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<blockquote data-quote="CosbyArt" data-source="post: 299673" data-attributes="member: 8168"><p>[USER=7375]@Savechanges[/USER] Yes, aluminum mesh is a very hard material on mantids and other small pets. The problem is the aluminum mesh is simply woven together, and when a mantids foot is placed on the individual mesh strands it moves freely. That leads to trapped tarsi and other parts that become pinched in the aluminum mesh which get broken/torn off, and I would advise against it anymore from my experiences.</p><p></p><p>As your mesh cage is the aluminum mesh you can simply replace it for the best results. Likely it uses a standard window mesh spline to hold the mesh in place, see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU7X0-oR99A" target="_blank">the video here</a> on replacing it. The other option is to overlay the fiberglass mesh on the aluminum mesh and hot glue it into place, but that will only solve some of the possible problems (as they can still get caught in the aluminum) and will not have the clean look or easily repairable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CosbyArt, post: 299673, member: 8168"] [USER=7375]@Savechanges[/USER] Yes, aluminum mesh is a very hard material on mantids and other small pets. The problem is the aluminum mesh is simply woven together, and when a mantids foot is placed on the individual mesh strands it moves freely. That leads to trapped tarsi and other parts that become pinched in the aluminum mesh which get broken/torn off, and I would advise against it anymore from my experiences. As your mesh cage is the aluminum mesh you can simply replace it for the best results. Likely it uses a standard window mesh spline to hold the mesh in place, see [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU7X0-oR99A"]the video here[/URL] on replacing it. The other option is to overlay the fiberglass mesh on the aluminum mesh and hot glue it into place, but that will only solve some of the possible problems (as they can still get caught in the aluminum) and will not have the clean look or easily repairable. [/QUOTE]
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