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Food and Feeding
Nymphs too large for fruit flies, trying to choose next feeder.
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<blockquote data-quote="avn" data-source="post: 294259" data-attributes="member: 9059"><p>Hey!</p><p></p><p>so my 15 Chinese Nymphs are L3/L4 now, about 1 - 1.5 inches long.</p><p></p><p>They're a little big for fruit flies (and all my fruit fly cultures died) so I've decided to move on too another feeder. </p><p></p><p>I came home with waxworms, mealworms and small crickets, and tried them out.</p><p></p><p>It seems like they like to take a waxworm, even if it's about as big as them. They do a few flips trying to get a good hold of it as it wriggles around but then they eat their fill.</p><p></p><p>I didn't see any eat crickets but I put them in right before I had to go, so maybe they'd do it given enough time.</p><p></p><p>I saw a few take pot-shots at a mealworm but they all let go almost immediately upon grabbing it. I'm wondering if mantises this size can't pierce a mealworms armor? It's a shame because a mealworm seems like the appropriate size food for these guys. Even they seem kinda big, but smaller than the massive waxworms which look like manatees next to human swimmers. </p><p></p><p>Questions:</p><p></p><p>1. since it seems like my mantises mostly like waxworms, is there any harm using them as a primary feeder? I've seen people on the forums express some wariness about this but does anyone know for sure?</p><p></p><p>2. Are my mantises too small for mealworms? </p><p></p><p>Chris </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="avn, post: 294259, member: 9059"] Hey! so my 15 Chinese Nymphs are L3/L4 now, about 1 - 1.5 inches long. They're a little big for fruit flies (and all my fruit fly cultures died) so I've decided to move on too another feeder. I came home with waxworms, mealworms and small crickets, and tried them out. It seems like they like to take a waxworm, even if it's about as big as them. They do a few flips trying to get a good hold of it as it wriggles around but then they eat their fill. I didn't see any eat crickets but I put them in right before I had to go, so maybe they'd do it given enough time. I saw a few take pot-shots at a mealworm but they all let go almost immediately upon grabbing it. I'm wondering if mantises this size can't pierce a mealworms armor? It's a shame because a mealworm seems like the appropriate size food for these guys. Even they seem kinda big, but smaller than the massive waxworms which look like manatees next to human swimmers. Questions: 1. since it seems like my mantises mostly like waxworms, is there any harm using them as a primary feeder? I've seen people on the forums express some wariness about this but does anyone know for sure? 2. Are my mantises too small for mealworms? Chris [/QUOTE]
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