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Mantid Discussions
Food and Feeding
Nymphs too large for fruit flies, trying to choose next feeder.
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<blockquote data-quote="Sarah K" data-source="post: 294264" data-attributes="member: 8997"><p>I am not really sure if waxworms and mealworms should be used as a main feeder, as I believe they are probably too fatty, and should be treated more like a treat than a staple. Crickets should be fine for Chinese, and a lot of us (including me) use house flies and blue bottle flies for our staples. You can buy them in the pupae state from members on here, or from other online retailers that specialize in mantises. Pupae are really convenient, because you pop them in the mantis enclosures in their pupae state, then they hatch in the enclosure (a day or so later), and the mantises can grab them from within their enclosure, and you will not have to worry about flying escape artists in your house that way! Some people use roaches, and some people use homemade traps for wild flies, and Thomas has a great tutorial for creating a homemade fly trap:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sarah K, post: 294264, member: 8997"] I am not really sure if waxworms and mealworms should be used as a main feeder, as I believe they are probably too fatty, and should be treated more like a treat than a staple. Crickets should be fine for Chinese, and a lot of us (including me) use house flies and blue bottle flies for our staples. You can buy them in the pupae state from members on here, or from other online retailers that specialize in mantises. Pupae are really convenient, because you pop them in the mantis enclosures in their pupae state, then they hatch in the enclosure (a day or so later), and the mantises can grab them from within their enclosure, and you will not have to worry about flying escape artists in your house that way! Some people use roaches, and some people use homemade traps for wild flies, and Thomas has a great tutorial for creating a homemade fly trap: [/QUOTE]
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