding them something else besides the fruit flies? And what exactly should they be fed when that day arrives? </p><p></p><p>Advice is much appreciated. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="humantidy, post: 343899, member: 8114"] Hey all, I just had one of my Chinese mantis ooths hatch outside about two weeks back. I grabbed 5 little babies and moved them indoors. I placed one each into a little tiny Rubbermaid container (square-ish - dixie cup size); drilled holes in the sides and top lid; took some really thin, breathable, see-through fabric; roughed-up the Rubbermaid around the holes with sandpaper; and glued tiny pieces of the fabric over the holes (on the inside) with Gorilla Glue. It worked out amazingly well! I have been feeding them wingless fruit flies and giving them a spritz of spring water everyday. What a challenge the flies are, LOL. Anyway, all five have molted and are 2nd instars now. My question regards feeding them. I would imagine I am supposed to keep feeding them fruit flies for now, and have read that after the first molt they will be molting once a month. So my question is at what instar do I begin feeding them something else besides the fruit flies? And what exactly should they be fed when that day arrives? Advice is much appreciated. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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